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Phillis Wheatley. To His Excellency, General Washington. Today, We’re Going to…. Read Phillis Wheatley’s poem “To His Excellency, George Washington.” (Page 85) Look at poetic devices she uses (her common writing style was one that was popular in England at the time). Everyone.
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Phillis Wheatley To His Excellency, General Washington
Today, We’re Going to… • Read Phillis Wheatley’s poem “To His Excellency, George Washington.” (Page 85) • Look at poetic devices she uses (her common writing style was one that was popular in England at the time).
Everyone • Answer questions 1-7 on page 87. • Then, ye have a choice (yes, I said ‘ye.’ It keeps things interesting, I think…)(Plus, it helps clue me in to who is paying attention by who notices this. Well, this has gone on quite long now, hasn’t it?).
Choices… • 1. Write a poem in a similar style to Wheatley’s (She writes the poem, asks for inspiration, and finds General Washington…) • 2. Imagine that G.W. has read this poem (I’m pretty sure he did, too.). What do you think Washington and Wheatley would say to each other if they met? Write a couple of paragraphs (2+ of 4-7 sentences) about what they might say to each other (think about how the country was at the time) and why you think that.