Structure of a C/C Essay
Direct or Indirect
Big Idea & Theme
Setting
Misc.
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Name the main parts of a C/C Essay
What is intro, body 1, body 2, conclusion
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Is this direct or indirect characterization of Clarisse? “Isnt this a time of night to walk? I like to smell things and look at things, and sometimes stay up all night, walking, and watch the sunrise” (Bradbury 5)
What is Direct
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Big Idea
What is a one word concept or idea from a novel
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The 3 components of setting
What is where, when, social climate
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The Big Idea and Theme for the summer
What is Community / Upstanders vs. Bystanders
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What format do we use for our body paragraphs
What is PIEIE
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Is this direct or indirect characterization of Dill? Dill was a curiosity. He wore blue linen shorts that buttoned to his shirt, his hair was snow white and stuck to his head like duck-fluff; he was a year my senior but I towered over him (Lee 8)
What is Direct
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Theme is the ____________ the author is trying to convey about a BIG IDEA.
What is message
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What is the setting of TKAM
What is Maycomb, Alabama during the Great Depression. Life is slow and unrushed, but also very difficult for its citizens; especially blacks who are subjected to horrid racis
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The essential question for the summer?
What is how can my actions affect the identity of my community
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What are the three components of an intro paragraph?
What is hook, set-up, thesis
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Is this direct or indirect characterization of women from A Thousand Splendid Suns “They wore dark sunglasss and when they breezed by, Mariam caught a whiff of their perfume”
What is Direct
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The big idea from this passage “Jem’s growing up and now you are too,” she [Aunt Alexandra] said to me. “We decided that it would be best for you to have some feminine influence. It won’t be many years, Jean Louise, before you become interested in clothes and boys--” I could have made several answers to this: Cal’s a girl, it would be many years before I would be interested in boys, I would never be interested in clothes...but I kept quiet"
What is gender - roles
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Setting of F451
What is in a dystopia in the future. Life is difficult for our characters as they are battling censorship and government control, specifically over the ownership and use of books. (Firemen start fires, instead of putting them out!)
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The main lesson Atticus teaches Scout about the n-word?
What is Atticus teaches Scout that in his eyes, the n-word is not only an unnecessary and offensive word to use, it also reflects negatively on the character of a person who chooses to use such degrading language.
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What are the three parts of a conclusion?
What is restatement, review, reflection
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Is this direct or indirect characterization of Clarisse? “Is it true that long ago, firemen put fires out instead of going to start them?” (Bradbury 6).
What is indirect
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Theme of this passage ...Reverend Sykes emptied the can onto the table and raked the coins into his hand. He straightened up and said “This is not enough, we must have ten dollars.” The congregation stirred. “You all know what it’s for--Helen can’t leave those children to work while Tom’s in jail. If everyone gives one more time we’ll have it...Fans crackled, feet shuffled, tobacco chewers were in agony...Slowly, painfully, the 10 dollars was collected (Lee 163)
What is As a community we sometimes have to put collective needs over individual needs. Being supportive and selfless towards people around us is a key part of helping one another get through challenging experiences, either as individuals or as families.
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Social Climate
What is what life is like for our characters
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Tone of this passage, ...Reverend Sykes emptied the can onto the table and raked the coins into his hand. He straightened up and said “This is not enough, we must have ten dollars.” The congregation stirred. “You all know what it’s for--Helen can’t leave those children to work while Tom’s in jail. If everyone gives one more time we’ll have it...Fans crackled, feet shuffled, tobacco chewers were in agony...Slowly, painfully, the 10 dollars was collected (Lee 163)
What is uncomfortable, determined, driven
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What should your evidence and explanations achieve
What is Your evidence and explanations should support the statements you made in your topic sentences and also work to support your th
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Is this direct or indirect characterization of Clarisse. “Of course,” he said, “you’re our new neighbor arent you?” “And you must be - “ she raised her eyes from his professional symbols “ -the firemen”. Her voice trailed off. “I’d - I’d have known it with me eyes shut,” she said, slowly. “What - the smell of kerosene? My wife always complains,” he laughed. “You never wash it off completely.” “No, you dont,” she said, in awe. He felt she was walking in a circle about him, turning him end for end, shaking him quietly, and emptying his pockets, without once moving herself” (Bradbury 4).
What is indirect
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What isn't a theme?
What is, Themes are not random, universal statements about big ideas The theme we created was built off of what is happening in the passage They must be explicit and they must relate to the big idea an
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Social Climate of this passage, "Mariam watched them cantering uninhibited down the street, sometimes with a man, sometimes alone, sometimes with rosy-cheeked children who wore shiny shoes and watches with leather bands, who walked bicycles with high rise handle-bars and gold colored spokes-unlike the children in Deh-nazang who bore sand-fly scars on their cheeks are rolled old bicycle tires with sticks."
What is the characters in this passage are living two different lives. The children who don’t live in Deh-nazang live in opulence, indulgence, and opportunity, while those who do are subject to poverty and living in squalor
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The colleges that Attayah and Emily attend
What is Brown University and Siena College
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