Thursday, October 23, 2008

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5 Comments
  • Now the taunting from the White people is getting to Richard and he gets into a fight on the first day of school.
  • Richard couldn't find a job that his grandmother would approve of.
  • A classmate suggest to Richard that he works for the newspaper.
  • Richard took a job for Brother Mance who had lived next door to him.
  • When Richard Grandfather dies he was sent out to his Uncle.

4 Questions

  • Why was Richards grandmother so strict with him?
  • Why did one of Richards friends suggest that he work for the newspaper?
  • Why couldn't Richards grandmother tell Richards uncle herself that Grandfather had died?

3 Vocabulary

  • Flouncing-to go with impatient or impetuous, exaggerated movements
  • Gaping-to open the mouth wide involuntarily, as the result of hunger, sleepiness, or absorbed attention.
  • Regality-Royalty; sovereignty; sovereign jurisdiction.
  • Disembodied-To divest of material existence or substance.

2 Literary Terms

  • Foreshadowing
  • Metaphor

1 Overview Sentence

In what I read so far I have noticed that Richard wants to make a change with his life so he gets a job.

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