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Public health depends on defeating contagious diseases. At one time chicken pox was a rite of passage for every kid. Vicki Cobb uses humor and imagination to describe at attack of chicken pox viruses. |
English/Language Arts
In Shakespeare's plays, characters would wish "a pox" on an enemy. At that time, one of the most dreaded disease was small pox, which always scarred its victims if it didn't kill them. How does Vicki Cobb use that phrase in her poem?
This prase is an example of an allusion-- Allusion is a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance. It does not describe in detail the person or thing to which it refers. It is just a passing comment and the writer expects the reader to possess enough knowledge to spot the allusion and grasp its importance in a text. Can students think up other allusions?
Social Studies
Plagues have played a large part in history. The history of disease is a good subject for research.
STEM
The development of a vaccine is a very fertile area for a research paper.
In Shakespeare's plays, characters would wish "a pox" on an enemy. At that time, one of the most dreaded disease was small pox, which always scarred its victims if it didn't kill them. How does Vicki Cobb use that phrase in her poem?
This prase is an example of an allusion-- Allusion is a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance. It does not describe in detail the person or thing to which it refers. It is just a passing comment and the writer expects the reader to possess enough knowledge to spot the allusion and grasp its importance in a text. Can students think up other allusions?
Social Studies
Plagues have played a large part in history. The history of disease is a good subject for research.
STEM
The development of a vaccine is a very fertile area for a research paper.
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