Unit 1: Figurative Language
Due Date: Monday July 13th @ 8:30am
Theme: Figurative Language Allows for Creative Expression
Pieces and Texts covered:
- ‘Chickens, World Peace and Apartheid’ by Chanti
- ‘Night at the Bass Line’
- ‘The Wish’ by Roald Dahl
- ‘The Thought Fox’ by Ted Hughes
- ‘Life is like a game of Football’ by Al Pacino (from Movie: ‘Any Given Sunday’)
- ‘Feather Sequence’ (opening scene from ‘Forrest Gump’ movie)
- ‘How Bad Do You Want It?’ inspirational speech about success, motivation, and hard work.
Stand Alone Response:
- Single Paragraph Response: Chickens, World Peace and Apartheid- Discuss the author’s use of microcosm
- Single Paragraph response: Discuss the use of motif and analogy in ‘Night at the Bass Line’
- Single Paragraph response: How does ‘The Wish’ by Roald Dahl use figurative language to enhance theme?
Synthesis Response:
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Essay Prompt: How do the authors of ‘Night at the Bass Line’ and ‘The Thought Fox’ use figurative language to enhance meaning?
Original Composition:
- Create a figurative comparison. Write a multi paragraph/stanza composition.
- Prompt: ‘When you want to succeed as bad as you want to breathe, then you will be successful.’ Write a multi-paragraph composition.
Creative Assignment:
- Create a visual representation of the poem, ‘Thought Fox’ (poster and portfolio title page)
Mr. Al-Assadi 