NEXT UP! 3 176 b) First, write down at least five adjectives to describe the mood in the excerpt. Then, use the adjectives to explain in writing how the excerpt makes you feel. c) In the last scene, Angie Thomas could have written: I screamed. Instead, she writes: An ear-splitting scream emerges from my gut, explodes in my throat, and uses every inch of me to be heard. Elaborate on the following sentences to make the language more emotive. Write at least three sentences to elaborate on each. I ran because I was scared. She hugged me. It felt nice. It was a very noisy street. 26 Identify dialect a) Reread the text to find examples of African American Vernacular English dialect in the dialogue. Write them down. b) “You ain’t gon’ find nothing,” Khalil says. Rewrite the line using Standard English wording. 27 Interpret Read the text: My parents haven’t raised me to fear the police, just to be smart around them. They told me it’s not smart to move while a cop has his back to you. Discuss the following questions with a partner and write down your answers: a) Why do you think Starr’s parents tell her not to fear the police, but to be smart around them? to elaborate – útskýra í smáatriðum African American Vernacular English (AAVE) is an English dialect spoken by mostly working- or middle-class African Americans in the USA. It is also used by some Black Canadians. Hæfniviðmið • Lesið sér til gagns og ánægju fjölbreyttar bókmenntir við hæfi, unnið með efni þeirra og gert sér grein fyrir gildi bókmennta. • Gert sér grein fyrir fjölbreyttum uppruna íbúa á viðkomandi málsvæði og áhrifum fordóma. • Aflað sér upplýsinga úr texta, greint aðalatriði frá aukaatriðum og nýtt sér í verkefnavinnu.
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