Unit 3B - Literature Analysis
Interactive Notebook (handout)
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Order of work to complete:
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March 19 - Writer's Conference - Buffer Day - New due date
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Great job on this unit. You have worked very hard. I hoped you enjoyed the books.
After working a few days on the essays and realizing that I'm not going to get to everyone before the break here is what we will do. 1) Do not revise until I have had a conference with you. I want to make sure you get the help on the reflective commentaries. 2) If you have had a conference, revise and turn into Lit. Essay 3.0. 3) All essays are now due Friday, April 5, 2019. |
March 15 - Writer's Conference
March 13 - Drafts due - notebooks due
March 11 - Getting Caught up on our work
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Here is a breakdown of the drafts and what they are wroth.
1.0 - 10 pts. This is the first time you are drafting your paper. You earn 10 points for turning in a completed draft that is formatted correctly. If you are missing parts (thesis, claims, reflective commentary you risk earning a 0). I will print this draft for you to go over with a checklist and you make edits and corrections. When done, turn into 2.0 2.0 - As is grade / in progress grade. This is where I edit your paper. I will go through your paper and make comments and suggestions for improvement. If you missed the 1.0 deadline, and turn in this paper on time, I will give you 5 points to make up for the loss of 10. I will post your as is grade as an essay grade in power school. If you are happy with your as is grade / in progress grade you do not need to revise again. If you want a higher grade, you can revise. When you have had a conference and have revised, turn into 3.0 3.0 - As is grade / in progress grade. I will change your previous grade to the new and improved grade. If you are still not happy with your grade, we will go through another revising process. When you are complete turn into 4.0. I will re-grade and change your powerschool grade to your higher new and improved grade. If you want to revise again - I'll open up a 5.0. As long as you are willing to work on revising your work, I'm willing to work with you and re-grade. |
March 7 - Drafting the essay = draft 1.0
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Drafting of the essay has begun.
* Draft 1.0 is due Sunday by 11:59 for full credit. * Remember to use the format in your notebooks and as seen in the photo on the right. * Your essay should be 5 paragraphs 1) Intro & thesis 2) Claim. Context. Example. Reflective Commentary. 3) Claim. Context. Example. Reflective Commentary. 4) Claim. Context. Example. Reflective Commentary. 5) Conclusion |
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March 5 - Day 13 - Introduction & Catching Up
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The 6 weeks are coming to a close. Students should be sure that the following is complete in this order:
1) Read the Novel and Complete It. 2) Complete the Notebook 3) Complete the brainstorming page 4) Draw the introduction table on the back of the brainstorming page and answer the questions. |
Book Title, Author, Summary |
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Brief background of the author as it relates to the novel |
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How does the theme relate to society and why it is important |
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Thesis |
March 1 - Day 12 - Brainstorming & Catching Up
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Students began to brainstorm the thesis and main quotes.
* Quotes come from all parts of the book, beginning, middle, and end. * In order to get important quotes, you must have finished the novel. |
Feb 27 - Day 11 - Theme Question & Catching Up
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Today's activity was working in our groups and answering questions about the stories, the theme, the setting, and other important information.
The students did a great job with this and shared many amazing ideas. |
Feb 25 - Day 10 - Vocab, Analysis & Mind Mirror Continued
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We continued to work on vocabulary and finished our mind mirrors
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Feb 21 - Day 9 - Vocab, Analysis & Mind Mirror
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We continued to read the book, work on the vocabulary and began to develop a character mind mirror where students looked at a character and discovered the symbols and adjectives that represent the character.
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February 19 - vocab and analysis
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Students continued to read, work on Vocabulary, and their notebooks.
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February 13 - Vocab and Analysis
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Students continued to read, work on Vocabulary, and their notebooks.
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February 11 - Vocab and analysis
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Students continued to read, work on Vocabulary, and their notebooks. Students participated in a group analysis of a quote.
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February 7 - Vocab & Analysis
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Beginning to analyze our quotes.
Here is a basic step by step guide for breaking down the quote. 1) Write down a quote (author:pg) 2) Underline words that stand out (mine is in red) 3) Define what the words mean (mine are in blue) 4) Begin to think of a theme that the quote supports (mine is in green) 5) Identify the literary device (mine is in purple) Next - using your notebook's Parts of an Analytical Paragraph - fill out the table with the claim, textual support, and reflective commentary. Please note, you DO NOT have to fill in the training wheel sentences. Those are there as a guide line if you need it. |
February 5 - Conflict and Vocab
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Students are continuing to read their books and take notes in their notebooks. Today we discussed page 7 of the vocabulary and focused on how conflict develops theme.
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February 1 - Theme and Vocab
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Students began reading part two of their books and to continue to fill out the novel notes.
-Novel Notes - Focus on the passages that stand out to you and the page numbers. Think about the words, sounds, punctuation, sentence structure and anything else that you notice. Think about how these ideas can lead to the discovery of theme. If you can identify a literary device, record it. If you can identify theme, record it. If you can explain how the author uses the literary device to develop the theme, write it. If not, we will work on it in class. - Parts of an analytical paragraph - do not worry about completing these at this time. I want you to focus on recording textual support and page numbers. |
January 30 - Beginning the novel and filling out the Novel Notes
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Novel Notes - this is where you begin to get ready for the essay.
* As you read, take note of what stands out to you. Just jot the page number down if you are into the book. * When you are ready, write the exact passage from the book onto the first column marked "Textual Support" and note the page number in the column marked "Page Number" * Look at what you wrote. Do you notice any literary devices or elements? If so, write it down. If not, leave it blank for the time being. * Think about your textual support. Can you think of any larger ideas it supports such as race, independence, coming of age, hate, alienation, etc. If so, write this big idea under theme. * For the last column, think about how the author uses the literary device/element to get your attention (after all, you noticed this passage) how did you develop the idea of this theme? |
January 28 - Presentation - Choosing our books
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It's your last semester of your freshman year!
Today we got our books and our interactive notebooks. |