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Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad Genre: Biography (Nonfiction)

Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad Genre: Biography (Nonfiction). Author: Ann Petry Collection 2: Do the Right Thing. Characters Characterization : the way the author reveals the characters’ personalities

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Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad Genre: Biography (Nonfiction)

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  1. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground RailroadGenre: Biography (Nonfiction) Author: Ann Petry Collection 2: Do the Right Thing

  2. Characters • Characterization: the way the author reveals the characters’ personalities • DIRECT CHARACTERIZATION: directly stating what the character is like. • Sergeant Randolph was the cruelest drillmaster in the regiment. • INDIRECT CHARACTERIZATION: • 1. physical appearance • 2. character’s actions (motivation: reason for the character’s actions) • 3. what the character says • 4. the character’s thoughts and feelings • 5. how other characters react to the character Literary Focus

  3. Choose a character from a story or novel you have read recently, and fill in a chart like the one below: Character Profile of ___________________ Characterization MethodDetails in the Story 1. Appearance: 2. Actions: 3. Words spoken by character: 4. Thoughts: 5. Other characters’ responses: 6. Writer’s direct comments: Characterization Practice Activity

  4. 1. Compare: to show similarities between/among things The moods of “The Tell-Tale Heart” and “The Monkey’s Paw” are eerie, ominous, and suspenseful. 2. Contrast: to show differences between/among things The protagonist in “The Landlady” is the Billy Weaver; however, the antagonist is the landlady. 3. Making Inferences: an educated guess based on information from the text and what you already know Comparing Tubman to Moses: • In the biblical Book of Exodus, Moses is chosen by God to lead the people of Israel out of slavery in Egypt. Moses takes his people on a long, perilous desert journey and leads them to the Promised Land. As you read this biography, look for reasons why Harriet Tubman was called the Moses of her people. Reading Skills

  5. What have people over the centuries endured for the sake of freedom? What have people endured because their freedom was taken away? In your journal, jot down notes on these questions. (i.e. physical/mental abuse; imprisonment, …) Quickwrite

  6. Fugitives n.: people fleeing from danger. The fugitives escaped to theNorth, traveling by night. incomprehensible adj.: impossible to understand. TheFugitive Slave Law had once been anincomprehensible set of words. incentive n.: reason to do something; motivation. The incentiveof a warm house and good food kept thefugitives going. dispelv.: scatter; drive away. Harriet tried to dispel the fugitives’ fear ofcapture. eloquence n.: ability to write or speak gracefully and convincingly. Frederick Douglass was known for hiseloquence in writing and speaking. Vocabulary Development

  7. http://eolit.hrw.com/hlla/wordwatch/index.jsp?word=fugitive&Grade=8&Chapter=27&cid=0099elit05080203beforeyour0142http://eolit.hrw.com/hlla/wordwatch/index.jsp?word=fugitive&Grade=8&Chapter=27&cid=0099elit05080203beforeyour0142 The above link contains the excerpt’s vocabulary definitions, their uses, synonyms, antonyms, other meanings, and word origins. The Scoop on Vocabulary

  8. Write one complete sentence using each vocabulary term. Use one of the three types of context clues we have covered in class. (synonyms, antonyms, or direct definition) • Study Literary terms and Reading Skills terms. Homework:

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