32403 Read written texts to understand ideas and information. Scaffolded Reading Task

Literacy Reading
Students whose reading was clearly at or above the standard demonstrated strengths in:
-understanding that writers make specific language choices to suit their purpose and audience
This reading of a text by Black author was designed to show how a writing plays or manipulates language a purpose. In this can Nikki Giovani is using exaggeration to demonstrate pride in her Afican roots. Exaggeration is also a feature of Black American street poetry or rapping. This existed long before it became a music form. The lesson starts with a packet of matching cards. Groups of four spend time matching various language feature commonly found in reading tasks. The cards are in lots of three. Term: Metaphor, Example: The ute was a bucking bronco, Definition: two separate things are compared directly.

One major language feature is demonstrated in the poem Ego Tripping. Students highlight this feature as they read the text. Students are encouraged to annote the text with regard to historical events found in the text. Students are also introduced to the events of the 1960s, black pride or black consciuosness. Ego Tripping by Nikki Giovani