Identify and construct ANTITHESIS (introduced) — contrasting ideas in parallel structure (CCSS L.6.3.a; RI.6.6)
Exercise
Difficulty 3
~8 min
eng.g6.s.ex_23
Identify Antithesis In Mentor
Prompt
In Morrison's Nobel Lecture paragraph 12, find the antithesis. Identify the parallel structure and the contrast. Explain the rhetorical effect.
M-6-S-RH-EX-23-A
Interactive
Physical / non-image
Morrison Nobel paragraph 12 printout with antithesis-identification + parallel-structure + contrast + effect lines. Print-ready 8.5x11.
Answer criteria
type
rubric
rubric
Antithesis identified + parallel structure named + contrast named + effect explained = 4; 3 of 4 = 3; 2 = 2; <2 = 1
Hints
- Morrison: 'We die. That may be the meaning of life. But we do language. That may be the measure of our lives.'
- Parallel: 'We X. That may be the Y of life.' Twice. Contrast: die/do language; meaning/measure.
Misconceptions to watch
- Identifies contrast without parallel.
- Effect = 'it sounds nice' (vague).
Used in lessons