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Exit Slip | Rhetorical Strategies Rhetoric is the use of language to persuade an audience to understand the writer's perspective in nonfiction text. There are several rhetorical strategies we will analyze when reading A Small Place this unit. To develop an understanding of these strategies do some quick research: define the strategy, construct a symbol you think represents the strategy, and explain your symbol.
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Thinking Routine | Creative Hunt Consider the image on the paper given to you at the door.
Allegory of the Cave, Plato Read Allegory of the Cave by Plato. Respond to the following questions in your accordion book:
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Find your post it note with your studio time goal from Monday. Evaluate this, project forward with a specific new goal for the session today. Individually: Check in with Dan with this goal. Dates:
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Thematic Statement Definition/Purpose: A thematic statement is a complete sentence that expresses a universal theme. A thematic statement concludes your literary analysis by answering So What? It explains to your readers why the topic of analysis is important, what it teaches the reader about the world, about humans, about society. Step 1: Pick a thematic topic conveyed in your essay rough draft SOME examples:
Parking Lot After your thematic statement has been approved, write on the Parking Lot for future reference, inspiration, discussion. Studio Time | Analysis Writing Today is continued studio time for your Kite Runner essay. If Addie is not conferencing with you, please work on this essay. Consider the components of strong analysis below. Do each your analysis paragraphs contain these elements?
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Analysis | True For Who? Activity
PROMPT: America acts as a place for Amir to initially rehash his memories of Afghanistan and later work towards redemption. On the other hand, America is a place where Baba mourns his memories and the loss of the place he called home. For Sohrab, America is perhaps something different all together. DRAMATIZE: For each viewpoint respond to the question, How has the world changed?
BABA SOHRAB AFGHANISTAN REFLECT ON NEW IDEAS: What does this situation expose about the generational differences between these characters? About their relationship with Afghanistan? About the generational differences in Afghanistan’s history? Synthesis | Peel the Fruit Activity
Creation | Construct thesis statement, needs Addie's approval Definition/Purpose: topic + argument = thesis. The author presents the audience with the framework of the argument. The audience has a clear understanding of what the text will be about, encouraging them to read further. Outline and Format: Be extremely specific when filling out your answers to the following questions. This worksheet will become the road map for both your thesis statement and your Bridge paper. The more specific you are now the easier it will be to write your essay. Finally, remember that a solid Bridge paper is written in academic language, meaning it should maintain third person point-of-view. Avoid pronouns like I, me, we, ours, us, etc. What | What is your topic? Why | What is important about your topic? What do you want your audience to understand about your topic? What is the outcome? How | Based on your answers from why, how do ensure this happens? What evidence are you going to use to prove your argument true? Who | On occasion it may be necessary to indicate a specific group of people. This group would indicate the who. This group would indicate the who. For example, the information provided above might be relevant only to students or young adults, which you would indicate here. Thesis Statement | Combine the above answers into one sentence. |
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