English 9 Day 35

Objective: To review key events in part 1 and formulate thesis statement in preparation for EA

Part 1 Review

• Pair up!

• Each pair will be given a chapter from Part 1. In 10 minutes, come up with a few key events from the chapter or a summary of the chapter.

• 2 = chapters 1 and 2

• 3-10 = number of chapter (i.e. 3s do chapter 3)

• Jacks = chapter 11

• Each group share your ideas.

Big Ideas

• You each have a list of important passages from Part 1.

• Read them and decide on a few categories for the quotes. (a quote could go into more than one category)

• Place the quotes in the appropriate category.

• We will add to these as we read.

Analysis Essay

• Write a passage analysis of a key coming-of-age scene from To Kill a Mockingbird. After annotating the text to analyze Harper Lee’s use of literary elements in your selected passage, write an essay explaining how the literary elements in this passage help develop a theme or key idea in the novel.

• Looking at the passages we have, choose one to work with as a class.

• Copy it. Annotate it.

• What key idea does it convey?

• How is it a coming of age moment?

• What literary devices does the author use?

• What is the effect of these devices?

• How is this passage connected to a larger, important idea or message?

• Now, decide on a potential thesis statement we can use.

• Remember: a thesis statement

• Is the main idea for the entire essay

• Must include your main points (topics for body paragraphs)