First 5,4,3,2,1

11/23/08

5 comments going on in the book:
-We learn in the beginning that there were millions of letters written about the Lexington battle.
-We also learned that of those letters there were only a handful that talked about the Battle in Lexington.
-The first section discusses the different people involved in the battle, such as the British, Americans, and Minutemen.
-We find that many people in America wanted to fight for independence from Britain.
-We learned that every group in the American side played an important part in the Battle of Lexington.

4 questions I may have:
-How long did it take to train the Minutemen?
-How many different groups joined the Amerian side?
-What is the significance of four black men writing letters to Massachusetts House of Representatives?
-How are delgates created?

3 words (or more for extra credit):
-Exertions: "with difficulty was suppressed by the spirited exertions of some officers..." (Cox 8). (Definition:vigorous action or effort.)

-Sentinel: "...where they threw snowballs and chunks of ice at the lone sentinel on duty," (Cox 3). (Definition:a soldier stationed as a guard to challenge all comers and prevent a surprise attack.)

-Indictments: "...British authorities had brought almost 500 indictments..." (Cox 10). (Definition: a formal accusation initiating a criminal case, presented by a grand jury and usually required for felonies and other serious crimes.)

2 Literary Devices:
-Simile: "till custom and use shall make us as tame and abject slaves, as the blacks we rule over with such arbitrary sway," (Cox 12). This is a simle because it is comparing the custom to the ways of slaves and blacks.

-Hyperbole: "the shot hears round the world," (Cox 16). This is a hyperbole because it is making something bigger than it is. It is saying the shot is so loud, it could be heard around the world.

1 Summary Sentence: Basically the first section is talking about the Lexington and basically the general reason for it.