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Writing Folder Table of Contents
• 7th Grade Language Arts Divider Sheet• Terminology Notes (taken from 6th grade?)• Response to Literature Divider Sheet -
purple• Response to Literature Notes• CDs With Context Notes• Diego one-chunk example• Rikki-tikki t-chart• Rikki-tikki one-chunk paragraph• Non-Fiction JFK response (SCOPE /
MyAccess)
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Response to
LiteratureEssay Notes
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MANTRA
•One character•1st half•2nd half•Focus on the change in the main character
• Note: not all prompts focus on change.
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Ratio of CD’s & CM’s
•1 CD : 2 or more CMs•Need more commentary in Response to Literature essays
•1 chunk = 1 scene
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Essay Format(4 paragraphs)
• Paragraph 1 = Intro Paragraph• Paragraph 2 = character
before they change• Paragraph 3 = character after
they change and WHAT made them change
• Paragraph 4 = Conclusion Paragraph
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Agenda 1-28-13
•Read AR book – Goals due March 13th
•Building Blocks due tomorrow.
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Agenda 1-28-13
•Read AR book – Goals due March 13th
•Write a CD sentence for our one-chunk Rikki
paragraph.
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1-31-13
• Please have the following on your desk:– Writing Folder– Computer
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THEME
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Definition of Theme1. It’s what the story reveals about
people and life.2. A discovery of a truth about our own
existence.3. Theme is what a story is REALLY
about. 4. It is the meaning or lesson you take
away from the story.
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Where does it say what the theme is?
• The author does NOT state it directly.
• The author wants you to DISCOVER it yourself as you read.
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To help you identify the theme of a story:
1. How has the main character changed over the course of the story?
2. What has the main character discovered?
3. Which scenes are important?
4. What ideas about life do they suggest?
5. What is the story’s title?
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Possible Themes
• Friendship
• Loyalty
• Courage
• Loneliness
• The Power of One
• Family
• Responsibility
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Possible Themes for these stories:
• Rikki-Tikki-Tavi
• Monsters are Due on Maple Street
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Thesis Statement• A sentence with a subject and
opinion (also called commentary).
• This sentence is USUALLY the last sentence in the introduction paragraph.
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Thesis Statement
•Introduction paragraph should focus on theme and the change in main character.
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Introduction paragraph
• 3 sentences• all CM• Sentence #1 – Theme• Sentence #2 – more about Theme• Sentence #3 – Thesis (names
book, author, shows what the essay will be about)
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Example Intro for Monsters
Fear is a powerful emotion. It can make you do things that you would not normally do. In “Monsters Are Due on Maple Street”, by Rod Serling, fear causes Charlie to behave in an irrational way.
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Sample Intro Rikki
Anyone can be a hero. You don’t have to be big, strong, and powerful. In “Rikki-Tikki-Tavi” by Rudyard Kipling, Rikki proves that heroism can come in very small packages.
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Agenda 12-12-13
• AR book – last day for quizzes is next Wednesday
• Think about the JFK essay.
• Correct handbook assignment tomorrow.
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Conclusion
• 3 sentences• all CM• Sentence #1 – In this story, the
author wanted us to realize that . . .• Sentence #2 – . . . because . . . • Sentence #3 – In the final
analysis . . .
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Non-fiction Response to Lit essay
• Using “The President Has Been Shot” by Justin O’Neil, write a four paragraph essay describing how President Kennedy changed America.
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• Identify:
• The Subject of the article. (JFK)
• The Theme of the article. (impact on America)
• Pick character traits for JFK
• Pick 1 CD (evidence straight from the text) to prove that character trait.
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• Today:• Create a t-chart with CDs and CMs. Write a topic
sentence.• With your partner, decide on two different character
traits for JFK.• Each of you will write your own one-chunk paragraph
for your trait.• Tomorrow:• Together, share each other’s one-chunk paragraph, and
write an introduction and conclusion paragraph.• Monday: edit and proofread• Tuesday: enter in MyAccess for a score.
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• There have been many amazing leaders in American History. None more important than our 35th President, John Fitzgerald Kennedy. In the story, “The President Has Been Shot” by Justin O,Neil, describes how this man changed history forever.