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Many people told her it was impossible four a woman to be a doctor, but Elizabeth Blackwell proved them wrong. First, she atended New York’s Geneva Medical College. Than in january 1849, she became the first women in America to earn an M.D degree. Blackwell helped open the New York Infirmary for Women and Children, which provided training for women doctor’s and medecal care for the poor. Even after she retired from medicine, she continue to support womens rights.

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Many people told her it was impossible for a woman to be a doctor, but Elizabeth Blackwell proved them wrong. First, she attended New York’s Geneva Medical College. Then in January 1849, she became the first woman in America to earn an M.D. degree. Blackwell helped open the New York Infirmary for Women and Children, which provided training for women doctors and medical care for the poor. Even after she retired from medicine, she continued to support women's rights.

Housekeeping

  • Homework: complete Lesson 6, you do not need to complete the exit slip.
  • Quiz on Monday, 1/26: figurative language, poetic devices, and annotation!

What does it mean to play with words?

Daily goals

  • Students will be able to define and identify figurative language in traditional poetry and modern music.

Allusion

Makes reference to a person, place, or thing.

  • "I was surprised his nose didn't grow like Pinnochio."
  • "When he lost his job, he acted like a real scrooge."
  • "You are a Soloman when it comes to making decisions.

Onomatopoeia

A word that looks like the sound it makes.

  • Buzz!
  • Clash!
  • Roar!
  • Boom!

Imagery

Visually descriptive language.

  • Glittering white, the blanket of snow covered our town.
  • The golden, yellow sunlight filtered through the pale leaves.

Simile

Comparing two unlike things using "like" or "as"

  • As American as apple pie.
  • As big as an elephant.
  • As blind as a bat.
  • As brave as a lion.

Metaphor

Comparing unlike things

  • The snow is a white blanket
  • The classroom was a zoo.
  • America is a melting pot.
  • His heart is a cold iron.

Personification

Giving human or living characteristics to something non-living.

  • Lightning danced across the sky.
  • The book was so popular, it flew off the shelves.
  • Time flies.
  • My flowers were begging for water.

Scavenger hunt

  • Using poems we have already read you need to fill out the graphic organizer in your packet.
  • You must also come up with your own example of each of these terms!
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