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On a NEW page of your writer’s notebook, write the title:

On a NEW page of your writer’s notebook, write the title:. “Black Boy,” by Richard Wright. Richard Wright. Born on September 4, 1908 in Roxie, Mississippi He was the grandson of slaves and the son of a sharecropper

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On a NEW page of your writer’s notebook, write the title:

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  1. On a NEW page of your writer’s notebook, write the title: “Black Boy,” by Richard Wright

  2. Richard Wright • Born on September 4, 1908 in Roxie, Mississippi • He was the grandson of slaves and the son of a sharecropper • He was mostly raised by his mother, who was forced to raise her sons alone after her husband left the family when Richard was 5 years old. • He was only able to attend school through 9th grade, but after he left, he kept reading by forging a note so that he could get a library card • He published his first short story at the age of 16, he won many literary awards for writing after that, and became a famous writer of the Harlem Renaissance • He wanted to leave the Jim Crow South, and eventually moved to Chicago, New York, Mexico, and eventually Paris. • He is known for writing both fiction and nonfiction such as Native Son, Uncle Tom’s Children, Black Power, White Man Listen! and Black Boy. • He died in 1960 in Paris.

  3. Richard Wright, “Black Boy” • Before Reading: • Based on the brief life history you have learned about Richard Wright, what life experiences do you feel might play a role in defining who he is as a person?

  4. “Black Boy,” Richard Wright • During reading: ANNOTATE all the places where Richard Wright uses any interesting and descriptive literary devices. • Imagery- appeals to the senses (taste, touch, sight, sound, smell) • Figurative Language- simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, idiom, etc…

  5. “Black Boy,” Richard Wright • After Reading: Respond to the following questions in your writer’s notebook. • What are two of the most interesting and descriptive literary devices used by Richard Wright? Record the textual evidence in your writer’s notebook and explain what appealed to you about the description. • How do you think Wright’s experiences and emotions affected his actions and defined who he was? Which particular experiences or emotions do you feel would be particularly important for his identity? • What major message do you feel Wrightis trying to communicate through these excerpts from his memoir?

  6. Illustration Activity • On a blank sheet of paper, illustrate an example of the descriptive language Richard Wright uses in Black Boy. • You must • Write out the passage somewhere on the paper • Accurately illustrate what is described • Use color • Fill up as much of the page as possible Smoke was choking me and the fire was licking at my face, making me gasp.

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