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Todays Goals
  1. Review character analysis
  2. Begin our next summative assessmenta character
    analysis essay.

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Review Character Analysis
  • Steps to character analysis
  • Choose a character.
  • Make a fact-based opinion statement about your
    character.
  • Support with textual evidence.

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Review Little Red Riding Hood
  • Steps to character analysis
  • Choose a character.
  • Little Red Riding Hood
  • Make a statement about your character.
  • Little Red Riding Hood is a victim of parental
    neglect.
  • What makes a good statement?

Good statement a fact-based opinion
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Thesis Statement
  • A thesis statement
  • is a complete sentence (subject verb).
  • informs your reader what your literary analysis
    is going to be about.
  • is the last sentence of the introduction
    paragraph.
  • is an analysis or opinion that you (the writer)
    are going to support or prove.

How does your character develop from the
beginning to the end of the story? How does your
character interact with other characters? How
does your character advance the plot or develop
theme?
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Do these statements work?
  • Little Red Riding Hood wears red a lot.
  • Nope the text states that Whenever she went
    out, the little girl wore a red riding cloak.
  • Problem dont use generic terms like a lot
  • Grandmother is shaken by her interaction with the
    wolf.
  • Nope the text states that she was frazzled
    after being cut out of the wolf (duh!).
  • The wolf is a cross-dresser.
  • Nope it doesnt work because this is a fact he
    dresses in grandmothers clothes.
  • The wolf does not identify himself as a male.
  • Potentialhe is drawn towards females in the
    story he wears womens clothes and perfume
  • Problem you probably cant write an entire
    essay

Remember our ultimate goal is to write a
character analysis essay
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Discuss Just Lather, Thats All
  1. Who is the good guy? How do you know?
  2. Who is the bad guy? How do you know?

Your thesis statement should NOT state who the
good or bad guy is why?
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Thesis Statement Examples
  • Example thesis statements
  • Little Red Riding Hood is reckless.
  • It takes a village to raise Little Red Riding
    Hood.
  • Little Red Riding Hood is the third of three
    generations of fools.
  • Little Red Riding Hood shares many
    characteristics with Gretel.
  • Where does a thesis statement belong inyour
    literary analysis?

Thesis
Your thesis is an opinion about the personality
or purpose of the character within the story.
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Character Analysis
L.02 Demonstrate command of the conventions of
standard English capitalization, punctuation, and
spelling when writing. L.02c Spell
correctly. L.03 Apply knowledge of language to
understand how language functions in different
contexts, to make effective choices for meaning
or style, and to comprehend more fully when
reading or listening. L.03a Write and edit work
so that it conforms to the guidelines in a style
manual (MLA format) W.09a Apply grades 910
Reading standards to literature. RL.01 Cite
strong and thorough textual evidence to support
analysis of what the text says explicitly as well
as inferences drawn from the text. RL.03 Analyze
how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple
or conflicting motivations) develop over the
course of a text, interact with other characters,
and advance the plot or develop the theme.
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Character Analysis Overview Graphic Organizer
  • Each shape represents one paragraph
  • are the introduction and conclusion
  • are the body paragraphs (3 minimum)

Introduction
Body paragraphs
Conclusion
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Introduction
  • An introduction paragraph for a literary analysis
    should include
  • Hookcatch your readers attention (more than one
    sentence)
  • Author and Story Title
  • Brief objective summaryfocusing on your chosen
    character
  • Thesis statement (last sentence)

Note it!
Begins broad
Ends with (narrow) thesis statement
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Thesis Statement
  • A thesis statement
  • is a complete sentence (subject verb).
  • informs your reader what your literary analysis
    is going to be about.
  • is the last sentence of the introduction
    paragraph.
  • is an analysis or opinion that you (the writer)
    are going to support or prove.

How does your character develop from the
beginning to the end of the story? How does your
character interact with other characters? How
does your character advance the plot or develop
theme?
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Whats next?
  • Once you have a thesis statement, the remainder
    of your character analysis is going to be focused
    on supporting your thesis statement.
  • You will support your thesis statement using
    information from the storyJust Lather, Thats
    All.

Each body paragraph should support your thesis
statement.
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Topic Sentences
  • Each of your body paragraphs (minimum of three)
    must support your thesis statement.
  • Each of your body paragraphs must begin with a
    topic sentence.
  • A topic sentence supports the thesis and includes
    the main point of the paragraph.

2nd point to support your thesis
1st point to support your thesis
3rd point to support your thesis
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Thesis and Topic Sentences Examples
  • Thesis Statement
  • Little Red Riding Hood is reckless.
  • Topic Sentences
  • She ignores warnings about Stranger Danger.
  • She approaches a wild animal as if he were a
    potential friend.
  • Once she recognizes that her grandmother is a
    wolf, she sticks around to ask questionsjust to
    make sure.

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Thesis and Topic Sentences Examples
  • Thesis Statement
  • Little Red Riding Hood is the third of three
    generations of fools.
  • Topic Sentences
  • Little Red Riding Hood makes several foolish
    decisions on her way to Grandmas.
  • Littles mother is no more wise in the way she
    counsels her daughter.
  • Its easy to see that this generational trait
    probably began with Grandma.

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Body Paragraphs
  • Using Textual Evidence to Prove It

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Supporting Evidence
  • In order to support your thesis statement and
    topic sentences, you will use textual evidence or
    quotes from your text.
  • A quote can be any written words from the text.
  • A quote does not have to be a character
    speaking (dialogue).
  • A quote should support your topic sentence.

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Quotes
  • When directly quoting the text, you must
  • Use quotation marks to signify words that are
    not your own.
  • Include the page number (in parentheses) of where
    you found the quote
  • The page number is part of the sentence
    therefore, the period is after the parentheses.
  • Example Her mother admits that the woods are a
    dangerous place, yet still sends Little Red
    Riding Hood off with a cautionary Dont talk to
    strangers (1).
  • BUT, if you summarize, dont use quotation marks,
    just include the page number
  • Example Instead of fleeing at the first sight of
    the wolf in her grandmothers house, Little Red
    Riding Hood asks a series of questions to clarify
    that the wolf is indeed not her grandmother (3).

Note it!
Note it!
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Plopping Quotes
  • No plopping!
  • A quote should not just be plopped into a
    paragraph.
  • A quote should be combined with two pieces of
    background information to form a complete
    sentence
  • Who
  • When
  • Quote who when complete quote sentence

Note it!
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Plopping Quotes
  • A quote should fit naturally into your writing
    and support the topic sentence.
  • Topic Sentence 1 Little RRH ignores warnings
    about stranger danger.
  • Quote to support "Don't dawdle along the way and
    please don't talk to strangers! (1).
  • Remember No Plopping!

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Example of plopping
  • Little RRH ignores warnings about Stranger
    Danger. "Don't dawdle along the way and please
    don't talk to strangers! (1). But sure enough,
    she takes her time and talks to the first wolf
    she sees.
  • The use of this quote is an example of plopping
    and what not to do. Why?

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Example Non-plopped Evidence
  • Little Red Riding Hood is a victim of parental
    neglect. Her mother admits that the woods are a
    dangerous place, yet still sends Little Red
    Riding Hood off with a cautionary Dont talk to
    strangers (1). Her mother has also been
    negligent in teaching Little Red Riding Hood how
    dangerous wild animals can be. When she
    encounters the wolf in the woods for the first
    time, Little Red Riding Hood is polite, thinking
    that no harm will befall her, and answers his
    questions instead of having the proper fear of
    the carnivorous, forest-dwelling animal (2).
    Little Red Riding Hoods parents have also done
    her a disservice in not curbing her intense
    curiosity. Instead of fleeing at the first sight
    of the wolf in her grandmothers house, Little
    Red Riding Hood asks a series of questions to
    clarify that the wolf is indeed not her
    grandmother (3), putting herself in a very
    precarious situation.

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Conclusion
  • A conclusion should include
  • Thesis statementrestated
  • A connection to the hookrestated
  • Restated means to state again using different
    words
  • A conclusion should not include
  • Any new information
  • Any repeated, word-for-word, sentences

Note it!
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Character Analysis Quiz
  • Directions Number your paper. Write the letter
    corresponding with the answer that best describes
    you.
  • Do you prefer having
  • more friends?
  • fewer, but better, friends?
  • Do you prefer eating
  • more pieces of pizza?
  • fewer pieces, but more pizza toppings?
  • Do you prefer receiving
  • more text messages?
  • fewer, but longer, text messages?

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  • Throughout the school year, do you prefer
  • more breaks?
  • fewer, but longer, breaks?
  • On your birthday, do you prefer
  • more presents?
  • fewer, but more expensive, presents?
  • Would you prefer
  • getting a good nights sleep?
  • taking multiple naps throughout the day?

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  • Do you prefer
  • getting organized and then finding support?
  • finding support and then organizing it?

Tally up your resultsare you an A person or a
B person?
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Character Analysis Quiz Results
  • The way you begin writing your essay can be based
    on the results of your quiz
  • Organize your thoughts into a fact-based opinion
    statement and topic sentences, then gather
    textual evidence to support.
  • Gather textual evidence, then organize your
    thoughts into a fact-based opinionstatement and
    topic sentences.
  • If you are somewhere in between, youll have to
    decide for yourself.

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  • Some of you have gathered evidence on a character
    from Just Lather, Thats All
  • You still have two choices on how to write your
    essay
  • Organize your thoughts into a fact-based opinion
    statement and topic sentences, then gather more
    textual evidence to support.
  • Gather more textual evidence, thenorganize your
    thoughts into a fact-basedopinion statement and
    topic sentences.
  • But first we discuss

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You have two choices A or B
  • A
  • Write your thesis statement.
  • Write your three topic sentences.
  • Find textual evidencequotes or summary of the
    text that support your topic sentences.
  • B
  • Find textual evidencequotes or summary of the
    text that support your topic sentences.
  • Now, based on the patterns or groupings in the
    evidence you collected
  • Write your thesis statement.
  • Write your three topic sentences.

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OrganizationJust Do It
  • Introduction
  • Hook
  • Author and Title
  • Brief Summary
  • Thesis
  • Body
  • Topic Sentence
  • Commentary
  • Textual Support
  • Topic Sentence
  • Commentary
  • Textual Support
  • Topic Sentence
  • Commentary
  • Textual Support
  • Conclusion
  • Restatement of thesis
  • Tie back to the hook

Note one!
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Title
  • When you give your essay a title, remember
  • There is no punctuation/font funkiness
  • It should be interesting and convey meaning
  • Character Analysis and Barber are bad titles
  • And now, a quiz . . .
  • Number your paper and do not talk

Note it!
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True/False Quiz
  1. The thesis is the last sentence of the
    introduction, and everything in the essay is
    about that sentence.
  2. A topic sentence is a reason why or one way that
    your thesis is true.
  3. You should use more than one quote or summary as
    support in each paragraph.
  4. Its important that you explain and make the
    writing flow around the textual evidence.
  5. Your thesis and topic sentences should not be
    textual evidence (e.g. a quote).
  6. A character is developed by what he says, what he
    does, and what other people say about him.
  7. The author and title of the story are not the
    first sentence of the introduction, but they
    should be included in the introduction.

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Youve got it lets go!
  • Start where you left off last time
  • Organize it
  • Find more textual evidence if needed
  • Think about your introduction and conclusion
  • Start drafting your essay
  • Double-check your notes
  • Make sure you have not plopped
  • You should have a rough draft by the end of the
    period if not, its homework
  • Bring a full draft with you next time we will be
    in the computer lab

A-day Lab 263 B-day Lab 203
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10/30 (Tuesday) and 10/31 (Wednesday)
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Tasks for Today
  • Pay close attention to your MLA formatting
  • Including internal citations (page numbers)
  • Instructions are in my outbox
  • Well begin together
  • Type your Character Analysis
  • Save often
  • Once it is typed, reread it to make sure (done
    today)
  • Youve included all of the parts
  • Youve developed it
  • Youve said what you meant to say
  • Next time
  • Editing
  • Finalizing
  • Due at class end

Open a Word document, save it, and stay with me.
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  • To change margins
  • Go to File then Page Setup and change all
    margins (top, bottom, right, and left) to 1 then
    click okay.
  • To change spacing
  • Go to Format then Paragraph and change Line
    spacing to Double.
  • To insert right-side header
  • Go to View then Header and Footer and click
    the Align Right button.
  • Type your last name and press the space bar ONCE.
  • Press Insert Page Number to automatically
    number the pages.
  • Press Close.
  • To insert left-side heading
  • Begin typing your name (enter), your teachers
    name (enter), the class and period (enter), and
    the date (enter).
  • You should only have to press enter once to get
    it to double-space.
  • After you type the date, press enter once then
    press the Center button to center the title
  • Type your title and press enter once. Press the
    Align Left button.
  • You may now begin typing your essay.
  • Be sure to use the Tab key to indent each new
    paragraph.

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11/01 (Thur.) and 11/02 (Fri.)
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FINAL DRAFT is DUE TODAY!
  • Edit and Scoring Sheet
  • Carefully edit and complete the student side
  • Rubrics are on the back
  • Print once
  • Reread your final copy
  • If you find errors, mark them on your printed
    copy
  • Show me to get a check off to print again
  • Staple the assessment sheet to the back of your
    essay.
  • Make sure youve assigned yourself scores
  • Turn it in before you go!
  • Next Time
  • Back to the classroom
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