Concrete Idea/Abstract Idea
What is a concrete idea?
a concept that we can see in the text or that is being used in the text
what we can track in the text
What mark do you use around the author's words when you cite textual evidence?
Quotation Marks
Is this an effective topic sentence, yes or no?
Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn is a great American novel.
No
What is an abstract idea?
What goes after the author's words when you cite textual evidence?
Parentheses with the author's last name and page/paragraph/line number.
What does a thesis statement AND topic sentence need to be effective?
A concrete and abstract idea and a verb to connect them
What is the concrete idea in this topic sentence?
The imagery in Plato's poem paints a picture of how Native Americans lives were peaceful when only they lived in United States.
The imagery in Plato's poem
What is the first thing you write when citing textual evidence? Give an example.
A sentence stem. The teacher will verify your example.
Is this an effective thesis statement? Why or why not?
Repetition, imagery and connotative diction were used in Plato's poem "The Natives of America" to demonstrate how the Europeans took over their land.
What is the concrete and abstract idea in this topic sentence and what is the verb that connects them?
Plato repeats the word "oppression" frequently throughout the poem representing how the Europeans used their power to mistreat the Native Americans.
Concrete Idea: Plato repeats the word "oppression" frequently throughout the poem
Abstract Idea: the Europeans used their power to mistreat the Native Americans.
Verb: representing
What is wrong about the textual evidence?: According to the text, the Cat in the Hat said "There's some green eggs and ham." (Kevin Suess pg. 2)
The word after the quotation marks, the author's first name is in the parentheses, and there should not be a "pg."
What do we use a thesis statement and topic sentence inside of?
An essay or literary analysis
Write a topic sentence that has an ABSTRACT idea, a CONCRETE idea, and a verb to connect them using the thesis statement below.
Through repetition, imagery and connotative diction Plato's poem "The Natives of America" demonstrates how the Europeans took over their land and erased their culture.
teacher will check responses.
DOUBLE JEOPARDY:
Cite textual evidence using this information:
Words from the author: You can do anything you believe you can do.
Author: Jennifer Scott
Page #: 101
The author states, (I will accept other sentence stems), "you can do anything you believe you can do" (Scott 101).
Write an effective topic sentence from this thesis statement.
Through repetition, imagery and connotative diction Plato's poem "The Natives of America" demonstrates how the Europeans took over their land and erased their culture.
teacher will check answers