Annotations
What do we do if we don't understand a word in the book?
WE CIRCLE IT
What's the equations for inferences?
What we read + what we know
What does PPP stand for?
Perfect power paragraph or potent
What does the MLA format look like?
(Last name, #).
How many components are there to the annotation methods we taught you?
Bonus 100 if you know all of the components
Bonus:
Circle the things we don't know
Underline the important information
And make an asterisk for writing in the margins.
What leveled question is a text- to - world connection?
Level 3
What kind of characterization requires inferences?
Indirect Characterization
Where does a thesis statement go in a one paragraph essay?
Name 2 big ideas in PTI?
- community
-Family
- Love/relationships/ friendships
-hope
What do we call the important evidence we are looking for when we annotate based off an essential question?
What kind of leveled question is this?
Why did Junior leave the reservation?
Level 2
What are inferences NOT?
2 answers necessary for full points.
Inferences are NOT
-obvious
-restating the text
-predictions
-inaccurate.
What are the three components to a list thesis?
- Restate
- Details
- Main Points
What is the definition of a vignette?
A short descriptive, literary sketch.
What are 2 things we look for when annotating to write a PPP?
- MOOD
- IMAGERY
-THEME
-BIG IDEA
- SETTING
What leveled question does this answer belong to?
Junior left the reservation for a few reasons. He had an opportunity to explore something new for himself, to step out of his comfort zone. He also wanted to do something new for his family, make them proud.
Level 2
What part of the power paragraph allows you to use informed inferences?
What's the difference between a big idea and a theme?
Big idea is a one word concept
Theme stems from big idea.
Find the big idea for this theme: Esperanza loves her neighborhood and many of the relationships around her.
Community
Annotate and find the BIG IDEA of the following prompt:
"I mean, yeah, it is kind of a silly dream. What kind of Indian writes romance novels? But it is still pretty cool. I love the thought of reading my sister's books. I love the thought of walking into a bookstore and seeing her name on the cover of a big and beautiful novel."
Dreams
Create a leveled question based on the theme:
Relationships can be challenging to deal with and maintain
How do students in middle school deal with coming of age and maintaining friendships?
What is one inference we can make about this quote?
"Wow, I was freaked. But my mother and father were absolutely freaked. Indian families stick together like Gorilla Glue, the strongest adhesive in the world. My mother and father both lived within two miles of where they were born, and my grandmother lived one mile from where she was born. Ever since the Spokane Indian Reservation was founded back in 1881, nobody in my family had ever lived anywhere else. We Spirits stay in one place. We are absolutely tribal. For good or bad, we don't leave one another. And now, my mother and father had lost two kids to the outside world. I think they felt like failures. Or maybe they were just lonely. Or maybe they didn't know what they were feeling."
- Junior feels like he has betrayed his family because he went to the rez. He has guilt for leaving.
What is one literary technique we can use for our PPP analysis?
- imagery
- Setting
- Word Choice
-Theme
What does STEAL stand for?
Speech, Thoughts, Effect on others, Actions, Looks