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Agree Disagree Anticipation GuideIf someone has a different opinion than yours, then you should force them to

change their mind.Sometimes a person’s character is judged by gossip rather than what their

actions prove.

Change is difficult, inevitable, and hard.

If someone steals your property, he or she should be punished.You should always fight for what you believe in, even if it means destroying

your way of life.Division and strife leads to failure. “A house divided against itself cannot

stand”

You should NEVER break the law even if there is a good reason.

Freedom is not bought with dust.

People should be liked by everyone, even if they are different.

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Literary Terms to Remember Character – the people who take part in the story. The

author uses direct/indirect characterization and dialect to get the characters to come alive in the reader’s mind.

Theme – central message of the story (the lesson the protagonist learns)

Setting-In literature, the word ‘setting’ is used to identify and establish the time, place and mood of the events of the story. It basically helps in establishing

ImageryImagery means to use figurative language to represent

objects, actions and ideas in such a way that it appeals to our physical senses. Usually it is thought that imagery makes use of particular words that create visual representation of ideas

in our minds. The word imagery is associated with mental pictures.

How does the author use imagery to help the reader visualize Tutor Hall? Use examples from the text to support your answer.

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Definition of DialectThe language used by the people of a specific area, class, district or any other group of people. The term

dialect involves the spelling, sounds, grammar and pronunciation used by a particular group of people and it distinguishes them from other people around them.

Directions:1. What does the person say? Give an example from the text.2. Explain how the author uses dialect to help the reader understand the geographic, or social background of the following

characters?

Literary Terms to Remember Character – the people who take part in the story. The

author uses direct/indirect characterization and dialect to get the characters to come alive in the reader’s mind.

Theme – central message of the story (the lesson the protagonist learns)

Setting-In literature, the word ‘setting’ is used to identify and establish the time, place and mood of the events of the story. It basically helps in establishing

Character

OscieCharacter

AllieCharacter

Will McLean

Pg. Pg. Pg.

Setting Foreshadowing-What reasons were given as to why the war will

come to Manassas?

Imagery-Describe the town of Manassas?

Change is Difficult and creates conflict for the protagonist of the

story

Oscie is having a difficult time accepting Will Mclean. Using text evidence, give two examples of why Oscie does not like him and thinks he is different than the

rest of them.

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_____Q. Based on what you have read so far, what is the central conflict in this story?

A. Individual vs. society B. Individual vs. nature C. Individual vs. supernatural D. Individual vs. self

Chapters 1-9How does the author use imagery and foreshadowing to help the reader visualize the Town of Manassas and its possible future importance? Use examples from the

text to support your answer.

Dialect Dialect Dialect

How does dialect help the reader understand the geographic, or social background of this character?

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Definition of Characterization

Characterization is a literary device that is used step by step in literature to highlight and explain the details about a character in a

story.

1. It is in the initial stage where the writer introduces the character with noticeable emergence and then following the introduction of the character, the writer often talks about his behavior; then as the story progresses, the thought-process of the character.

2. The next stage involves the character expressing his opinions and ideas and getting into conversations with the rest of the characters. The final part shows how others in the story respond to the character’s personality.

In My Father’s HouseAn author can use two approaches to deliver information

about a character and build an image of it:

1. Direct or explicit characterization

This kind of characterization takes a direct approach towards building the character. It uses another character, narrator or the protagonist himself to tell the readers or audience about the subject.

2. Indirect or implicit characterization

This is a more subtle way of introducing the character to the audience. The audience has to deduce for themselves the characteristics of the character by observing his/her thought process, behavior, speech, way of talking, appearance, and way of communication with other characters and also by discerning the response of other characters.

Oscie Miss Buttonworth

The way he describe his seven year old daughter was that she was wild as a

colt in spring with the wisdom of Methuselah, stubborn as a mule, strong

and unwavering.

She was a feminist, independent of a man. She made her own money and

had opinions of her own.

He was tall and dashing. He sported a mustache and dimples that made most swoon like a hooty owl. You knew he

was there when he walked into a room.”

Will McLean

I wore a dress of blue taffeta and a starched petticoat that scratched me. My

hair hung in loose brown, blond curls down my back. I was the perfect image of

a seven year old proper southern girl.

Miss ButtonworthWill McLeanOscie

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He was decent, self respecting but he brought some of the outside world

with him that did not belong.

This is an example of what type of characterization?

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This is an example of what type of characterization?

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This is an example of what type of characterization?

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This is an example of what type of characterization?

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This is an example of what type of characterization?

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This is an example of what type of characterization?

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There she was dressed in dark blue from head to toe. Her hair was piled high on her head. She was too tall and rail thin

and her complexion looked as if it’d just been scrubbed with Mathilda’s lye soap”

Name: ____________________________

Describe what the following means in context of the story.

Someday the music will end for us and the piper will have to be paid, but we could write our own music.

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1. Using text evidence, explain how the way of life was different in the north and south. 2. How does this contribute to the way people treat each other especially if they come from a different section

of the United States.

ComparisonComparison is a rhetorical or literary device in which a writer compares or contrasts two people, places, things, or

ideas. In our everyday life, we compare people and things to express ourselves vividly.

Q. Which literary element does the author use in the above statement?

A. Dialect-The way the person speaks contributes to the way the reader envisions the character.

B. Characterization-Direct Characterization, the author uses the physical descriptions of the character to get the reader to envision the physical form of the character and imagine what he or she looks like.

C. Imagery- The way the author uses figurative language to paint an image of a scene in the book. Objects, actions, and ideas are used in such a way that it appeals to our physical senses creating mental image in our mind.

D. Foreshadowing- sets the stage for a story to unfold and give the reader a hint of something that is going to happen without revealing the story or spoiling the suspense.

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Fiction and Non-fiction Connection

Find Text evidence in the story to support the fact that Southern felt very different about their way of life vs. Northerners.

Sectionalism

As the United States moved closer to civil war, the country divided more and more. Sectionalism became a problem. This is the loyalty to a part of a nation, but not the nation as a whole. Americans saw themselves as Southerners or Northerners. People who lived in different parts of the country often disagreed. This was true even in Congress. Sectionalism began to grow early in the 1800s, right after the

Text Evidence Page #

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End of Chapter 8

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How does Oscie feel about Will McLean at the end of chapter 4 and how does this feeling change by the end of chapter 8.

List 3 events that cause this change.

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What evidence supports that Oscie is changing and what effect do you think Button is having on Oscie?

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The Antebellum Period in American history is generally considered to be the period before the civil war and after the War of 1812. It was characterized by the rise of abolition and the gradual polarization of the country between abolitionists and supporters of slavery. During this same time, the country’s economy began shifting in the north to manufacturing as the Industrial Revolution began, while in the south,

a cotton boom made plantations the center of the economy.

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Name: ____________________________War of 1812. As more factories were built, the South and the North grew further apart.