Worksheet - Monday July 31 – 7 PM Vancouver time – 47

Work on your scene – finish plotting and start working dialogue in. We need conflict
to energize the scene.

First person POV.

Tall John and 47 were picking cotton with 84. Master Tobias rides by on his big white
stallion. Tall John goes to greet Master Tobias. Eighty-four is surprised at Tall John’s
brazenness and confidence approaching Master Tobias.
Master Tobias chastises the two for not working fast enough picking the cotton. Tall John
apologizes profusely and says that the only thing he evah wants to do is make his mastuh
happy, cause then I’m happy to, says Tall John.
I was shakin’ like a leaf, terrified that Master Tobias would unravel the huge bullwhip he
had rolled up and tied to his saddle. Whenever he felt that a slave wasn’t workin’ hard
enough, he’d unravel the great snake of a whip and lay into a slave, tearing the flesh on
his back. Tall John placates Master Tobias, who rides away without hurting either slave.

The late afternoon sun beat down upon my head like the hot breath of the devil himself.
Tall John and I had been picking cotton since early morning. I was so exhausted and
thirsty I couldn’t see properly: the cotton balls were all blurring together into one white
mass.
Suddenly,

Chapters 10-11

Vocabulary:

haughty arrogantly superior and disdainful (Someone who acts incredibly snobby)

The haughty kid never did what he was told. This doesn’t tell me that you understand the
definition of the word.

After being asked to clean the classroom whiteboards, the new rich student haughtily
refused to do so.

, sneer, a contemptuous or mocking smile, remark, or tone

The man sneered when he was taking a photo when he doesn’t want to. Mixed up.
The man sneered when the photographer took his photo as he didn’t like having his
picture taken.

tote, carry, wield, or convey (something heavy or substantial)

The man tote’s a big bag that carries all his things. Rule for singular possessives: the
word following a word with an ’s belongs to that word.

The homeless man toted a big bag full of everything he owned.

beseeching ask (someone) urgently and fervently to do something; implore; entreat

The camera man beseeched the lady to smile. Past tense

Chapter 10

• On Page 100, Tall John says, “free is when you say yay or nay
about what you will and will not do. Nobody can give you freedom. All freedom
is, is you.” What theme of the book does this dialogue relate to?
It dialogue the theme freedom. The dialogue relates to the theme of freedom. (On
the right track.)
It relates to free will and choice.
If you have free will, you have the capacity to make decisions or perform actions
independent of what anyone, or the state, tells you to do. This means that you can
make your own choices about something.
• On Page 101 – Tall John does something remarkable to Tweenie.
What is it?
He said that he will get some sugar for Tweenie for being so sweet. √
• On Page 103 - What attitude needs to change in 47 on his last day
in the slave cabin, before they could go to freedom? (Think of the “chains of
freedom.”)
He has to take care of him self. The attitude that needs to change in 47 is the belief that he
doesn’t have to be dependent upon the Master for feeding and clothing him.
• The author Walter Mosley uses powerful similes. Can you find at
least one in this chapter? Can you explain it?
? “His words were so wild that they felt like mosquitoes buzzing around my ears.”
It means that 47 was so confused by what Tall John was saying that his words were just
noise.

Homework - Monday Aug. 7 – 7 PM Vancouver time – 47

First person POV.
Tall John and 47 were picking cotton with 84. Master Tobias rides by on his big white
stallion. Tall John goes to greet Master Tobias. Eighty-four is surprised at Tall John’s
brazenness and confidence approaching Master Tobias.
Master Tobias chastises the two for not working fast enough picking the cotton. Tall John
apologizes profusely and says that the only thing he evah wants to do is make his mastuh
happy, cause then I’m happy to, says Tall John.
I was shakin’ like a leaf, terrified that Master Tobias would unravel the huge bullwhip he
had rolled up and tied to his saddle. Whenever he felt that a slave wasn’t workin’ hard
enough, he’d unravel the great snake of a whip and lay into a slave, tearing the flesh on
his back. Tall John placates Master Tobias, who rides away without hurting either slave.

Use dialogue – make it logical, use proper grammar and punctuation. Show don’t
tell, so use good description. Finish it.
The late afternoon sun beat down upon my head like the hot breath of the devil himself.
Tall John and I had been picking cotton since early morning. I was so exhausted and
thirsty I couldn’t see properly: the cotton balls were all blurring together into one white
mass.
Suddenly, Tall John told me that it was time to eat lunch. I was so exhausted so I quickly
went inside to eat. After the meal we went to pick cotton again. Before I knew it it was
bed time.

Leftover homework

Chapter 11

• With Fred Chocolate, Master Tobias’s manservant, we see a class

system between blacks. Explain. Page 107-108
Fred chocolate gets to tell the slaves what to do.
• Why does Fred Chocolate slap Tall John on Page 110? Why does
Tall John’s comment make Flore look at him with wonder and fear?
He slaps him because he said that 47 is a fine race.
• On Page 111-112, we read 47’s inner dialogue: “ but now I realize
that I loved her whiteness when I was still a slave because that whiteness meant
freedom, and freedom was what I wanted more than anything in the world —
even though I didn't know it.” What attitude that needed to change in 47, still has
not changed in this chapter, as reflected in his feelings about Eloise?
?
The role of religion in supporting slavery & the Ku Klux Klan

The name come from the Greek name "Kuklos" which means circle, and "Klan" was
added. The members says it means "White Racial Brotherhood".
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=194571665195458

What is the KKK? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7o-uNsOMeV4

Movie made about the KKK – BlacKkKlansman

Chapter 12 – leave for the following week.

Vocabulary: sustenance, admonition, inquisitive, reprieve

• On Page 118, Tall John says something profound about the power
of love. What is it?
• On Page 119, we find out why Tall John has sought out 47. What
was Tall John's purpose in finding 47? Tall John speaks of “my whole race,”
which wants an end to slavery. Who could this possibly be?
• What might be the “greatest battle in the history of the world?”
• What is going on that is more important than slavery? (Page 122)
• What is Wall in relation to Pike? (Page 123)

Essay Assignment - Write an essay about the underground railroad and the role that
Canada played. Why was Amherstburg, Ont. important? What were some of the code
words that the abolitionists used to move slaves into Canada? Don’t cut and paste from
the Internet. Use your own words.

Here are some Internet sources: https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/the-

underground-railroad-plain-language-summary

https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/underground-railroad

https://www.pbs.org/black-culture/shows/list/underground-railroad/stories-freedom/
underground-railroad-terminology/

Present Tense Exercise (If we have time)

Find and underline the subjects and verbs in the following paragraph. The verbs should
all be in the present tense. Correct the subject-verb agreement problems.

Subjects and verbs must agree in number. In addition to the explanations on this page,
also see the post on Subject—Verb Agreement.

• If the subject is singular, the verb must be singular too.

 Example: She writes every day.
Exception: When using the singular "they," use plural verb forms.
Example: The participant expressed satisfaction with their job. They are currently
in a managerial role at the organization.

• If the subject is plural, the verb must also be plural.

Example: They write every day.

Dr. Miller state in her article that men and women is different emotionally and
physically. She believes that men avoids emotional issues, but women are more
compassionate and sensitive. Miller face the fact about the two different sexes.
They acts and thinks very differently about ways of communication. Women tends
to looks at problems in several different ways but men looks at problems objectively
only. I knows that this point are quite true in the U.S. because the husband always
talk about sports while the wife want to talk about relationships and feelings. Men
generally makes a lot of jokes and they likes to talk in public, but woman are much more
serious and they hardly ever speaks in public.

SENTENCE FRAGMENTS AND RUN-ON SENTENCES

To write sentences correctly, you must know the difference between a sentence fragment
and a run-on sentence.
● A sentence fragment fails to be a sentence because it can’t stand on its own. It doesn’t
have an independent clause. It’s incomplete. Example: Since she came here.
● A run-on sentence is an ungrammatical sentence where two or more independent
clauses are joined without a conjunction. Example: Randy is a sweet boy he really
loves animals.

State “fragment” if the sentence is incomplete, “run-on” if two independent clauses are
joined without a conjunction, or “complete” if it is a complete sentence.

They went to the doctor’s office Roger was sick.

The girl with the pretty freckles.
In the morning before breakfast.
The sun is very high today, so put on some sunblock.
I don’t understand this math problem it makes no sense.
To see the actors and actresses during the play.
We went to the fair and found the rides extremely scary.
The boy and the green bike.
My mom, so pretty and nice.
We flip a coin I always win.