Rip Van Winkle By Washington Irving

Washington Irving ( )  Born at the end of the Revolutionary War.  He is best known as the first American to make a living solely from writing.  Most of his life spent in Europe  He received many important honors.  His imagination in writing frequently drew upon his childhood memories.

American Revolutionary War  ~1783  Declaration of Independence  lead to the Revolutionary War  3. Kingdom of Great British  13 British colonies in Northern America +France + Spain

The twenty years of Rip Van Winkle’s sleep overlapping  1.England-ruled colonies  the Revolutionary War  the Revolutionary War  American Independence American Independence  2. The economic shift from a more rural based economy to an increasingly urban one in Rip's view.

Skills Irving Used to Make The Story Like A Real Event  1. Descriptions for all the CHARACTERS a. Rip Van Winkle a. Rip Van Winkle b. Dame Van Winkle b. Dame Van Winkle c. The Wolf Dog c. The Wolf Dog d. The strangers in the mountain d. The strangers in the mountain

Skills Ivring Use to Make The Story Like A Real Event  2. Descriptions for the SCENE a. The general scenery of a. The general scenery of the Katskills mountains the Katskills mountains b. The village b. The village c. View of Hudson on the mountain c. View of Hudson on the mountain d. The scenery on the way of Rip Van d. The scenery on the way of Rip Van Winkle and his strange companion Winkle and his strange companion  3. Description for Rip’s EMOTION

Self-identity  Rip Van Winkle’s identity in the village  His self-identity before he fell asleep  Lose of his identity  New identity in the village

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