Analysis Paragraph
Tomorrow you will get a new short story... what is the first step in our process for writing an analysis paragraph?
Read the story
What is Ms.Rev's favorite sport?
Hockey
What was the name of our first mentor text?
Hoop Court
What is Mrs. Anderson's favorite sports team?
Vikings/Wild
Once you have read the story, what should you do that will help you organize the different characters?
Annotate
What is Ms.Rev's favorite color?
Purple
What is the difference between surface level information and deep level information when it comes to figuring out a character's identity?
Deep level - bottom of iceberg, deeper thinking, not directly stated in the text
What is Mrs. Anderson's favorite color?
Black
A bubble map
3
We all have values in our lives, what is a value?
Something that you live by and believe is important in your everyday life
How many siblings does Mrs.Anderson have?
2
What are the three parts to our analysis paragraph?
Topic sentence, Evidence, Reasoning
What was Ms.Rev's worst injury?
Torn ACL
What does investigating characterization mean?
Diving deeper into the text to learn more about a characters identity (who they are)
Where was Mrs. Anderson born?
Grand Forks, ND
What is the most important part of your analysis paragraph?
The reasoning
What type of car does Ms.Rev drive?
Ford Escape
How are we citing our textual evidence? (5 parts)
Author's last name, "____" (#).
What type of car does Mrs.Anderson drive?
Van