Agenda Honors 9 August 2, 2013

1. Agenda Honors 9August 2, 2013 Learning Goal: Students will be able to discern between a summary and an analysis to better prepare their notes from their summer reading

2. Honors 9 • Warm Up: Section 1 of your Ntbk- Notes • Answer these questions: • What is the definition of summary? • What is the definition of analysis? • How are the two ideas different?

3. Defined: • Summary: Presenting information in a quick or precise way, listing the most important details (What?) • Analysis: Breaking down a piece of information into its smaller parts, then determining each part’s individual importance, along with how the parts all work together for a desired effect (Why?)

4. How are they different? • A summary will simply RESTATE what you already read, or know, or could read on the page. No new thoughts or information is added to discussion. • An analysis will look at the reasons why an author or writer would choose to use certain words, images, ideas, or a certain style to convey meaning (theme) or feeling/ attitude (tone), and how all the elements combine forces to become the theme.

5. Examples: Summary In chapter 1 of The Secret Life of Bees, Lily, the main character, tells us about the story of her mother and the day she died. Lily doesn’t remember all the details about her mother or her mother’s death clearly, she can only tell us what she does remember, like how she and her mother have the same color of hair. Along with the story of the death, Lily also talks about her horrible time living with T-ray, and that he makes her kneel on Martha Whites grits as punishment. She is also having dreams or visions about bees and then she decides to prove that they are real by catching the bees in a jar. Finally, Lily is going to town with her housekeeper and nanny, Rosaleen, and Rosaleen pours her snuff juice onto the feet of some white men and gets arrested for disturbing the peace.

6. Examples: Analysis In chapter 1 of The Secret Life of Bees, Sue Monk Kidd uses imagery, foreshadowing, and symbolism to help develop the character of Lily, the narrator. Lily’s voice is one of youth and innocence, due to her young age, and as she is telling her story, she includes many small details, such as “The scent got laid down in me in a permanent way and had all the precision of cinnamon” (6), that add to the imagery of each sense, not just sight. Along with this, Lily’s voice is developed through her foreshadowing moments, showing that she has matured beyond the stories she is telling and learned from her experiences in a reflective tone. Who once believed “ I am not popular and never will be” (8), now believes that she says “Right now it’s enough to say that despite everything that happened that summer, I remain tender towards the bees” (2). The bees are introduced as a symbol of that summer for Lily, and perhaps a symbol of the theme of learning one’s independence.

7. Why is the 2nd better? • The 2nd paragraph I showed you was not listing facts without connecting them to a main idea- for this example the idea that Lily has matured and changed due to her experiences (which she will explain further as you read the novel). All the characteristics or techniques (quotes) are FACTS and then the analysis EXPLAINS WHY they are important in understanding the scene and the overall story!

8. Are you summarizing or analyzing? • Look through your notes from the summer reading. Are they in chronological order of the chapter? Do they mark different elements? Are they organized by category or at least labeled? After marking down quotes or passages, do you explain the importance?

9. On your own: • Using your summer reading journal notes, find a passage that you marked “for close reading”. These passages should be important parts of the novel, or paragraphs full of imagery that is intriguing and worth reading over and over. After choosing a passage and recording page number from your notes (or from the novel), WRITE an analysis in your NOTES section of your notebook. • This should be a paragraph in length. • Include textual support (details, quoted) when possible • Identify the techniques or literary elements in the passage first, then tie them to a larger theme (like during yesterday’s poster presentations. • Have me read your analysis to make sure you are on the right track and ok it.