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ROUGHING IT

ROUGHING IT. BY MARK TWAIN. MARK TWAIN. AKA SAMUEL CLEMENS LIVED IN MISSOURI 4 YEARS HE SAILED THE MISSISSIPPI HE WROTE FOR A LOCAL NEWSPAPER AND CAME UP WITH HIS PEN NAME “MARK TWAIN” “ROUGHING IT” WAS WRITTEN BY SAMUEL ABOUT HIS TRAVELS AND WORK EXPERIENCES. VOCABULARY.

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ROUGHING IT

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  1. ROUGHING IT BY MARK TWAIN

  2. MARK TWAIN • AKA SAMUEL CLEMENS • LIVED IN MISSOURI • 4 YEARS HE SAILED THE MISSISSIPPI • HE WROTE FOR A LOCAL NEWSPAPER AND CAME UP WITH HIS PEN NAME “MARK TWAIN” • “ROUGHING IT” WAS WRITTEN BY SAMUEL ABOUT HIS TRAVELS AND WORK EXPERIENCES

  3. VOCABULARY • ARRAY- LARGE NUMBER OF ITEMS • CONSPICUOUS- OBVIOUS • CONTRIVE- INVENT • LEGITIMATE- VALID (AUTHENTIC) • LIVELIHOOD- OCCUPATION • RIGID- STRICT • SENSATIONAL- SCHOCKING • TOLERABLE- FAIRLY GOOD • YIELD- SURRENDER

  4. TERMS TO KNOW

  5. EXAGGERATE • TO STRETCH THE TRUTH

  6. HYPERBOLE & UNDERSTATEMENT • EXAGGERATION • EX. I am so hungry I could eat a horse. • DOWNPLAYING SOMETHING’S IMPORTANCE • EX. "It is just a little cool today" - when the temperature outside is 5° below zero.

  7. MONITOR • PAUSE TO CHECK YOUR UNDERSTANDING

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