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Analysis Writing. What does it mean to analyze?. Why do we have to do it?. Short Answer Response:. You need to know how to develop short-answer responses for several reasons: It introduces you to analysis writing, which you will be doing through your 4 years of high school (and into college).
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What does it mean to analyze? Why do we have to do it?
Short Answer Response: • You need to know how to develop short-answer responses for several reasons: • It introduces you to analysis writing, which you will be doing through your 4 years of high school (and into college). • STAAR expects students to respond to reading prompts in this format. • Basically, they are well-developed body paragraphs. Well-developed body paragraphs will be necessary for all your essay writing in any English class.
Some terms you need to know… Thesis statement Topic Statement (Sentence) Answer Statement (Sentence) What is the difference? Text Evidence/Support Transitional Sentence Rephrased Topic Sentence “quote” SAR = Short Answer Response
Getting started… Here is an example of a writing prompt that asks you to analysis a piece of literature and then respond in a short-answer response. Writing Prompt: In the novel, Of Mice and Men, what significant lesson does Steinbeck illustrate to his readers? The first step is to figure out what the prompt is asking you to prove.
To build an answer statement that offers analysis, you need to include three things: What? To What Effect??? How?? “What”: What is being discussed? What piece, or area of a piece, are you focusing on? “To What Effect”: What enduring effect has the piece had on you? “How”: What “tool” is the author using to create the lasting effect you are experiencing? (We have only touched on a few tools so far…there are many more and we will continue to introduce them throughout the year).
Writing Prompt: In the novel, Of Mice and Men, what significant lesson does Steinbeck illustrate to his readers? Example: In the novel Of Mice and Men, Steinbeck uses (list a tool here) to demonstrate that courage can be seen in unlikely people. To What Effect??? What??? How??? The next step would be to find quotes to support this answer statement.
Writing Prompt: In the novel, Of Mice and Men, what significant lesson does Steinbeck illustrate to his readers? I have constructed five answer/topic statements for you. In Steinbeck’s novel, Of Mice and Men, (name a character/s) express(es) the depth of friendship. In Steinbeck’s novel, Of Mice and Men,(name a character/s) portray(s) how difficult life was during the 1930’s. In Steinbeck’s novel, Of Mice and Men, (name a character/s) help(s) illustrate the lesson that isolation can be devastating. In Steinbeck’s novel, Of Mice and Men,(name a character/s), communicate(s) the lesson that dreams do not always come true In Steinbeck’s novel, Of Mice and Men, (name a character/s) present(s) the lesson that morality is a complex principle. Homework: You are to choose one and find 6 quotes you feel would help prove what is stated in the answer/topic statement you have chosen.
Answer Statement: In the novel Of Mice and Men, Steinbeck uses (name of a character/s) to demonstrate that courage can be seen in unlikely people. Quotes: Carlson: “‘You come after me, an’ Ill kick your God damn head off’” (Steinbeck 62). Candy: “‘Maybe there was a time when we was scared of getting’ canned, but we ain’t no more. We got our own lan’, and it’s ours, an’ we c’n go to it’” (Steinbeck 79). Candy: “he had control of himself…‘I might of knew…you just go along an’ roll your hoop’” (Steinbeck 79). Crooks: “’You got no rights messing around here at all. Now you jus’ get out, an’ get out quick’” (Steinbeck 80). Crooks: “A colored man got to have some right even if he don’t like ‘em’” (Steinbeck 82). Narrator: “George raised his gun and steadied it, and he brought the muzzle of it close to the back of Lennie’s head. The hand shook violently, but his face set and his hand steadied. He pulled the trigger” (106).
What do you need for a successful short-answer response? Answer Statement: This will be the first sentence of your response. In this first sentence, you should directly answer the writing prompt by using our “what”, “how”, and “to what effect” approach. Remember, you do not have to write your statement in that exact order. Text:These are the quotes you plan to use to support the claim/assertion you have introduced in your answer statement. You need at least two and they need to be imbedded, not floating. Analysis: For each section of text you choose to use for your support, you must now explain (using the depth of analysis, not summary) how that particular bit of text helps prove the claim/assertion you stated in your first sentence. Rephrased Answer Statement: This last sentence needs to bring closure to your short-answer response. Take the main idea of your Answer Statement and revise for the sentence to be successful.
Writing Prompt: In the novel, Of Mice and Men, what significant lesson does Steinbeck illustrate to his readers? In the novel Of Mice and Men, Steinbeck uses Crooks to demonstrate that courage can be seen in unlikely people. During this time in American history, an African American could be hanged for being direct or rude to a white person, and when Crooks tells Curley’s wife, “You got no rights messing around in here at all. Now you jus’ get out, an’ get out quick”(Steinbeck 80), he is putting his life in jeopardy. Two pages later, he risks his life again by verbalizing the frustration he feels regarding his situation as an African America during the 1930’s, “A colored man got to have some right even if he don’t like ‘em” (Steinbeck 82). For Crooks to risk his life by challenging the system, he demonstrates an enormous amount of courage. Steinbeck uses Crooks as a reminder to his readers that courage can come from the most unlikely people.
Writing Prompt: In the novel, Of Mice and Men, what significant lesson does Steinbeck illustrate to his readers? Answer Statement In the novel Of Mice and Men, Steinbeck uses Crooks to demonstrate that courage can be seen in unlikely people. During this time in American history, an African American could be hanged for being direct or rude to a white person, and when Crooks tells Curley’s wife, “You got no rights messing around in here at all. Now you jus’ get out, an’ get out quick”(Steinbeck 80), he is putting his life in jeopardy. Two pages later, he risks his life again by verbalizing the frustration he feels regarding his situation as an African America during the 1930’s, “A colored man got to have some rights even if he don’t like ‘em” (Steinbeck 82). For Crooks to risk his life by challenging the system, he demonstrates an enormous amount of courage. Steinbeck uses Crooks as a reminder to his readers that courage can come from the most unlikely people. Analysis Text Analysis Text Rephrased Answer Statement
