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Response to Literature

Response to Literature. CA State Standards Writing 2.2 Reading 3.3, 3.4 Mrs. Lutz 7 th ELA. Learning Objective. Today we will …learn how to identify theme, characterization, and turning point in a passage CFU. Activate Prior Knowledge.

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Response to Literature

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  1. Response to Literature CA State Standards Writing 2.2 Reading 3.3, 3.4 Mrs. Lutz 7th ELA

  2. Learning Objective Today we will …learn how to identify theme, characterization, and turning point in a passage CFU

  3. Activate Prior Knowledge Reviewed :major themes in literature such as Good vs. Evil, Humility, Respect, Love Std. 3.4 Direct Characterization : When author states what character is like and IndirectCharacterization: Where you find out about the character through his thoughts, words and actions. Std. 3.3

  4. Concept Development Definition Response to Literature (with essay writing) is Analyzing a passage to determine : • Theme • Character’s Traits • Turning Point • Why it was written

  5. Previous Example from Writing for Excellence

  6. Turning Point Compassionate/Helpful Lazy/Arrogant

  7. Humble/Respectful

  8. How Leo Learned to be King • Theme: Humility, Respect, Treating Others How You Want to be Treated • Character Traits at Beginning Lazy/Arrogant • Turning Point Helpful/Compassionate • End Humble/Helpful/ Respectful • Why written: To teach it’s better to be humble and helpful than arrogant and lazy. • CFU

  9. Non-Example The most important event in Katherine Paterson’s Bridge to Terabithia is when Jess and Leslie build their fort. Jess is a shy boy who wants to be an artist, and Leslie is the new girl in the neighborhood. They don’t fit in with the other kids, but they get along with each other. Together, Jess and Leslie create Terabithia, a secret meeting place in the woods. (cont.)

  10. Non-Example Continued • To get there, they must cross a creek by swinging on an old rope. Jess and Leslie build a wooden fort in Terabithia and spend a lot of time there. Their little wooden fort takes them to a thousand places. The day Jess and Leslie create Terabithia is the day they began to build their friendship. • There are few character traits and no turning point even though it does have a theme.

  11. Non-Example: This is a Summary even though it has an opinion The adventure in Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter is very exciting. In the story, Peter sneaks into Mr. McGregor’s garden. Mr. McGregor sees Peter and chases him all around the garden. Peter looses his shoes and jacket. He is a naughty bunny, but I don’t blame him. Sneaking into the garden is more fun than gathering blackberries.

  12. Importance A. District Benchmark Assessment B. California State Test(s) C. District Writing Assessment

  13. Skill Development/ How To Read the passage carefully • Take Notes or underline • Look for what the character does or feels (verbs/adverbs/adjectives) • A. Beginning, Middle, End • Look for a place in the story where the character changes (evolves) attitude/action • Identify Theme • CFU

  14. Guided Practice • Teacher models “To Sleep Under the Stars”

  15. Independent Practice • Students read with partner “Gabriella”

  16. Closure: • 1. How do you find the turning point in a story? • 2. Characterization lets us know what the character is thinking and ___________. • 3. Do Themes have meaning?

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