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December 2nd, 2015 AIM: Can I define the vocabulary words from Emma Lazarus' poem, The New Colossus, using context clues? DO NOW: 1. Copy Homework 2. Immigration.

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1 December 2nd, 2015 AIM: Can I define the vocabulary words from Emma Lazarus' poem, The New Colossus, using context clues? DO NOW: 1. Copy Homework 2. Immigration Questions

2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P93WjP8m3GM Colossus of Rhodes * One of the Seven Wonders of the World *Statue of the Greek titan-God of the Sun-Helios *Stood at 105 feet tall *Constructed in 292 BC *Destroyed by an earthquake

3 THE STATUE of LIBERTY *Unveiled in 1886 and was a gift from France *Standing on Ellis Island in the harbor is an immense statue of robed woman, holding a book and lifting a torch to the sky. *She stands at 151 ft. and is composed of hammered copper sheets. *What does she symbolize?

4 Vocabulary Words: BrazenRefuse BeaconTeeming PompTempest Yearning Wretched


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