Susan Sontag claimed that “a display of intelligence” is one aspect of a good essay. Well instead of giving you one shot to display your intelligence, you will receive several by constructing separate rhetorical analysis paragraphs that combine to convey your understanding of A Small Place by Jamaica Kincaid.
While I will give you some specific prompts that you may want to consider within your analysis, the general focus of your writing is up to you. General Analysis Questions
Kincaid Focused Questions Argument Analysis Analyze Kincaid’s argument:
Rhetorical Analysis Analyze Kincaid’s use of second person point-of-view:
General Analysis Format
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Rhetorical Analysis Paragraph Part 1 | Due end of day Friday Do Now | Make a Google Document Title: FirstLast Name | Jamaica Kincaid | Rhetorical Analysis 1 Share with Addie Do Now:
Circle up: 1:45.
Ticket out: Turn in google classroom document. Do Now:
Do Next: 15-20 minutes.
What similarities exist between the Antiguan's and Wisconsin Native Americans? Thinking Routine Claim/Support/Question 1. Make a claim about the topic – an explanation or interpretation of some aspect of the topic. 2. Identify support for your claim – things you see, feel, and know that support your claim. 3. Ask a question related to your claim – What’s left hanging? What isn’t explained? What new reasons does your claim raise? Do Next: 2:05 circle up to discuss. Ticket out: Hard copy of thinking routine. Do Now:
Every native everywhere lives a life of overwhelming and crushing banality and boredom and desperation and depression, and every deed, good and bad, is an attempt to forget this....Some natives — most natives in the world — cannot go anywhere” (18). Do Next: What is going in this map?
Do Next: Back to our tables.
Island vs. Wisconsin Perspectives Lesson Question / Objective. What similarities exist between the Antiguans and Wisconsin Native Americans?
Read: Either #1 or #2, then #3
4. The Black Hawk War Ticket out: One Wisconsin Native American fact. Studio Time
Accordion Book Checklist | A Small Place, Jamaica Kincaid
Reminder: British Imperialism | Circle of Viewpoints should be completed if you left Dan's class with it on Monday. Silent Reading | Part III of A Small Place Annotations
Writing Conference | Addie will conference with you on your rhetorical strategies sticky note annotations. Do Now:
Learning Objectives:
Circle Up @ 2:05 to share your viewpoints in a discussion format. Ticket-out: Hardcopy of Circle of Viewpoints. Reminder: Google classroom "Sourcing | Antigua Historical info" notes on should be completed by now. I'll be checking them at weeks end.
Please grab your Accordion Books. As you watch the TedTalk, complete the following activity in your accordion book:
Compass Points:
Reconsider: The Effects of Gentrification in Milwaukee, WUWM
Add to your Compass Points by (re)considering the same questions in regards to this podcast:
A Small Place | Read Part III to the break on page 52
Do Now:
Do Next:
Complete narratives for each of the remaining bulleted sections below in the same google classroom note taking space. You will be gathering as a class at the end of the period to discuss key elements of each section. West Indies http://www.discoveringbristol.org.uk/slavery/routes/places-involved/west-indies/
Classroom work sessions: Today, Wednesday 1/2, & Thursday 1/3. Due Date: Monday, 1/7/19 Do Next | 2:10 | Circle-up
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