How are literary analysis paragraphs written?
Objective: Students will be able to write well-focused character analysis paragraphs.
1. Word of the Day #5: ubiquitous
2. Language Lab: "Complete sentences contain complete thoughts." Change a sentence fragment to a complete sentence.
3. Writer's Notebook #5: Response to Part 1 of Fahrenheit 451
4. As a class, we discussed our reactions to Part 1 of Fahrenheit 451.
5. In small groups, we shared our insights into selected characters from Fahrenheit 451.
6. We learned the meaning of the following terms related to characterization: direct characterization, indirect characterization, protagonist, antagonist, antihero, secondary characters, sidekick, foil, sympathetic, unsympathetic, flat, round, static, and dynamic.
7. In pairs, we identified which characterization terms describe our chosen character.
8. We learned the TEXT structure for writing analysis paragraphs: T=topic sentence (introduction + claim), E=evidence to support the claim, X=explanation of how the evidence supports the claim, T=tie-up the ideas.
9. In pairs, we wrote an analysis paragraph about our chosen Fahrenheit 451 character, showing how the character represents one of the literary terms. (Here is an example using The Hound.)
10: Exit slip: Submit analysis paragraph.
For next time: Read pages 67-88 of Fahrenheit 451. After you read, list 5 conflicts in the story. For each conflict, write the type of conflict and why you think the author included this conflict in the story.
Objective: Students will be able to write well-focused character analysis paragraphs.
1. Word of the Day #5: ubiquitous
2. Language Lab: "Complete sentences contain complete thoughts." Change a sentence fragment to a complete sentence.
3. Writer's Notebook #5: Response to Part 1 of Fahrenheit 451
4. As a class, we discussed our reactions to Part 1 of Fahrenheit 451.
5. In small groups, we shared our insights into selected characters from Fahrenheit 451.
6. We learned the meaning of the following terms related to characterization: direct characterization, indirect characterization, protagonist, antagonist, antihero, secondary characters, sidekick, foil, sympathetic, unsympathetic, flat, round, static, and dynamic.
7. In pairs, we identified which characterization terms describe our chosen character.
8. We learned the TEXT structure for writing analysis paragraphs: T=topic sentence (introduction + claim), E=evidence to support the claim, X=explanation of how the evidence supports the claim, T=tie-up the ideas.
9. In pairs, we wrote an analysis paragraph about our chosen Fahrenheit 451 character, showing how the character represents one of the literary terms. (Here is an example using The Hound.)
10: Exit slip: Submit analysis paragraph.
For next time: Read pages 67-88 of Fahrenheit 451. After you read, list 5 conflicts in the story. For each conflict, write the type of conflict and why you think the author included this conflict in the story.