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American Literature

American Literature. Common Assessment Vocabulary. Accurate Adapts Address Alternative Analyze Apply Appropriate Argue Aspect Asserts Assess Assume Assumption Audience Audience Challenge Characteristic Claims Communicates Concludes Conduct Connects Connotation Consistent

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American Literature

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  1. American Literature

  2. Common Assessment Vocabulary Accurate Adapts Address Alternative Analyze Apply Appropriate Argue Aspect Asserts Assess Assume Assumption Audience Audience Challenge Characteristic Claims Communicates Concludes Conduct Connects Connotation Consistent Context Contrasts Create Critical Critique Demonstrates Derived Describes Develop Device Discrepancy Discuss Effective Emphasis Evaluate Excerpt Expresses Focus Function Infer Intend Judgment Literal Logic Paraphrase Predict Presents Prevails Purpose Reflect Represents Reveal Sequence Specific State Statement Structure Suggests Supplements Support Synthesize Thesis Vary

  3. Assisted Suicide Or A Show Of Love? You will use the article to answer the following . . . Should Purdy have been arrested in connection with his wife’s death? Use details from the text to support your answer. Rubric

  4. 7 Habits of an ADVANCED reader • They stay alert, even if the text is BORING! • They think about the title. • They preview text features. • They think about the words they don’t know. • They stay alert even if the text is BORING! • They stop and review what they’ve read, especially if they don’t understand what is going on. • They think about the author’s intent.

  5. After Reading • After you have read the text, find a partner. • In your pair, discuss both sides of the argument. • Decide upon at least 2 reasons why someone might say that this is assisted suicide and at least 2 reasons why someone might say that this is an act of love. • Discuss each person’s point of view and why.

  6. Grammar Review 5 things all sentences must do . . .????? • Start with a capital letter. • End with punctuation. • Have a subject. • Have a verb. • Make sense.

  7. OREO Strategy When writing and you have a text in front of you—a good way to construct your paragraphs is by— O- Offering your opinion in a clear topic sentence R- Refer to a line or a quote from the work to give an example E- Explain the quote in your own words and tell how the line proves your original point O-Offer an overall statement that summarizes your point and connects it to something else in literature, life etc.

  8. PAPER STRUCTURE (oresreo?) • Claim (O-opinion) • Evidence(Refer to a quote/line in passage that supports you) • Elaboration(Explain your quote and how it supports your point of view) • State the Counterclaim(Some people might think that… Some could say…) • Evidence (Refer to a quote/line in passage that REFUTES that evidence) • Elaboration (Explain your quote and how it refutes the other side) • Conclude (Offer an overall statement that summarizes your point or connects to some other literature or to life)

  9. Example: • Richard’s mother punished him appropriately for the crime. The text says that Richard’s little brother said, “Don’t do that,” when he began burning the broom straws. In addition, Richard himself stated, “There was only my picture book and my mother would beat me if I burned that.” Both of these pieces of evidence show that Richard knew that his actions were wrong before he burned anything. Some people might say that his mother should not have punished a four-year-old so severely. However, the text says, “The screams came louder. I saw the image of my grandmother lying helplessly upon her bed and there were yellow flames in her black hair. Was my mother afire? Would my brother burn?” These thoughts occur to Richard when he hides under the house. Although he worries about his family members, during this entire time, he does not climb out from underneath the house to ensure their safety. He thinks only of himself and the whipping he might receive. He, therefore, risks the life of his entire family out of selfishness. This punishment is appropriate because Richard risked the lives of everyone in his family, and his punishment justly puts his life in danger.

  10. Assisted Suicide Or A Show Of Love? You will use the article to answer the following . . . Should Purdy have been arrested in connection with his wife’s death? Use details from the text to support your answer. Rubric

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