Unit 3: a growing nation

1848Womens Rights Convention held for voting rights Sojourner Truth speaks at this convention. Aint I a woman?1850California admitted to the Union1852Harriet Beecher Stowe publishes Uncle Toms Cabin 1st Anti-Slavery Novel written by white male.

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Place in NOTES section of NOTEBOOKUnit 3 Timeline1825Completion and success of Erie Canal spurs canal building thru the nation18291st Steam Locomotive1838U.S. Army marches Cherokees on Trail of Tears to Oklahoma1848California Gold Rush begins

Unit 3 TimelinePlace in your NOTES section of NOTEBOOK

Table of ContentsEgo-Trippin Table of ContentsUnit 3 Objectives: Make inferences, predicting, and drawing conclusions based on text.Make cultural connections between works, self, and related topicsAnalyze characteristics of literary genres in the U.S. and how the selection of genre shapes meaningEvaluate the literary merit and historical significance of American works. Decode vocabulary using knowledge of bases and affixes. AFTER THIS UNIT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO: Unit 3 TimelinePlace in your NOTES section of NOTEBOOK1803Louisiana Purchase extends nations territory to the Rocky Mountains1804Lewis & Clark begin their expedition of the West1812US declares war on Great Brittain War of 18121814Francis Scott Key writes The Star-Spangled Banner.

What is Poetry?Carefully chosen words that express a great depth of meaning. Poetry uses specific devices like connotation, sound, and rhythm to express the combination of meaning and emotionTypes of Poetry NarrativeDramaticLyricWelcome to Poetry JamTable of Contents

Mayo AngelouBorn April 4, 1928Called Americas most visible black female autobiographer. Wrote 6 (SIX) AutobiographyMost famous work I Know Why The Caged Bird SingsVictim & conqueror of child molestationRecited her poem On the Pulse of Morning at Clinton InaugurationTable of ContentsGhost Stories & Urban Legends

Is Believing SeeingOr is Believing Seeing?

Edgar Allan Poe1809-1849Celebrated and Hated Deadbeat father; mother died at an early ageAddicted to gambling The Originator The Original Stephen KingShort StoryDetective StoryPsychological Theater

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Nikki GiovanniBorn in Knoxville, Tn on June 7, 1943Attended Rutgers UniversityHas a tattoo honoring Tupac Shakur that says Thug LifeSpoke to the Virginia Tech student body after the Virginia Tech massacre We know we did nothing to deserve it. But neither does a child in Africa dying of AIDS. Neither do the invisible children walking the night away to avoid being captured by a rogue army. Neither does the baby elephant watching his community being devastated for ivory. Neither does the Mexican child looking for fresh water...We are Virginia Tech...We will prevailTable of ContentsLangston Hughes1902-1967Named class poet of his 8th grade classInfluenced by Carl Sandberg and Walt WhitmanHughes was a key contributor in the Harlem RenaissanceUses blues & jazz to give life to his poetryKnown as the Poet Laureate of the Negro Race.Back to the Authors

The House of Usher - 1960Will the opening sequence match Poes words?TOC

The Ministers Black Veil

A secret when kept too long can take on mysterious significance.If unrevealed, it can cause people to fill in the missing story and draw their own conclusions.In The Ministers Black Veil, a Puritan Parson keeps a secret from an entire village for his entire life.A PARABLE is a simple, brief story that teaches a moral lesson. A Parable is a type of allegory (both literal and symbolic meaning. Back to the AuthorsTranscendentalism..hard to defineNot essentially a religious movement. It was a philosophical movement with religious overtones. The definition of transcendentalism is: The fundamental truth lies OUTSIDE the experiences of the senses.They reside in the OVER-SOUL (a universal and benignOmnipresence)Only the NATURAL world (Nature) can teach you how to see the OVER-SOUL.Unlike the strict and severe Puritan laws, Transcendentalism offered optimism and tolerance

Table of ContentsYou Move Me Gina LoringTable of Contents

Dear Father by J.IvyTable of Contents

Introducing Jay-FizzleTable of ContentsFigure of SpeechSimile compares two unlike things with like or asI wandered LONELY as a CLOUD. Metaphor Compares two unlike things without using like or asLife is a broken-winged bird. Personification Gives human traits to something nonhumanLet the RAIN SING you a lullaby.Oxymoron Combines two contradictory words; Wise fool. Figurative LanguageLanguage used imaginatively instead of literally and includes one or more figure of speech

Elements of PoetryTable of ContentsA Summer Love PoemBy UsNow, take 5 minutes & write a 5th (FIFTH) Stanza to A Summer Love Poem.Table of ContentsBrave New Voice: That Girl Alysia 17 yrs old if she can do it, so can you!Table of Contents

What is an Urban Legend

A cautionary or moralistic tale passed along orally.The legend stems from an incident that befell individuals personally or an acquaintance.Urban legends are set in contemporary times85% of all urban legends are based on ACTUAL accounts.Some people Some people dont. Is Seeing believing or believing?

Local Urban Legends.North Carolina has several hundred urban legends & ghosts stories.Ever heard of.

The Light at Maco StationThe Brown Mountain LightsThe Devils Tramping GroundA Haunting in ConnecticutThe Lovely ApparitionThe Devils Tramping GroundBrown Mountain Lights Lovers LaneUrban Legends Look in the backseatLets go to Poe58A Haunting The Interactive Game Find the clues hidden in this spooky game. Click on the Ghosts Head to begin