Pre- Reading Activities for Harriet Jacobs.

Add the definitions of the words below to your TERMS document:

Metonym
Synecdoche
Epistrophe
Asyndeton
Polysyndeton
Syntax
Create a new heading within the TERMS document for TONE WORDS. Look up and
define the following tone words:
Inflammatory
Condescending
Apprehensive
Ominous
Cynical
Introspective
Wistful
Detached
Somber
Contemplative
Lugubrious
Mirthful
Reflective
Create a new heading within the TERMS document for VOCABULARY. Look up and
define the following vocabulary. Create a sentence of your own (complex sentence
with context clues) for 3 of the words.
Blight
Degradation
Inculcated
Licentiousness
Odious
Obscene
Pious
Profligate
Retribution
Vitiated

Discovering the life of Harriet Jacobs.

Task: Research and write 2 paragraphs showing your audience who Harriet Jacobs
was on a new Google Doc entitled: LastnameJacobsHistory Example:
KistnerJacobsHistory
Be sure to write eloquently and in complete sentences.
Use the following websites (be sure to document them in your document).
www.harrietjacobs.org/bio.html
http://docsouth.unc.edu/fpn/jacobs/bio.html
Be sure to answer the following questions (you arent limited to just these
questions).
1. Where/when was she born? Into what type of family was she born?
2. What significant events occurred in her childhood?
3. What significant events occurred in her teenage years?
4. Briefly describe her experience in hiding.
5. Describe her education.
6. Describe her relationship with her family members (briefly).