Tuesday
November 19, 2013 (11.19.13)
Materials
Agenda
Time Estimate
Composition Book
+ Pen or Pencil
5-7
15-20
10-15
25-30
Remaining
Activity
Warm Up
Notes: Thesis Statements
Solo: Work on Thesis Statement
Read: Chapter 6
Teams: Lit Circles (Chapter 6)
Lord of the Flies
Announcements
Warm Up
November 19, 2013 (11.19.13)
Volume-O-Meter: 0 (Silence)
Time: 5 Minutes
------------------------------------------------------------------------------Word Part of the Day:
vox / voc / vok – to call / voice
1. Write down the word part of the day and its definition.
Now, brainstorm and write down as many words as you
can that contain that word part.
2. Choose one word from the words you came up with.
Now, write a sentence with that word that uses context
clues to help give away the definition in the sentence.
Transition
Notes
Thesis Statements
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 A quick 1-2 sentence opener
that helps the reader
generalize your ideas
 Goes at beginning of first
paragraph
 Other subjects may have it
placed last in the opening
paragraph
Thesis Statements
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Three Parts
1. A subject = title of work and
author
2. A method = a technique,
device the author uses
3. A message = an idea or
lesson the author wants the
reader to consider
Thesis Statements
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Write Down One:
• In Rabbit, Run, John Updike uses biblical names to reveal
deeper insight into his characters and their personalities.
• In One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, McMurphy, the Chief
and the Big Nurse, are excellent examples of Sigmund
Freud’s Id, Ego and Super ego.
• In The Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbeck uses one family’s
journey as a metaphor for the hardships experienced by
all families during the dustbowl.
Work on Thesis Statement
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 Hampton will be around for help
 Start with paper topic (genre, philosophical, etc.)
 Build thesis; use three parts:
 A subject = title of work and author
 A method = a technique, device the author uses
 A message = an idea or lesson the author wants the reader
to consider
Read: Lord of the Flies
 Read Chapter 6
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 Rotate roles
 Complete role in notebook
 25-30 minutes
 Share role when complete