Monday, May 2

DO NOW:

• ​​daily check-in

LEARNING GOALS

• Analyze how content and style contribute to effectiveness of a text

​​AGENDA

• Finish posting personal paragraph response (6-8 sentences) for "Little Woman from Lame Deer" using paragraph structure below.
  • PARAGRAPH STRUCTURE
  • CLAIM: An assertion of the truth of something. In this case, it’s what you’re trying to prove about the story
  • SIGNAL PHRASE: An introduction or transition to a piece of evidence. Usually references the context of the story or the author.
  • EVIDENCE (x2): The evidence is the data used to support the claim. This can be explicit (directly stated) or implicit (implied) from the story.
  • ANALYSIS (x2): A breakdown of the evidence. This should explain the “why and how” of the evidence as support for the claim. It is your reasoning for why you think what you do.
    
    
•  Class discussion prep: Message and effectiveness
  1. How does Spear set up the exposition to the story?
  2. What is Spear's main conflict? How do you know? How does this issue build or expand as the story goes on?
  3. How does the story resolve? Why do you think she ended it like this?
     
     
• Class Discussion (~25 minutes)