“from It Worked for Me: In Life and Leadership” Memoir by Colin Powell (Textbook XXXXXXXXXX) a. Find the definition of the following words: memoir, R68 : A memoir is a form of autobiographical writing...

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“from It Worked for Me: In Life and Leadership” Memoir by Colin Powell (Textbook 253-258) a. Find the definition of the following words: memoir, R68 : A memoir is a form of autobiographical writing in which a writer shares his or her personal experiences and observations of important events or people. first-person point of view, R66 : see point of view autobiography, R61 : An autobiography is a writer’s account of his or her own life evidence, R65 : Evidence is a specific piece of information that supports a claim chronological order, R63 : Chronological order is the arrangement of events in their order of occurrence. idiom, R67 : An idiom is an expression that has a meaning different from the meaning of its individual words. moral, R68 : A moral is a lesson that a story teaches. A moral is often stated at the end of a fable. Read Background, page 253, and find five (5) characteristics about Colin Powell. 1. Hi was a soidel 2. He retierd from the army 3. Hi was a hard working student 4. There are lots of books about him 5. Hi retaierd in 2007 a. Read Colin Powell’s memoir from It Worked for Me: In Life and Leadership. Pay attention to the examples that are used to portrait Colin Powell’s life. Write down any questions that you may have while reading. b. Reread the lines indicated with each question below. Answer each question in complete sentences, citing text evidence. 1. Reread lines 1-10 and identify elements that tell you this selection is a memoir. 2. What key idea is introduced in these lines? 3. Reread lines 11-29 and find at least three (3) elements of memoir. 4. In these lines, find at least two (2) key ideas about what is important for Colin Powell. 5. Watch/Listen to “Close Read”, left of line23, and answer the following questions: a. Why did Jay decide to advise Powell? b. Explain what Jay meant when he tells Powell, “You don’t have a future here.” c. Find evidence in Powell’s words that shows the love he felt for Jay. 6. Reread lines 30-61 and find evidence that shows Powell connects to the readers in an ordinary way. 7. Reread lines 23-43 and find three (3) words or phrases that signal chronological order. 8. Reread lines 62-77 and summarize the events Powell shares. 9. Find evidence that shows how Powell overcame obstacles (including racial ones) as a young man. 10. Reread lines 78-92 and determine what was Powell’s attitude towards life. 11. Reread lines 93-111 and summarize Powell’s approach (attitude) to jobs and his military career. 12. What is the moral of the story about the two diggers recounted by Powell? 13. Reread lines 112-126 and explain which key idea of the memoir is illustrated here. 14. Reread lines 127-150 and summarize the important lesson Powell learned. 15. Watch/Listen to “Text in Focus”, left of line 149, and answer the following questions: a. What is an idiom? Give two examples of your own. b. What is the meaning of the idiom, “Rome wasn’t built in a day.”? Explain. 16. Explain in your own words the meaning of the last sentence on page 257, “Always give the king his due first”. 17. Reread lines 151-165 and explain what Powell means when he says that he likes to “emphasize, especially to youngsters, that 99% of work can be seen as noble.” 18. Reflect on the selection you have just read and explain whether you think Powell communicates his ideas effectively. Why so?