November 29 th – December 3rd

November 29th – December 3rd

Please find your seat, take out your HW, and copy down today’s objectives on your Do Now sheet.

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Jasmin Rachelle Reggie Gabe Danika

Dimitri Jasmine Josh Mimi Andrea

Jefferson Nicole Aaliyah Ashley Gustavo

Djinnie Larissa Milly Jennifer Brian

Stanli Rishab Nelson Aubry JJ

Objective: SWBAT…1. Describe and illustrate the vocabulary term subaltern.2. Identify and explain how subaltern relates to colonialism, post-colonialism, and the novel, Q & A.



Ruth Derrell Adley Klara Paul

Gabby Sara Chynere Aaron Poppy

Hannah Adel Helen Yasmine Christina

Weston Nehemie Kim Karen Andrew

Kellyann

Objective: SWBAT…1. Describe and illustrate the vocabulary term subaltern.2. Identify and explain how subaltern relates to colonialism, post-colonialism, other unit vocabulary, and the novel, Q & A.

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Hannah Adel Helen Christina Sara


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Do Now:

• Look over your notes to remind yourself what colonialism and post-colonialism mean.

• How does colonialism relate to transgress/transgression and agency?

• How does post-colonialism relate to transgress/transgression and agency?

Agenda:

1. Do Now2. Subaltern lesson3. Finish Venn Diagram chart4. Connecting subaltern to

class concepts5. Exit TicketHomework: to be given later in the day.

Monday, November 29th:Objective: SWBAT…

1. Describe and illustrate the vocabulary term subaltern.2. Identify and explain how subaltern relates to colonialism, post-colonialism, other unit vocabulary, and the novel, Q & A.

Unit Two Vocab #6: SubalternMy Understanding

1 2 3 4

Describe:

Objective: SWBAT

Describe and illustrate the word subaltern.

Draw: Further Understanding: How does this word connect to agency? To post-colonialism? To the novel?

Announcements

• Last day to make-up the Unit 2 test is Wednesday!

• Make an appointment with me to make it up!• After Wednesday, those who have not taken

the test receive a ‘0’.

Subaltern (noun)

• just a classy word for oppressed, for somebody who's not getting a piece of the pie....

• the term began to be used in relation to colonized people in the South Asian subcontinent (India).

• The word is used to provided a new perspective on the history of a colonized place from the perspective of the colonized rather than from the perspective of the colonizer (European power).

• Subaltern is now regularly used as a term in history, anthropology, sociology, human geography, and literature

• Some thinkers use it in a general sense to refer to marginalized groups and the lower classes—a person without agency.

• Official Definition: a person who has a subordinate position.

• How is the subaltern represented in this photo?

Objective: SWBATDescribe and illustrate the word subaltern.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_agency

What does oppressed/oppression mean?

• People who are oppressed?



• Refers to a person or group of people who are not allowed to express their agency.

• A person who does not have a choice to make a decision. They are not allowed to.

• A person who does not have fundamental basic human rights.


Oppress [official definition]

• 1. to burden with cruel or unjust impositions or restraints; subject to a burdensome or harsh exercise of authority or power: a people oppressed by totalitarianism.

• 2. to lie heavily upon (the mind, a person, etc.): Care and sorrow oppressed them.

• 3. to weigh down, as sleep or weariness does. • 4. Archaic . to put down; subdue or suppress. • 5. Archaic . to press upon or against; crush.


How does oppression relate to colonialism?



• Refers to a person or group of people who are not allowed to express their agency.


Venn Diagrams – Colonialism, Post-colonialism, and Subaltern

Directions: Complete the Venn Diagram by referring to your class notes/vocabulary graphic organizers on colonialism, post-colonialism, the subaltern voice. You should replicate this Venn Diagram on the next page of your Interactive notebook. In each circle, describe what each term means. In the space that overlaps, describe the relationship between each of these three terms. Then, next to each of the three lines on the outside, write words, names, phrases the remind you of these three concepts (either from history class, or from the novel, or from your knowledge of the world).

Colonialism: What does it mean?

How does it relate to India?

Post-Colonialism: What is it? How does it

relate to India?

Subaltern: What is it? How does it

relate to India?

Objective: SWBATIdentify and explain how subaltern relates to colonialism, post-colonialism, other unit vocabulary, and the novel, Q & A.

• How does colonialism relate to Q & A?• How is post-colonialism apparent in Q & A?


Directions: Answer the following questions on the next available page of your Interactive Notebook. Answer each question in 2-3 complete sentences and use your notes on subaltern, agency, transgress, colonialism, and post-colonialism.

1. Explain how Ram represents the subaltern voice in the novel.

2. What is the connection between agency and subaltern?

3. How might a subaltern person or group need to transgress in order to have agency?

4. What is the relationship between subaltern, colonialism and post-colonialism?

Connecting the Subaltern to other Class Concepts

Objective: SWBAT…Identify and explain how subaltern relates to colonialism, post-colonialism, other unit vocabulary, and the novel, Q & A.

Relationships between Vocab. word subaltern, other vocab.

words and the novel

• Subaltern and agency are connected because sometimes Ram felt he had to transgress and break moral codes and he had to use agency to do that.

• Ram is sensitive to the suffering of others and this sensitivities is a flaw– He thinks about his people (the poor, the oppressed, the subaltern) before he thinks of himself.

• In the novel Ram encountered many problems that were hard to deal with and therefore Ram was a subaltern-- these problems caused him to be oppressed, or related to the oppression of people in India.

• Ram represents the subaltern voice in the novel– Example– he is treated as a subaltern when he is accused of cheating and no one believes that he could have won the game show and had that kind of knowledge because he is poor.

• Subaltern, colonialism and post-colonialism all lead into each other– the colonization of a country leads to silence and colonial power is used against the colonized people which leads them to be a subaltern group– the colonizers had a bad effect on them and this has negative effects– post-colonialism examines these effects.

• Connection between subaltern and agency: being subaltern means you have no agency because it has been taken away from you because of rules that prevent you from doing things.

• Ram represents the subaltern voice in the novel because he speaks for people of India who have been colonized and live in the slums.

• A lot of places that have been colonized have more oppressed or subaltern people than before colonialism.

Objective: SWBATIdentify relationships between three unit two vocabulary words and connect their understanding of these two words to the themes in the novel.

Exit Ticket

• Write your best thesis statement. What Prompt is this answering?

• What is subaltern?• How does subaltern relate to agency? Explain.• How does subaltern relate to colonialism? Explain.• How does subaltern relate to post-colonialism?

Explain.


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Objective: SWBAT…1. Identify and explain how subaltern relates to colonialism, post-

colonialism, and the novel, Q & A.2. Summarize the requirements for the unit two essay by reviewing the essay

guidelines and the essay rubric .

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Do Now:

• Using your notes, what is subaltern?

• How does subaltern relate to oppression?

• What questions do you have about subaltern?

Agenda:

1. Do Now2. [10A] Finish subaltern lesson3. Review tonight’s HW4. Thesis Statements5. Exit TicketHomework: 6. Finish Venn Diagram7. Finish four questions on

subaltern (2-3 sentences each).


1. Identify and explain how subaltern relates to colonialism, post-colonialism, other unit vocabulary, and the novel, Q & A.

2. Summarize the requirements for the unit two essay by reviewing the essay guidelines and the essay rubric.

3. Develop a thesis statement for their unit 2 essay.

Homework for this week…

• Tonight: finish Venn Diagram and four questions on the subaltern

• What is will be the rest of the week: work on your first draft of your essay on Q & A, which is due on Friday, December 3rd!


1. Identify and explain how subaltern relates to colonialism, post-colonialism, other unit vocabulary, and the novel, Q & A.

2. Summarize the requirements for the unit two essay by reviewing the essay guidelines and the essay rubric.

3. Develop a thesis statement for their unit 2 essay.

Directions: Answer the following questions on the next available page of your Interactive Notebook. Answer each question in 2-3 complete sentences and use your notes on subaltern, agency, transgress, colonialism, and post-colonialism.

1. Explain how Ram represents the subaltern voice in the novel.

2. What is the connection between agency and subaltern?

3. How might a subaltern person or group need to transgress in order to have agency?

4. What is the relationship between subaltern, colonialism and post-colonialism?

Connecting the Subaltern to other Class Concepts

Objective: SWBAT…Identify and explain how subaltern relates to colonialism, post-colonialism, other unit vocabulary, and the novel, Q & A.

Venn Diagrams – Colonialism, Post-colonialism, and Subaltern

Directions: Complete the Venn Diagram by referring to your class notes/vocabulary graphic organizers on colonialism, post-colonialism, the subaltern voice. You should replicate this Venn Diagram on the next page of your Interactive notebook. In each circle, describe what each term means. In the space that overlaps, describe the relationship between each of these three terms. Then, next to each of the three lines on the outside, write words, names, phrases the remind you of these three concepts (either from history class, or from the novel, or from your knowledge of the world).

Colonialism: What does it mean?

How does it relate to India?

Post-Colonialism: What is it? How does it

relate to India?

Subaltern: What is it? How does it

relate to India?


Remember this essay prompt we wrote thesis statements for?

• What message do you think Vikras Swarup is trying to convey to the reader about family in the novel Q & A?

We are now going to go over 1,2,3,4 scored thesis statements.

• While we read these, I want you to write why this thesis statement is a 1,2,3, or 4?

Thesis Statement Rubric

Qualities to be Evaluated

4= Advanced Proficient 3=Proficient 2=Needs Improvement

1=Needs Improvement/Below Standard

Thesis Thesis is an argument based on an understanding a text(s) Directly and completely answers the question/prompt and shows an original interpretation of the text Shows a plan for how they will prove their argument in the body of the paper

Thesis is an argument based on an understanding a text(s) Directly and completely answers the question/prompt Shows a plan for how they will prove their argument in the body of the paper, but a element of the plan is too broad or too specific

Thesis/thematic focus lacks clarity or is misplaced. Mostly answers the question/prompt The thesis is not arguable. Thesis statement demonstrates a partial understanding of the text, or a superficial understanding of the text.

Thesis is not clear or appropriate for the assignment. Thesis is not arguable and/or connected to the assignment. Thesis represents a confused understanding of the text or does not reflect that you’ve completed the text

Objectives: SWBAT…1. Review the characteristics of a thesis statement and understand its purpose.2. Identify the qualities of a good thesis statement by analyzing the Thesis

Statement Rubric and evaluating several examples.

Thesis Statements – score of 1• In the novel, Q & A, the author, Vikas Swarup conveys a

lot about family through the book. Vikas Swarup displays the struggle, pain, and opposition of families in the book.

• In the novel, Q & A, Vikas Swarup believes family is a very important part of your life. Almost every chapter in the book deals with family in some way. For example in “How to Speak Australian,” Ram feels like family to the Taylors. They treat him as if he was their own.

Prompt: What message do you think Vikras Swarup is trying to convey to the reader about family in the novel Q & A?

Thesis Statements – score of 2

• In the novel, Vikras Swarup is trying to convey that not all families are perfect. Some families have major problems that include abandonment, abuse, and heartbreak.

• Vikras Swarup is conveying the idea that family comes in all shapes and sizes, and doesn’t necessarily mean that you’re related. It means that family can take many forms depending on what it is.Prompt: What message do you think Vikras

Swarup is trying to convey to the reader about family in the novel Q & A?


• In the novel, Q & A, by Vikras Swarup, the author shows that there is no such thing as a happy family by uncovering hidden secrets in families such as sexual and physical abuse, disappointments, and family members being abandoned.

• In the novel Q & A, Vikras Swarup demonstrates the idea that family is not always defined by who is related to you by blood. Throughout the novel, Ram makes many meaningful connections with people who take care of him like he is family, even though they were not actually related.

Prompt: What message do you think Vikras Swarup is trying to convey to the reader about family in the novel Q & A?


• In the novel Q & A, Vikas Swarup shows that one’s true family is created by friendship rather than blood. This message is conveyed through Ram’s relationship with his friends and the few adults who opted to take care of him.

• In the novel Q & A by Vikas Swarup, family is portrayed as a hindrance or a burden for most of the young adults in the novel. This idea is exemplified by Gudiya’s relationship with her father, through the inaction and ineffectiveness of Meenakshi’s father and through the relationship with Father Timothy and his secret son, Ian.Prompt: What message do you think Vikras

Swarup is trying to convey to the reader about family in the novel Q & A?

Unit Two Essay Prompt

Directions: For the unit two essay, you will write about the connection between one of the unit two vocabulary words and the novel. Choose from one of the prompts below.

1. How is Q & A a story about India’s post-colonial struggle to define itself? 2. How does Vikas Swarup use motifs to develop his themes and ideas in Q & A? Identify one motif

Swarup uses throughout the story and describe how he develops/uses this motif over time and how use of this motif connects to a major theme in the novel.

3. How is Q & A about the struggle for agency? 4. How does Ram represent the subaltern voice in the novel?

Guidelines: • You must develop a thesis statement in response to one of the essay questions above. • Your thesis needs to be arguable and specific. • You need to include at least one vocabulary word from unit two in your thesis. • You need to use your thesis statement to construct an outline.• You need to identify three pieces of best evidence (quotes) that directly and clearly support your

thesis. • You need to organize your writing into five clearly written and proof-read paragraphs (intro., three

body paragraphs and conclusion). • You need to complete multiple drafts of your writing and make significant improvements with

each draft. • You need to type your first draft and submit it electronically by Friday, December 3rd!

Evaluating our Thesis StatementsWhich prompt do you understand the best?

Which is the best thesis statement?

Is this thesis statement arguable?

Is this thesis statement supported by clear, yet not too specific evidence?

How can this author improve this thesis statement?

Thesis Statement Rubric

Qualities to be Evaluated

4= Advanced Proficient 3=Proficient 2=Needs Improvement

1=Needs Improvement/Below Standard

Thesis Thesis is an argument based on an understanding a text(s) Directly and completely answers the question/prompt and shows an original interpretation of the text Shows a plan for how they will prove their argument in the body of the paper

Thesis is an argument based on an understanding a text(s) Directly and completely answers the question/prompt Shows a plan for how they will prove their argument in the body of the paper, but a element of the plan is too broad or too specific

Thesis/thematic focus lacks clarity or is misplaced. Mostly answers the question/prompt The thesis is not arguable. Thesis statement demonstrates a partial understanding of the text, or a superficial understanding of the text.

Thesis is not clear or appropriate for the assignment. Thesis is not arguable and/or connected to the assignment. Thesis represents a confused understanding of the text or does not reflect that you’ve completed the text

Objectives: SWBAT…1. Review the characteristics of a thesis statement and understand its purpose.2. Identify the qualities of a good thesis statement by analyzing the Thesis

Statement Rubric and evaluating several examples.

Exit Ticket

• Write your best thesis statement. Which prompt is this answering?

• What is subaltern?• How does subaltern relate to agency? Explain.• How does subaltern relate to colonialism? Explain.• How does subaltern relate to post-colonialism?

Explain.• What questions do you have about the essay

requriements?

Please find your seat, take out your Thanksgiving homework (thesis statements), and wait quietly for directions.

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Objective: SWBAT…1. Generate a thesis statement that follows the thesis statement rubric.2. Compose an outline of their Q & A essay in preparation for writing their first draft.

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What you will be working on today…• Today, students will be working on their outlines for their essays on Q & A. There are

two assignments students should work on during this period:

1) Students need to select a prompt and write a thesis statement for it. They should do this during the first 10 minutes of the period, then use the rest of the time to work on assignment #2.

2) Students need to create an essay outline by using the packet provided (some students received one yesterday, most did not). Please take three minutes at the beginning of the period to go through the packet with students (it is fairly self-explanatory). Students need to follow the guidelines of the packet to outline their introduction, three body paragraphs, and conclusion. Each part of these paragraphs is described in the packet. This outline is due tomorrow, Wednesday, December 1st.

• For the outline, students may write an outline according to their own thesis statement OR, if they do not believe their thesis statement is at a '3' level, they may use one of the four thesis statements provided (see handout). I will be grading their thesis statements tonight and if they do not score a 3 or 4, they will be required to use one of the four thesis statements provided.

On the following slides are instructions for the essay outline.

• It is very important you have this outline COMPLETED for tomorrow’s class, as you will begin writing your essay.

• If you need extra help or you need to make-up the Unit 2 test, I will be in the Learning Commons, today after school until 4.15pm.

Thesis Statements• In the novel Q & A, Vikas Swarup shows that one’s true family is created by friendship

rather than blood. This message is conveyed through Ram’s relationship with his friends and the few adults who opted to take care of him.

• In the novel Q & A by Vikas Swarup, the author uses the motif of the mother in the white sari to convey an important message about Ram’s relationship with women. Throughout the novel, when a young woman is in danger he often imagines this woman in a white sari and through these imaginings, his subconscious leads him to do courageous things. We see this early in the novel when he tries to protect Gudiya, later when he saves Meenakshi and then again when he tries to seek revenge on Prem Kumar for his abuses on Neelima Kumari.

• In the novel Q & A by Vikas Swarup, family is portrayed as a hindrance or a burden for most of the young adults in the novel. This idea is exemplified by Gudiya’s relationship with her father, through the inaction and ineffectiveness of Meenakshi’s father and through the relationship between Father Timothy and his secret son Ian.

• The novel Q & A by Vikas Swarup is about the adolescent struggle for agency in an adult world. Throughout the story, Ram struggles against the limitations of his culture and the adults who try to enforce the cultural norms. Ram transgresses these norms repeatedly in an attempt to be his own agent.

Unit Two Essay Prompt

Directions: For the unit two essay, you will write about the connection between one of the unit two vocabulary words and the novel. Choose from one of the prompts below.

1. How is Q & A a story about India’s post-colonial struggle to define itself? 2. How does Vikas Swarup use motifs to develop his themes and ideas in Q & A? Identify one motif

Swarup uses throughout the story and describe how he develops/uses this motif over time and how use of this motif connects to a major theme in the novel.

3. How is Q & A about the struggle for agency? 4. How does Ram represent the subaltern voice in the novel?

Guidelines: • You must develop a thesis statement in response to one of the essay questions above. • Your thesis needs to be arguable and specific. • You need to include at least one vocabulary word from unit two in your thesis. • You need to use your thesis statement to construct an outline.• You need to identify three pieces of best evidence (quotes) that directly and clearly support your

thesis. • You need to organize your writing into five clearly written and proof-read paragraphs (intro., three

body paragraphs and conclusion). • You need to complete multiple drafts of your writing and make significant improvements with

each draft. • You need to type your first draft and submit it electronically by Friday, December 3rd!

10th Grade World LiteratureUnit Two Essay Outline

Your Hook:

Your Lead-In:

Name: ______________________________________________________

Essay Question: __________________________________________________________________

Introduction Part One: 1. Your introduction needs to include a hook (a juicy quote, or a broad question that engages the reader with the general topic of your essay, but is not yet specifically about your thesis statement or the text. The hook needs to be connected to the thesis and the text, but is much more broad than the thesis. 1a. Example Hook: The World Bank estimates that 456 million Indians (41.6% of the total Indian population) now live under the global poverty line of US$ 1.25 per day. This means that a third of the global poor now reside in India.

2. Lead-In: Your lead-in is a sentence or two that builds a connection between your hook and your thesis statement for the reader of your essay. 2a. Example: Vikas Swarup brings this statistic to life in his gripping novel, Q & A. This books is a representation of the lives of India’s poor.

Introduction Part Two: 3. Thesis Statement: Your thesis statement needs to be two-three sentences long. Your thesis statement needs to be arguable and specific and needs to directly address the essay question you chose and copied on page one of your outline. 3a. Example: This book is about the subaltern struggle for agency in a post-colonial context. Ram represents the subaltern voice, or the voice of the oppressed in India. Throughout the novel we see him push back against the post-colonial forces that attempt to keep the poor and the young (like Ram) in a subaltern position. We see this in the opening of the book when he refuses to break under the torture of the police, in the middle of the narrative when he turns on Colonel Taylor and then finally at the end when he confronts and ultimately controls Prem Kumar.

• Your Thesis Statement

The Body of the Essay: All three body paragraphs need to be clearly organized and connected to the thesis statement. Each body paragraph needs to include a quote from the novel that supports your ideas and your thesis statement, context before and after the quote and analysis of the quote. Each body paragraph must be at least 5 sentences long (not including the quote).

Topic of Body PP 1 What is this paragraph going to be about?

Explanation How does this topic connect to and support your thesis statement?

Context : Introduction of quote 1 What is happening at this point in the story? Who is speaking? Who are they speaking to? What are they talking about?

Quote: (be sure to include page number and full quote)

Analysis 1 Why is this an important quote/moment in the text? What does this quote reveal?

Analysis 2 How does this quote support your thesis statement?

Transition to next topic/paragraph How does this example and the ideas in this paragraph connect to the ideas/topics/examples in your next body paragraph?




Quote 2: (be sure to include page number and full quote)







Quote: (be sure to include page number and full quote)




Conclusion: Your conclusion needs to be at least three sentences long. Your conclusion must begin by revisiting your thesis statement in new words (do not simply copy it using the same exact words you used in your introduction. Synthesize, or summarize and connect the ideas in the three body paragraphs.Connection between your thesis/argument and the world. Extend your ideas in the essay so that you go beyond the book– how does your thesis have significance, importance or relevance in the real world? Leave your reader with something to think about!

Thesis Statements• In the novel Q & A, Vikas Swarup shows that one’s true family is created by friendship rather than

blood. This message is conveyed through Ram’s relationship with his friends and the few adults who opted to take care of him.

• In the novel Q & A by Vikas Swarup, the author uses the motif of the mother in the white sari to convey an important message about Ram’s relationship with women. Throughout the novel, when a young woman is in danger he often imagines this woman in a white sari and through these imaginings, his subconscious leads him to do courageous things. We see this early in the novel when he tries to protect Gudiya, later when he saves Meenakshi and then again when he tries to seek revenge on Prem Kumar for his abuses on Neelima Kumari.

• In the novel Q & A by Vikas Swarup, family is portrayed as a hindrance or a burden for most of the young adults in the novel. This idea is exemplified by Gudiya’s relationship with her father, throu gh the inaction and ineffectiveness of Meenakshi’s father and through the relationship between Father Timothy and his secret son Ian.

• The novel Q & A by Vikas Swarup is about the adolescent struggle for agency in an adult world. Throughout the story, Ram struggles against the limitations of his culture and the adults who try to enforce the cultural norms. Ram transgresses these norms repeatedly in an attempt to be his own agent.

• This book is about the subaltern struggle for agency in a post-colonial context. Ram represents the subaltern voice, or the voice of the oppressed in India. Throughout the novel we see him push back against the post-colonial forces that attempt to keep the poor and the young (like Ram) in a subaltern position. We see this in the opening of the book when he refuses to break under the torture of the police, in the middle of the narrative when he turns on Colonel Taylor and then finally at the end when he confronts and ultimately controls Prem Kumar.

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Wednesday, 1st December 2010Objective: SWBAT1. Give and receive critical feedback on the completion and quality of the unit two essay outline by participating in a partner outline review activity.2. Explain and identify the elements of an introductory paragraph.3. Analyze an exemplar introduction of a sample Q & A essay.

Do Now:

• Which part of the outline was most challenging for you and why?

• Which part of the outline was least challenging for you and why?

• Which part of the outline do you think you might need to revise/re-do before working on your first draft?

Agenda: 1. Do Now and HW check2. Review outline and share

Do Now (whole class)3. Outline feedback with a

partner.4. Mini-lesson on

Introduction ParagraphsHomework:

1. Write your introduction paragraph!2. Revise your outline!3. Read the Essay Rubric

A Note on Thesis Statements…• If you score a ‘3’ or above on your thesis

statement, you may use it.• If you do not, you are required to use one of

the provided thesis statements.• This is because if you do not have a solid

thesis statement, the rest of your essay will not be as aligned.

Wednesday, 1st December 2010Objective: SWBAT1. Give and receive critical feedback on the completion and quality of the unit two essay outline by participating in a partner outline review activity.2. Explain and identify the elements of an introductory paragraph.3. Analyze an exemplar introduction of a sample Q & A essay.

Partner Work: Evaluating Our Unit Two Essay Outlines

Directions: Once your outline is complete, work with a partner to give and receive feedback on the effectiveness of your outline before moving on to writing your first draft. Answer the questions on the chart below and use post-it notes to write suggestions and post them on specific sections of the rubric.

Objective: SWBATGive and receive critical feedback on the completion and quality of the unit two essay outline by participating in a partner outline review activity.

Introduction: Hook Did your partner have a hook that made you want to read his/her essay? Did the hook grab your attention? Could you tell which essay question the hook connected to?

Introduction: Thesis Is the thesis statement arguable? Is it specifically about the book? Is it more than one sentence?

Evidence 1 Is the first quote included in the outline obviously connected to the thesis? Explain why you think it is or is not.

Evidence 2 Is the second quote included in the outline obviously connected to the thesis? Explain why you think it is or is not.

Evidence 3 Is the third quote included in the outline obviously connected to the thesis? Explain why you think it is or is not.

Introductions• Consist of three parts:– Hook: a juicy quote, or a broad question that engages

the reader with the general topic of your essay, but is not yet specifically about your thesis statement or the text. The hook needs to be connected to the thesis and the text, but is much more broad than the thesis.

– Lead-in: a sentence or two that builds a connection between your hook and your thesis statement for the reader of your essay.

– Your AMAZING Thesis Statement: this is the heart of your essay. EVERYTHING connects to it!

Objective: SWBATExplain and identify the elements of an introductory paragraph.

All teenagers wrestle the adults in their lives for control over their identities. They push the boundaries established by the culture that adult authorities have created. This is true in life as well as in the novel Q & A by Vikas Swarup. In this book, the teenagers are struggling against the oppression of the adult world and the culture that the adult world is policing. Throughout the story, Ram, the teenage narrator, struggles against the boundaries of his culture and the adults who try to enforce the cultural norms of post-colonial India. Ram transgresses these norms repeatedly in an attempt to be his own agent and to change the rules of this adult world. We see evidence of this in the beginning of the novel when Ram goes against the landlord’s warning not to get involved in the problems of Gudiya’s family, when he refuses to be the obedient and silent young servant for the Taylors, and again when he refuses to accept Nita’s place within her cultural tradition. Throughout all of these examples, Ram clearly exemplifies an agent of change. Objective: SWBATAnalyze an exemplar introduction of a sample Q & A essay.


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Objective: SWBAT…1. Identify and explain three important quotes from the novel with the class in a quote sharing activity. 2. Summarize the elements of effective contextualization and explain the purpose of contextualizing quotes in the body paragraphs of an essay.

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Today’s Essential Question:What are the qualities of GREAT body and concluding paragraphs?

Please take out your body paragraphs and copy down the below essential question in the objective box on your blue

DO NOW sheet.

Friday, 12/3/10Objective: SWBAT…1. Identify and explain three important quotes from the novel with the class in a quote sharing activity. 2. Summarize the elements of effective contextualization and explain the purpose of contextualizing quotes in the body paragraphs of an essay. 3. Summarize the qualities of good analysis in the body paragraphs of an essay and explain the connection between contextualization and analysis. 4. Identify the components of a concluding paragraph and explain how the conclusion is both similar to and different from the introductory paragraph.

Do Now:Write your favorite quote you

are going to use from your outline on the piece of white paper using the marker on your desk.

*Write (Swarup #) after your quote. # = pg #

*Write your name on this!!

Agenda: 1. Do Now2. Quote Sharing Activity3. Lesson on Contextualization (notes) 4. Practice Contextualizing together (go

over Do Now and choose another quote from the quote sharing activity)

5. Practice Contextualizing with a partner (from quote sharing activity)

6. Go over essay rubric

Homework: Write your three body paragraphs!

Who is this quote about? Who is speaking and who are they referring to?

What is happening at this point in the story? What happened before this quote?

Why is this quote important?

Objective: SWBATSummarize the elements of effective contextualization and explain the purpose of contextualizing quotes in the body paragraphs of an essay.

“Although I live in the servants’ quarters, the Taylors treat me almost as part of the family” (Swarup 110).

Who is this quote about? Who is speaking and who are they referring to?

What is happening at this point in the story? What happened before this quote?

Why is this quote important?


My quote: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Quote Sharing Activity

Directions: Step 1: write quote. Step 2: write your name next to your quote. Step 3: tape your quotes to the wall & return to your seat.

1. Write your name on a post-it note.2. Read your thesis statement.3. Walk around the room and identify which quote best supports/relates to your thesis

statement.4. Put your post-it note to the quote that best supports your thesis statement.5. When you have finished reading all quotes then return to your assigned seat.

6. Next you will work with a partner to contextualize one quote that you both identified as

connected to your thesis/essay question. 7. Then you will trade paragraphs with another pair and grade each other’s paragraphs

using the essay rubric.

Objective: SWBATIdentify and explain three important quotes from the novel with the class in a quote sharing activity.

Parts of a Body Paragraph

• Step 1: Topic Sentence• Step 2: Context/background• Step 3: Evidence/quote• Step 4: Analysis• Step 5: Concluding sentence

Objective: SWBAT… Summarize the qualities of good analysis in the body paragraphs of an essay and explain the connection between contextualization and analysis.

Thesis Statement: In the novel Q & A by Vikas Swarup shows that one’s true family is created by friendship rather than blood. This message is conveyed through Ram’s relationship with his friends and the few adults who opted to take care of him.

After Ram flees Mumbai, he ends up working for and living with the Taylors. The Taylors are an Australian family living in India as diplomats. Ram is impressed with their wealth and fascinated by their Western lifestyle. The Taylors trust Ram and he becomes closer to them than to the other servants. He even begins to imagine that they are his real family, “Although I live in the servants’ quarters, The Taylors treat me almost as part of the family” (p. 110). Ram’s use of the word “almost” is important. The Taylors are condescending towards Ram and treat him more like a pet than family. A part of Ram realizes this and this is evident in his use of the word “almost”, but he has never had a real family before and is happy to have any kind of family connection, even a false one.

• Step 1: Topic Sentence• Step 2: Context/background• Step 3: Evidence/quote• Step 4: Analysis• Step 5: Concluding sentence

Parts of a Body Paragraph1. Topic Sentence: your topic sentence does 2 things:

1) Introduces your reader to what this paragraph is about2) Relates clearly back to your thesis statement

2. Context for quote: 3. Quote: 4. Analysis: 5. Conclusion:

Parts of a Body Paragraph1. Topic Sentence: your topic sentence does two things:


2. Context for quote: – Helps to prepare your reader (who knows NOTHING about Q & A

or English) to understand the quote– Introduces your quote by briefly explaining what was happening in

the book at the time of your quote (without going into too much plot summary).

– Tells the reader who is speaking in the quote, who they are speaking to, what their relationship is.

3. Quote: 4. Analysis: 5. Conclusion:

Notes on Contextualization

What is Contextualization?• Explanation of what is going on in a larger text before and after you insert a

quote into a piece of writing so that the quote makes sense to the reader of your essay (even if they didn’t read the book you’re writing about).

How do I do it? • Introduce your quote by briefly explaining what was happening in the book

at the time of your quote (without going into too much plot summary). • Tell the reader who is speaking in the quote, who they are speaking to, what

their relationship is. Where do I do it? • In all three body paragraphs of your essay– both before and after the quote. • Your contextualization leads into your analysis of the quote (explanation of

how the quote supports your thesis and why it’s important).




2. Context for quote: – Helps to prepare your reader (who knows NOTHING about Q & A or

English) to understand the quote– Introduces your quote by briefly explaining what was happening in the

book at the time of your quote (without going into too much plot summary).

– Tells the reader who is speaking in the quote, who they are speaking to, what their relationship is.

3. Quote: relates directly to your thesis statement.– Cited word for word. Uses ellipsis if not a complete sentence (…)– Cites the author and page number (Swarup #)

4. Analysis: 5. Conclusion:



2. Context for quote: – Helps to prepare your reader (who knows NOTHING about Q & A or English) to

understand the quote– Introduces your quote by briefly explaining what was happening in the book at the

time of your quote (without going into too much plot summary). – Tells the reader who is speaking in the quote, who they are speaking to, what their

relationship is.


4. Analysis: – Relates to thesis statement– Explains significance of quote– Role is to supports your thesis statement (helps to “prove it”)– Answers ‘why’ and ‘how’… !

5. Conclusion:

Analysis

• Analysis is the process of breaking a complex topic or idea (your thesis) into smaller parts to gain a better understanding of it.

• Your analysis needs to be specifically tied to the quote and needs to make specific and clear connections between your quote and your thesis statement.

• Your analysis needs to explain why your quote is important/significant and how it connects to your thesis.

• Your analysis should come after your contextualization and after your quote.

• Your contextualization should lead into your analysis.




2. Context for quote: – Helps to prepare your reader (who knows NOTHING about Q & A or English) to understand the

quote– Introduces your quote by briefly explaining what was happening in the book at the time of your

quote (without going into too much plot summary). – Tells the reader who is speaking in the quote, who they are speaking to, what their relationship is.


4. Analysis: – Relates to thesis statement– Explains significance of quote– Role is to supports your thesis statement (helps to “prove it”)– Answers ‘why’ and ‘how’… !

5. Conclusion:– Relates to thesis statement– Concludes paragraph’s “discussion”– Transitions to next paragraph







Objective: SWBAT…1. Describe and illustrate the vocabulary term subaltern.2. Identify and explain how subaltern relates to colonialism, post-colonialism, and the novel, Q & A.

Objective: SWBAT…1. Identify the components of a concluding paragraph and explain how the conclusion is both similar to and different from the introductory paragraph.

Please find your seat, take out outline and essay

Please find your seat, take out your outline and draft (if printed), and wait quietly for instructions sheet.



Gabby Sara Chynere Aaron Poppy

Hannah Adel Helen Yasmine Christina


Kellyann

Objective: SWBAT…1. Identify the components of a concluding paragraph and explain how

the conclusion is both similar to and different from the introductory paragraph.

2. Compose their first drafts of their essays.Door

Ruth Derrell Aaron Klara Paul

Gabby Adley Chynere Yasmine Poppy



Ashley Kellyann

Concluding Paragraph

Objective: SWBAT… Identify the components of a concluding paragraph and explain how the conclusion is both similar to and different from the introductory paragraph.

• STEP 1: revisit your thesis statement in new words. • do not simply copy and paste your thesis into

your conclusion!• STEP 2: pull together the three ideas you developed

in your body paragraphs• explain the connection between the three

examples you wrote about in the body of your essay.

• STEP 3: relate your thesis to the world• In other words, make a text-to-world connection.

Partner Work: Contextualizing a key quote

from the novel

Directions: Work with a partner to write a body paragraph using the quote that you both identified as related to your thesis statement.

1. Start your paragraph by introducing the quote: explain what was happening at this

point in the novel. 2. Explain who is speaking, or who the quote is about. 3. Explain why this is an important quote. (this leads you into the first part of your

analysis).


Example: After Ram flees Mumbai, he ends up working for and living with the Taylors. The Taylors are an Australian family living in India as diplomats. Ram is impressed with their wealth and fascinated by their Western lifestyle. The Taylors trust Ram and he becomes closer to them than to the other servants. He even begins to imagine that they are his real family, “Although I live in the servants’ quarters, The Taylors treat me almost as part of the family” (p. 110). Ram’s use of the word “almost” is important. The Taylors are condescending towards Ram and treat him more like a pet than family. A part of Ram realizes this and this is evident in his use of the word “almost”, but he has never had a real family before and is happy to have any kind of family connection, even a false one.

Thesis Statement: In the novel Q & A by Vikas Swarup shows that one’s true family is created by friendship rather than blood. This message is conveyed through Ram’s relationship with his friends and the few adults who opted to take care of him.

After Ram flees Mumbai, he ends up working for and living with the Taylors. The Taylors are an Australian family living in India as diplomats. Ram is impressed with their wealth and fascinated by their Western lifestyle. The Taylors trust Ram and he becomes closer to them than to the other servants. He even begins to imagine that they are his real family, “Although I live in the servants’ quarters, The Taylors treat me almost as part of the family” (p. 110). Ram’s use of the word “almost” is important. The Taylors are condescending towards Ram and treat him more like a pet than family. A part of Ram realizes this and this is evident in his use of the word “almost”, but he has never had a real family before and is happy to have any kind of family connection, even a false one.

Please take out your body paragraphs and copy for the three questions instead of the objective on your red DO NOW

sheet.

Door






Today’s Essential Question:What are the qualities of GREAT body and concluding paragraphs?

Friday, 12/3/10Objective: SWBATCompose a first draft of their unit two essays.

Do Now: on red sheet

*Why is it important to provide context before and after a quote when you write an essay?

Agenda: 1. Do Now2. Review Elements and purpose of

contextualization3. Mini-lesson on analysis: What is it? How

do I do it? Where does it go? 4. What are the elements a good conclusion? 5. Essay rubric6. Writing time (laptops)

Homework: First draft of your essay due on _____________. Essay need to be emailed to me ([email protected]) as an attachment!

Analysis

• Analysis is the process of breaking a complex topic or idea (your thesis) into smaller parts to gain a better understanding of it.

• Your analysis needs to be specifically tied to the quote and needs to make specific and clear connections between your quote and your thesis statement.

• Your analysis needs to explain why your quote is important/significant and how it connects to your thesis.

• Your analysis should come after your contextualization and after your quote.

• Your contextualization should lead into your analysis.


Documents

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