Bell Ringer

Think about a time when you took a risk.

Write 4- 5 sentences describing the risk and
why you took it. What were the results?
Looking back, was the risk worth taking?

Literary Focus
Biography: True account of a persons life, written by another person.

Example: from Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the

Underground Railroad by: Ann Petry
Characterization: The way the author reveals the characters
personalities/ brings figures to life
Methods:
Describe the persons physical appearance
Presenting the persons own thoughts, speech, and actions
Revealing other peoples reactions to the person
Directly commenting on the person

How would you characterize a

classmate without saying their

name?

Conductor on the
Underground Railroad

Author: Ann Petry

Page: 260

Moses - Tubman
Moses Biblical Figure, who

is chosen by God to lead the

people of Israel out of slavery
in Egypt.
Tubman- Leading her people

to freedom by going north