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English 10 Honors Day 28. Objective: To effectively use the SIFT strategy to understand author’s message. Homework. Look over your notes for “My Mother Pieced Quilts.” Fill in the SIFT chart on page 56.
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English 10 Honors Day 28 Objective: To effectively use the SIFT strategy to understand author’s message
Homework • Look over your notes for “My Mother Pieced Quilts.” • Fill in the SIFT chart on page 56. • Note that the textual detail column should be quotes and details from the text while the analysis or interpretation column should be the effect of each element and/or significance or what the elements shows the audience.
Everyday Use • As we read “Everyday Use” on pages 58-65, answer the Key Ideas and Details questions. • After reading, complete the SIFT chart on page 66.
Tear out each of your SIFT charts. Compare and contrast the ideas on them. • Then, create a diagram that answers the following questions: • What does the quilt in each story represent? • How does each quilt convey the family’s heritage? • In the margins of your diagram, create a claim or thesis about the stories that could potentially be used in your essay for EA 2. (To what extent does culture influence one’s view of the world and others?) • Your essay for EA 2 will be an argument, which includes claims and counter claims. Write a counter claim in response to the claim you just wrote.
Homework • Complete an organizer for each of the texts we read in preparation for EA 2.