pg 200-253
Five things I understand
1. Truth was able to meet Abraham Lincoln.
2. Went to the Freedman’s Village to help the women that were there learn house keeping.
3. Abraham Lincoln had died.
4. Truth had s lot of trouble in order to get on a bus because of her color.
5. She died on November 26, 1883.
Four questions I Have
1. Was Abraham Lincoln actually racist?
2. What happened to Truth’s daughters?
3. How many people did Truth help?
4. Did she know what she was going to say in her speeches beforehand?
Three Vocabularies
1. Clerical pg 204: A member of the clergy
2. Peevishly pg 215: Something about which one frequently complains; a particular personal vexation
3. Ramschakle pg 219: So poorly constructed or kept up that disintegration is likely; rickety: a ramshackle cabin in the woods
Two literally elements
1. “Smallpox spread like a brushfire” pg 201- Simile.
2. The falling action would be the President freeing the slaves.
One sentence Summary
1. Truth was able to open the eyes of many people that need help in order to see what was in front of them.
Monday, June 8, 2009
Journey Toward Freedom Fourth journal entry
Five things I understand
1. Sojourner Truth wrote a book and started selling it at public hearings.
2. Truth traveled with Thompson and gave many speeches.
3. Truth met Harriet Beecher, the person that wrote the book called Uncle Tom’s Cabin. It was a book that opened the eyes of many people on what slavery did to many black people.
4. Abraham Lincoln had become the president and he had promised to free the slaves.
5. Truth decided to help in the Civil war by helping in the aid of many, one thing she did was gain donations.
Four questions I Have
1. What made Truth ask is God was dead?
2. What had been happening with Truth’s daughters?
3. Did Truth’s grandson die?
4. Did the troop ever get an equal pay?
Three Vocabularies
1. Scullion pg 175: servant employed to do menial tasks in a kitchen
2. Solicitously pg 175: Anxiety is a multisystem response to a perceived threat or danger
3. Wagged pg 189: To move briskly and repeatedly from side to side, to and fro, or up and down
Two literally elements
1.”Thunder Clashed” pg175: This is imagery. There is also end rhyme on page 198, with “law” and “saw”.
2. “The young lawyer was trembling like a leaf about to be torn from its tree” g 175. This is a simile.
One sentence Summary
1. Truth reaches an older age but till continues to fight for what she believed in.
1. Sojourner Truth wrote a book and started selling it at public hearings.
2. Truth traveled with Thompson and gave many speeches.
3. Truth met Harriet Beecher, the person that wrote the book called Uncle Tom’s Cabin. It was a book that opened the eyes of many people on what slavery did to many black people.
4. Abraham Lincoln had become the president and he had promised to free the slaves.
5. Truth decided to help in the Civil war by helping in the aid of many, one thing she did was gain donations.
Four questions I Have
1. What made Truth ask is God was dead?
2. What had been happening with Truth’s daughters?
3. Did Truth’s grandson die?
4. Did the troop ever get an equal pay?
Three Vocabularies
1. Scullion pg 175: servant employed to do menial tasks in a kitchen
2. Solicitously pg 175: Anxiety is a multisystem response to a perceived threat or danger
3. Wagged pg 189: To move briskly and repeatedly from side to side, to and fro, or up and down
Two literally elements
1.”Thunder Clashed” pg175: This is imagery. There is also end rhyme on page 198, with “law” and “saw”.
2. “The young lawyer was trembling like a leaf about to be torn from its tree” g 175. This is a simile.
One sentence Summary
1. Truth reaches an older age but till continues to fight for what she believed in.
Journey Toward Freedom Third journal entry
Pg 100-150
Five things I understand
1. Belle heard that God would return to Earth. She though that that was a wonderful thing.
2. Mathias and Pierson set up a community called the kingdom and Belle was invited to be one of their faithful and she accepted.
3. Belle was accused by a newspaper man of being the person that poisoned one of the leaders of the kingdom. She sued and got money back for it.
4. Belle worked with Mrs. Whiting on Canal Street for nine years.
5. Belle never heard from her son after he left on a boat to work on the sea. He did write letter but never got a reply even though Belle wrote the letters. Belle decided to leave the city that she was living in and head east, she also changed her name.
Four questions I Have
1. What happened to Belle’s son?
2. Why did Belle’s letters not reach her son?
3. Does Belle ever find peace in her town?
4. What made Belle open her eyes to her surroundings?
Three Vocabularies
1. Omnibus pg 103: long motor vehicle for passengers
2. Vale pg 106: valley, often coursed by a stream; a dale
3. Hoarding pg 110: A temporary wooden fence around a building or structure under construction or repair
Two literally elements
1. Round character: Belle used to be really weak in her mind thinking that her master was God and that she was suppose to follow what he always said. As the book goes along, she begins to learn about God and that her master really isn’t a person really powerful. She also becomes a lot braver than what she was before.
2. “God’s voice sounded in my ear as clear as the blast of Gabriel’s trumpet.” Pg 103, this is a simile.
One sentence Summary
1. Belle changed her name to Sojourner Truth, she began to follow God and his teachings.
Five things I understand
1. Belle heard that God would return to Earth. She though that that was a wonderful thing.
2. Mathias and Pierson set up a community called the kingdom and Belle was invited to be one of their faithful and she accepted.
3. Belle was accused by a newspaper man of being the person that poisoned one of the leaders of the kingdom. She sued and got money back for it.
4. Belle worked with Mrs. Whiting on Canal Street for nine years.
5. Belle never heard from her son after he left on a boat to work on the sea. He did write letter but never got a reply even though Belle wrote the letters. Belle decided to leave the city that she was living in and head east, she also changed her name.
Four questions I Have
1. What happened to Belle’s son?
2. Why did Belle’s letters not reach her son?
3. Does Belle ever find peace in her town?
4. What made Belle open her eyes to her surroundings?
Three Vocabularies
1. Omnibus pg 103: long motor vehicle for passengers
2. Vale pg 106: valley, often coursed by a stream; a dale
3. Hoarding pg 110: A temporary wooden fence around a building or structure under construction or repair
Two literally elements
1. Round character: Belle used to be really weak in her mind thinking that her master was God and that she was suppose to follow what he always said. As the book goes along, she begins to learn about God and that her master really isn’t a person really powerful. She also becomes a lot braver than what she was before.
2. “God’s voice sounded in my ear as clear as the blast of Gabriel’s trumpet.” Pg 103, this is a simile.
One sentence Summary
1. Belle changed her name to Sojourner Truth, she began to follow God and his teachings.
Monday, June 1, 2009
Journey Toward Freedom Second journal entry
Pg50-100
Five things I understand
1. Dumont sold Belle’s son Peter. He was four years old when that happened. He was born free but his rights could still be sold I guess.
2. Belles’ master said that if she worked hard that he would free her one year before the due date. The master lied to her and for the first time Belle saw her master as someone normal and not high and mighty.
3. Belle and her baby were sold to Isaac Van Wagenen and his wife Maria for 25 dollars. They were Quakers.
4. Belle son was sold to southerners. Now he could never be free if he stayed there. She made a complaint to the office and her son was brought back but not given to her.
5. Belle was able to get her son back.
Four Questions I have
1. How did Levi Rowe know of the people that could help Belle?
2. What happened to the children that Belle left behind?
3. Did they hold a grudge against their mom for leaning them?
4. How was it that Belle heard of Jesus?
Three Vocabularies
1. Lanky pg 59: Awkward, tall and thin
2. Clambered pg 73:To climb with difficulty, especially on all fours; scramble
3. Affable pg 77: pleasant and easygoing
Two literally elements
1. Pg 58 “The first rays were barely touching the ridges across the Hudson when Belle’s lanky figure carefully stepped through the door” this is personification.
2. pg 67 “the trees they waved and waved in glory, and every little bit of stone on the ground shone like glass” this is both personification and a simile.
One sentence summary
1. Belle was able to win a case without being able to read of write and without even having proper clothing.
Five things I understand
1. Dumont sold Belle’s son Peter. He was four years old when that happened. He was born free but his rights could still be sold I guess.
2. Belles’ master said that if she worked hard that he would free her one year before the due date. The master lied to her and for the first time Belle saw her master as someone normal and not high and mighty.
3. Belle and her baby were sold to Isaac Van Wagenen and his wife Maria for 25 dollars. They were Quakers.
4. Belle son was sold to southerners. Now he could never be free if he stayed there. She made a complaint to the office and her son was brought back but not given to her.
5. Belle was able to get her son back.
Four Questions I have
1. How did Levi Rowe know of the people that could help Belle?
2. What happened to the children that Belle left behind?
3. Did they hold a grudge against their mom for leaning them?
4. How was it that Belle heard of Jesus?
Three Vocabularies
1. Lanky pg 59: Awkward, tall and thin
2. Clambered pg 73:To climb with difficulty, especially on all fours; scramble
3. Affable pg 77: pleasant and easygoing
Two literally elements
1. Pg 58 “The first rays were barely touching the ridges across the Hudson when Belle’s lanky figure carefully stepped through the door” this is personification.
2. pg 67 “the trees they waved and waved in glory, and every little bit of stone on the ground shone like glass” this is both personification and a simile.
One sentence summary
1. Belle was able to win a case without being able to read of write and without even having proper clothing.
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