December 11, 2012

1. December 11, 2012 -You will need your composition book and your handout from yesterday -You need your Huck Finn novel out Reminders: *SSR TEST TOMORROW! BRING YOUR NOVEL! *Read Chapters 24-25 for tomorrow (no quiz…but you are responsible for them)

2. Today First half of class… • Finishing up the handout with your group then discussing the answers • Remember…use QUOTATIONS to support your answers • This is a deeper thinking activity…this means you are going to have to inference and talk things out to make it work!

3. Today Second half of class… • Learning how to write a thesis statement for a literary analysis paper Thesis statements

4. Analyzing the prompt • Read prompt • Underline key words • Bullet those key words • Brainstorm answers to bullets • Use brainstorming to write THESIS STATEMENT

5. Example for Pre-write Structure • KEYWORD – Brainstormed answers • KEYWORD – Brainstormed answers • KEYWORD – Brainstormed answers Thesis Statement: include title & author of work and combine brainstorm TS idea #1 TS idea #2 TS idea #3 CD CDCD CD CDCD Quotes from reading Quotes from reading Quotes from reading

6. How do I know how many CDs? 3 body paragraphs = 2 CDs each Always same ratio; 1 CD : 2 CM

7. The Pre-Write • No complete sentences • Except for? • THESIS STATEMENT • No commentary • ONLY concrete details

8. What about intros and conclusions? • Introduction • 1-3 sentences • Attention getter, transition sentence, thesis • Conclusion • 1-3 sentences, wrap-up with thematic statement

9. Time Management • 50 minutes • You WILL be able to use your pre-writes (if you abide by the pre-write rules) • You will not be allowed extra time

10. THESIS Statements! • From a novel or play of literary merit, select an important character who is a villain. Then in a well-organized essay, analyze the nature of the character’s villainy and show how it enhances meaning in the work. • Literary work: The Scarlett Letter • Villain: Chillingworth • Nature of villainy: secretive, deceitful, vengeful • Meaning/theme: Hidden guilt destroys; public penance purifies • How enhances: He contrasts Hester; echoes Dimmsdale

11. Thesis Statement from Pre-write In Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter, Chillingworth, who is secretive, deceitful, and vengeful, contrasts Hester and echoes Dimmsdaleto show that hidden guilt destroys and public penance purifies.

12. Practice! • Look at your prompt sheet

13. Prompt 1 Satire is a kind of literature that tries to open people’s eyes to the need for change by exposing the flaws of a person or society. Satirists’ main weapon is humor. Discuss Twain’s satirical use of humor and what flaws he is attempting to expose.

14. What your pre-write would look like • Satirical use of humor • Example, example, example • Flaws exposing • Example, example, example • EXAMPLE THESIS • In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain ______________ to expose his views about _____________________________. TS (Exposure of Religion) TS (Exposure of Society) CD CD CD CD CD CD CD CD

15. NOTICE! • There are NO CMs (commentary) • There is only ONE complete sentence (THESIS)

16. Prompt 2 • What theme do you think is the most important in this novel? State the theme and then give examples that reveal this theme throughout the novel. • Theme • Theme 1, Theme 2, Theme 3 • Examples revealing theme • Example, example, example Then you would come up with a THESIS, and you would find your four CDs

17. Prompt 3 • Huckleberry Finn faces several important moral choices in the course of the novel. Examine these moral choices and what they reveal about his character. • Moral choices Huck faces • Example, example, example • Reveal about his character • Example, example, example

18. For the rest of the period… • Go through the prompts with your peers and pull out the key words from each prompt. Bullet and brainstorm a few ideas for each prompt