What is a FRAME?!

1. THE What is a FRAME?! A graphic organizer we use to help us structure our papers. We use it to help us remember to include all important details and parts in a paper. a basic structure that underlies or supports a system, concept, or text.

2. There are endless amounts and kinds of FRAMES, but they all do the same thing. Frames help us organize our thoughts and ideas. They help us plan out what we are going to write before we write it. The FRAME also helps us to remember all the important details and parts in a paper. What do they do???

3. As we look through some examples of different types of FRAMES I’d like you to jot down some things you see that are similar.

4. Subject The FRAME Routine Restated prompt Essential details Essential details Essential details So What? (Closing sentence)

5. Subject The FRAME Routine Restated prompt In the novel, Harper Lee uses word choice and tone to help convey I agree/disagree (that) In the screenplay/novel the message is Essential details Essential details Essential details So What? (Closing sentence)

6. Key Topic The FRAME Routine is about… Main idea Main idea Main idea Essential details Essential details Essential details So What? (What’s important to understand about this?) TRANSITION: TRANSITION: TRANSITION: TRANSITION: TRANSITION: TRANSITION: TRANSITION: TRANSITION: TRANSITION: TRANSITION: TRANSITION: TRANSITION: TRANSITION:

7. Where does inner strength come from? The FRAME Routine Topic Sentence/Thesis Character/Person Character/Person Character/Person Supporting details Supporting details Supporting details Textual Evidence Textual Evidence Textual Evidence Explanation Explanation Explanation So What? (What’s important to understand about this?)

8. The FRAME Routine What is distracted driving and why is there a law about it? Topic Sentence/Thesis Definition The Law Reasons Supporting details Supporting details Supporting details Notes Notes Notes So What? (What’s important to understand about this?)

9. Key Topic The FRAME Routine is about… Main idea Main idea Main idea Main idea Main idea Main idea Main idea Main idea So What? (What’s important to understand about this?)

10. Key Topic Is about Main Idea Essential Details Main Idea Essential Details Main Idea Essential Details Essential Details Main Idea Essential Details Main Idea So What? What is important to understand about this?

12. Key Topic The FRAME Routine is about… Main idea Main idea Main idea Essential details Essential details Essential details So What? (What’s important to understand about this?)

13. Key Topic Is about So What?

14. What was the same? Subject/Key Topic Restated Prompt/Is about… Essential Details/Supporting Details Conclusion (So What?) These are the IMPORTANT things to include in your paper!

15. Subject The FRAME Routine Restated prompt Even though Daniel Keyes wrote Flowers for Algernon in 1967, its messages about humanity still are true today. One of these themes is _______________________________________________________________________________________. Essential details Essential details Essential details So What? (Closing sentence) In conclusion, a theme in the novel Flowers for Algernon is _______________________________________. I (agree/disagree) with the author’s message. (Write a sentence or two explaining why or giving an example of how this theme is/is not relevant today.)

16. Please fill in your FRAME as I fill in mine. Change things as you see fit on your FRAME. It shouldn’t be exactly the same as mine.

17. Subject Flowers for Algernon Theme The FRAME Routine Restated prompt Even though Daniel Keyes wrote Flowers for Algernon in 1966, its messages about growing up are timeless. One of these themes is _______________________________________________________________________________________. People treat people with disabilities poorly. First fill in the subject. What are we going to write this paper about? Essential details Essential details Essential details Next, we need to add in our theme. What theme do you have the most evidence for and feel you could explain the best? So What? (Closing sentence) In conclusion, a theme in the novel Flowers for Algernon is _______________________________________. I (agree/disagree) with the author’s message. (Write a sentence or two explaining why or giving an example of how this theme is/is not relevant today.)

18. Now, we are going to work on our body paragraphs. My first piece of evidence to support the theme is from the first progress report of the book. First, Second, Third, Next, Another. Transition sentence Textual evidence. Make sure you write it correctly and include your citation! Quotations Word for word Ellipsis – Don’t use () Citation “Frank and Joe say they are my friends. We laff and have good times. They tell me to mop out the toilet . Sometimes when I meet them for lunch there not there” (Keyes 13). 1. Who’ssaying it? 2. What/Whyare they saying? 3. Howdoes it connect to the theme? Explanation of evidence and how it supports the theme This evidence supports the theme statement. Charlie, who is mentally disabled, assumes Joe and Frank are his friends because they laugh with him. Charlie doesn’t realize they are laughing at him. I think this still continues today. Many people will make fun of others because they are not as intelligent as they are. You try!

19. Lastly, we need to fill in our conclusion. Please restate the theme you’ve chosen here. You also need to decide if you agree or disagree with the theme. Once you’ve added your opinion please support it with an example from your life/another book/movie that supports your answer. In conclusion, a theme in the novel Flowers for Algernon is people treat people with disabilities poorly. I agree with the author’s message. While growing up, I saw people in my school make fun of those who struggled. I believe that humanity, regardless of the time period, still struggles to accept everyone.