Fiction
What are you annotating for in a fictional text? What is the end note?
Theme and 4Cs
What are you annotating for in a non-fiction text? What is the end note?
Author's Claim/ Opening claim and subclaims
What genre is poetry?
Poetry
What is the first this you do if you have a paired text?
Go to the prompt, read it, and break it down on your planning page.
What are the two things needed to create a theme in a fictional text?
Conflict + Resolution = Theme
What three things do you need in your Author's Claim?
1. Identify the topic
2. Identify the repeated idea
3. Include how/why statement
What are you annotating for in a poem? What is the end note?
Literal and Figurative meaning, Theme
How many columns should you have on your planning page?
One per source
What 4C is show in the following example:
At the start of the summer, Jessie had, like any farm boy, enjoyed the lazy sunny weather. But at the end of June, he traveled to Virginia to join a regiment of Union soldiers bound for Richmond. The road to war began, and he was ready to fight the Confederates.
Characterization: Jessie is a young and innocent farm boy now soldier.
What are the 3 different author's purpose? What do they do?
Persuade--> convinces you of something
Inform--> Teaches you something/ gives information
Entertain--> provides enjoyment or distracts you from daily life
What 4C example is in this stanza?
The caged bird sings
with a fearful trill
of things unknown
but longed for still
and his tune is heard
on the distant hill
for the caged bird
sings of freedom.
4C: Craft symbolism, repetition, imagery
A complete thesis that restates the prompt and answers all parts of the prompt in your own words.
What 4C is seen in this example?
He stepped over the dead and dying, coming briefly face-to-face with the horror of war. No longer was there a general guiding him on, or soldier friends to help bolster his courage and enflame his excitement. He felt simply like a hunted animal running for his life.
4C: Craft (simile, imagery)/ Change
What are all the potential ways an author develops their claim in a nonfiction text?
C. ounterargument, H. istorical Context, A. necdote, S. tatistics and Facts, E. xpert quote and opinions, S. pecific Examples, and Refrence to Studies
What is the literal meaning of this stanza?
But a bird that stalks
down his narrow cage
can seldom see through
his bars of rage
his wings are clipped and
his feet are tied
so he opens his throat to sing.
A caged bird tries but fails to escape from its cage so it chirps and sings.
What structure should your body paragraph have?
Answer (Topic Sentence)
N/e (Evidence)
Zoom out (analysis)
N/e (Evidence)
Zoom out
Clincher
Identify the theme of the following element map:
It takes time, patience, and constant kindness to earn the trust of others/wild animals.
Create an Author's Claim based on the following information from "Women in the Civil Rights Movement"
Topic: Women playing important roles in Civil Rights Movement
Repeating Idea: Men pushed women to background because of sexist beliefs.
African American women played an important role in the success of the Civil Rights Movement but were often discriminated and unrecognized in the movement due to sexist beliefs.
What is the figurative meaning of this stanza?
But a bird that stalks
down his narrow cage
can seldom see through
his bars of rage
his wings are clipped and
his feet are tied
so he opens his throat to sing.
The bird represents how humans can feel oppressed or trapped, so they often think of a better situation or hope for a better future.
What are the tasks of the following prompt?
“A Battle Picnic” and “The Rout of Bull Run” both discuss the same historical event. How does each author use story elements (e.g. conflict, characterization, setting, etc.) to reveal their theme? Use details from both passages to support your answer
1. Identify the specific historical event referred to in both texts.
2. Identify the theme of both texts
3. Identify the 4C elements uses to create theme