Language Arts
Compare and Contrast Texts
· Use the texts
“After the Hurricane”
and
“Ninth Ward”
to fill in the chart below then answer the questions. Make sure you go back and re-read sections. You may also listen to the
audio clip
on “Ninth Ward” on your phone or tablet (the part we’re reading stops at 7:33).
· If it helps you to first create a Venn Diagram like we did in class yesterday, you may do that on notebook paper.
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This assignment is two pages long.
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“After the Hurricane” |
“Ninth Ward” |
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Key statements |
1. 2. |
1. 2. |
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Significant Events |
1. 2. |
1. 2. |
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Memorable Images |
1. 2. |
1. 2. |
Analyze the Text Questions
1. Identify: How are the speaker in “After the Hurricane” and the narrator in Ninth Ward similar?
2. Compare: How are the circumstances faced by the poem’s speaker and the novel’s narrator different? How are their responses to their circumstances different?
3. Draw Conclusions: What have you learned from these selections about what it takes to be a survivor?
