Find Idiom In Mentor Text


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Idiom-analysis anchor (L.6.5.a): 4-field card. FIELD 1 — IDIOM phrase ('kick the bucket'). FIELD 2 — LITERAL meaning ('to physically kick a pail'). FIELD 3 — FIGURATIVE meaning ('to die'). FIELD 4 — CULTURAL ORIGIN (debated — possibly from medieval hanging or slaughterhouse; mostly British/American English). FIELD 5 — REGISTER (informal, can be flippant). FIELD 6 — AUDIENCE APPROPRIATENESS (NOT for formal writing; consider whether the topic of death is appropriate to the audience). Worked examples for: Achilles' heel (Greek myth — vulnerability), break the ice (medieval — to start a conversation), the apple of his eye (Old English — favorite), kick the can down the road (American — postpone), spill the beans (American — reveal a secret), tower of Babel (Hebrew Bible — confused communication). Bottom rule: 'Idioms carry culture. Before using, check origin, register, and audience.' Print-ready 11x17.

Prompt

Find one idiom in a mentor speech (Adichie, King, Lincoln, etc.). Analyze on MG-13 4 fields. Explain its rhetorical function.


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Mentor-text idiom-analysis worksheet with 4-field columns + rhetorical-function line. Print-ready 8.5x11.

Answer criteria

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Idiom + 4 fields + rhetorical function = 4; 4 fields no function = 3; 2-3 fields = 2; <2 = 1

Hints

Adichie uses 'single story' as a metaphor-becoming-idiom.
Look for fixed phrases that don't mean their literal sum.

Misconceptions to watch

Picks a metaphor that isn't idiomatic.
Misses rhetorical function.