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Analyzing American Fiction

C-Scope Unit 1, lesson 1. Analyzing American Fiction. What does it mean to be a reader?. Complete Reading Inventory. Mrs. Shiver’s last 3 books. The Help by Kathryn Stockett Unbroken by Laura Hildebrand Readicide by Kelly Gallagher. My favorites. Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt.

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Analyzing American Fiction

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  1. C-Scope Unit 1, lesson 1 Analyzing American Fiction

  2. What does it mean to be a reader? Complete Reading Inventory

  3. Mrs. Shiver’s last 3 books • The Help by Kathryn Stockett • Unbroken by Laura Hildebrand • Readicide by Kelly Gallagher

  4. My favorites

  5. Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt Recounting scenes from his childhood in New York City and Limerick, Ireland, McCourt paints a brutal yet poignant picture of his early days when there was rarely enough food on the table, and boots and coats were a luxury.

  6. The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls In The Glass Castle, Walls chronicles her upbringing at the hands of eccentric, nomadic parents--Rose Mary, her frustrated-artist mother, and Rex, her brilliant, alcoholic father.

  7. Born to Run by Christopher McDougall Full of incredible characters, amazing athletic achievements, cutting-edge science, and, most of all, pure inspiration, Born to Run is an epic adventure that began with one simple question: Why does my foot hurt? In search of an answer, Christopher McDougall sets off to find a tribe of the world’s greatest distance runners and learn their secrets, and in the process shows us that everything we thought we knew about running is wrong.

  8. What effective readers do

  9. “Old Man at the Bridge” by Ernest Hemmingway • I wonder why..? • I think… • This reminds me of… • Why does the author…? • I like the way the author…

  10. After reading • Analyze plot • Setting – Erbo River, 1938, Spanish Civil War • Characters – the man & the scout • Symbols – animals, the bridge • Theme – the old man is a symbol

  11. Effective readers • Would you consider yourself an effective reader? • What types of things do we read everyday?

  12. What does it mean to be a writer? • Complete Writer’s Inventory

  13. English III Journal • Writing completed in the journal is informal, but will likely lead to ideas for future polished pieces. • I am the only one who will read your journal. • Journal will be a major grade every 6-weeks. • At the end of this six-weeks, you will be writing a short, fictional story.

  14. Why is writing a relevant skill? • Your journal is where you will explore techniques and tools writers use as well as record important thoughts, feelings, ideas and dreams. • Being a writer means being able to communicate thinking.

  15. Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe’ • Idgie Threadgoode - This character is a blond-haired tomboy who doesn't believe in racism, and is locally famous for starting the Whistle Stop Cafe. • Dot Weems - This character runs the post office and the local newspaper in the town of Whistle Stop.

  16. Fried Green Tomatoes • The Whistle Stop Café opens in Alabama in 1929. Although Idgie Threadgoode runs the place, she has hired two African-American women, Sipsey and Onzell, to do the cooking so her customers don't have to worry about being poisoned. • Dot Weems comes into the café with her husband, Wilbur to write an article for the Weems Weekly, a newspaper. Wilbur thinks the food at the Whistle Stop is so good, he might not ever eat at home again.

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