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Spirit & Place/ Regionalism

Spirit & Place/ Regionalism. Read and take notes over p. 623-624 and 630-633 (Oral literature, Regional literature, Setting, Dialect). “The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County” by Mark Twain *Notes pg. 659 (Tall tale, Hyperbole, Understatement, Local Color) *Define vocab. p. 659.

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Spirit & Place/ Regionalism

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  1. Spirit & Place/ Regionalism Read and take notes over p. 623-624 and 630-633 (Oral literature, Regional literature, Setting, Dialect)

  2. “The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County” by Mark Twain *Notes pg. 659 (Tall tale, Hyperbole, Understatement, Local Color)*Define vocab. p. 659

  3. Sally Britches was taller than a redwood. Why, when she was born, her ma was sorter surprised-like to see that her baby gal was too big fer young’un clothes. “Oh, well,” sighed her ma. “I guess you kin jist wear yer pa’s ole britches fer the time bein’.” Identify the tall tale devices: Hyperbole Understatement Local color

  4. Listen to story p. 660-666Answer in groups: p. 663 B – paraphrase dialect lines 29-56Question #6 p. 667 (3 examples of hyperbole)

  5. Add to notes: • Page 635 – Irony: situational, dramatic, verbal; Vocabulary: unassailable, multifariously, minutest, implacable, credulity, rapt, nettled, gullible • Page 646 – Epigram Read “The Autobiography of Mark Twain” p. 634-645

  6. HOMEWORK! • Be extremely observant of your surroundings for the next 24 hours. Be prepared to write about what you noticed IN DETAIL tomorrow! • ABC place writing assignment due Monday (see handout)

  7. Finish reading “Autobiography of Mark Twain” p. 641-645 • In groups, find at least one example of each of the following (write down line number for each): • Irony • Metaphor • Idiom • Personification • Simple sentence • Compound sentence • Complex sentence • Compound-complex sentence • Answer questions #6 (select one) & 7 on p. 647

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