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Invisible Man

Invisible Man. “What did I do to be so black and blue?” Louis Armstrong. Independent Reading. Monday’s log: Identify a skill your character possesses that would allow him/her to survive tough situations. Give an example .

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Invisible Man

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  1. Invisible Man “What did I do to be so black and blue?” Louis Armstrong

  2. Independent Reading Monday’s log: Identify a skill your character possesses that would allow him/her to survive tough situations. Give an example. Monday’s Learning Target: I can identify traits in a fictional character. Standard: #2 • Tuesday’s log: What is the setting of your book? How is it important? • Wednesday’s log: No log today • Thursday’s Learning Target: I can identify character motivation. • Thursday’s log: What is one thing that motivates your character? How do you know? • Friday’s log: Reflect on your independent reading novel. What connections can you make? What frustrates you or delights you about the novel? Turn logs in on Friday!!

  3. Prologue toInvisible Man Find three references to the narrator’s feelings of invisibility in the Prologue. Write a well-developed paragraph analyzing these references. Work in three quotes using correct MLA format for your citations. (Ellison 14).

  4. “What did I do to be so black and blue?” Louis Armstrong • Share your analysis of the motif of invisibility as it appears in the novel from the prologue with your table. • Look for similarities in the references to invisibility in the prologue and the lyrics to Louis Armstrong’s song “What did I do to be so Black and Blue?” • Write another well-developed paragraph that explains these similarities.

  5. “What Did I Do to be so Black and Blue?”sung by Louis Armstrong Old empty bed…springs hard as lead Feel like ol’ Ned…wished I was dead What did I do…to be so black and blue Even the mouse…ran from my house They laugh at you…and scorn you too What did I do…to be so black and blue I’m white…inside…but that don’t help my case ‘Cause I…can’t hide…what is in my face How would it end…ain’t got a friend My only sin…is in my skin What did I do…to be so black and blue How would it end…ain’t got a friend My only sin…is in my skin What did I do…to be so black and blue?

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