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Figurative, Connotative, and Technical Words with Dee Brown's Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

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    You will now use what you have learned about figurative, connotative, and technical words in one assignment. 

    Use all of your notes that you have gathered and possibly even your other assignments to help you complete this one.

    You should read the excerpt from Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee on the right (I have attached it below if you want to download it, too.)

    Read the excerpt closely, looking for figurative, connotative, and technical words.

    Determine the meaning of these words in the text. Use the excerpt to complete the assignment on the following page.

    Please note that you need to scroll up and down on the excerpt to read all of it.

     


     



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