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Autobiography Excerpt: from Long Walk to Freedom
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ACTIVITY 3.1
WoRd ConnECTIonS
Roots and Affixes
The word metaphor comes from the Greek root meta-, meaning beyond. Understanding the meaning of this root can
help you find the meaning of other words with the same root, such as metamorphosis, metaphysics, and metadata.
Selecting Language Resources
Learning Targets
• Use domain-specific words to create precision while speaking and writing. • Adjust language choices to suit the academic setting and audience.
The chart presents words and phrases you will use in discussion and writing. Think about each word or phrase. Circle Q, H, or T to indicate how well you know it. Work with a partner, asking your partner to explain each word or phrase. Listen closely to the explanation, and then write your partner’s name in the In Your Own Words column along with his or her condensed idea.
Rating
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I have seen this word or phrase, but I have questions about its meaning.
I have heard this word or phrase, but do not know it well.
I know this word or phrase so well that I could teach it to someone else.
Word or Phrase
Definition
In our own Words
interpret
Rating Q H T
to make meaning from
consequences
Rating Q H T
something that happens because of something else
perspective
Rating Q H T
point of view
metaphor
Rating Q H T
a comparison of one thing to another for the purpose of description
imagery
Rating Q H T
language used to create pictures in a reader’s mind
motif
Rating Q H T
an idea that is repeated throughout a film, book, or story
excerpt
Rating Q H T
a short part of a longer text
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