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Blessings and adversity

Annie grows older, and she is experiencing overwhelming emotions. In this lesson, we'll analyse the language Kincaid uses to bring Annie's changing feelings to life.

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Q1.How is Christopher Columbus shown in the picture in Annie's history text book?

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Q2.Which word best describes Annie's attitude towards Columbus?

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Q3.Which character considers Columbus heroic?

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Q4.Which word means 'argued about or debated'

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Q5.Which word means 'celebrate someone or something'?

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Q6.Which word means 'taking control over another's territory, usually for profit'?

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Intro quiz - Recap from previous lesson

Before we start this lesson, let’s see what you can remember from this topic. Here’s a quick quiz!

Question 1

Question 2

Question 3

Question 4

Question 5

Question 6

Q1.How is Christopher Columbus shown in the picture in Annie's history text book?

1/6

Q2.Which word best describes Annie's attitude towards Columbus?

2/6

Q3.Which character considers Columbus heroic?

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Q4.Which word means 'argued about or debated'

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Q5.Which word means 'celebrate someone or something'?

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Q6.Which word means 'taking control over another's territory, usually for profit'?

6/6

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Q1.Which word best sums up Annie's emotions in Chapter 6?

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Q2.Which word means 'going through difficulties or unpleasant situations'?

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Q3.When describing Annie's sadness, Kincaid uses powerful words which create pictures. We call this:

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Q4.Which book character does Annie compare herself to in Chapter 6?

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Q5.What do you call the main character a book is named after?

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Q6.What is Kincaid's view of colonialism?

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Blessings and Adversity:

Don’t worry if you get a question wrong! Forgetting is an important step in learning. We will recap next lesson.

Question 1

Question 2

Question 3

Question 4

Question 5

Question 6

Q1.Which word best sums up Annie's emotions in Chapter 6?

1/6

Q2.Which word means 'going through difficulties or unpleasant situations'?

2/6

Q3.When describing Annie's sadness, Kincaid uses powerful words which create pictures. We call this:

3/6

Q4.Which book character does Annie compare herself to in Chapter 6?

4/6

Q5.What do you call the main character a book is named after?

5/6

Q6.What is Kincaid's view of colonialism?

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Lesson summary: Blessings and adversity

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