Do now: Do you remember what the three parts of conflict? Aim: How do we complete our TAR to the short story, “Equal Inheritance” by Leo Tolstoy? Do now: Do you remember what the three parts of conflict?

Aim: How do we complete our TAR to the short story, “Equal Inheritance” by Leo Tolstoy? Part 3 Text-Analysis Response Your Task: Closely read the text of “Equal Inheritance” and write a well- developed, text-based response of two to three paragraphs. In your response, identify a central idea in the text and analyze how the author’s use of one writing strategy (literary element or literary technique or rhetorical device) develops this central idea. Use strong and thorough evidence from the text to support your analysis. Do not simply summarize the text.

Three components (parts) of conflict develop solution Problem

Aim: How do we complete our TAR to the short story, “Equal Inheritance” by Leo Tolstoy? The conflict then develops when the mom__________________________. The traveler says, “____________ ________________.” [provide a second specific example/quote from the text]. He means _________________________________because_______ __________________________________________________(explain the quotation.) This evidence helps highlight the central idea by revealing that ________________________________________________________ (again explain how this example helps the writer to strengthen the central idea).

Aim: How do we complete our TAR to the short story, “Equal Inheritance” by Leo Tolstoy? Finally, the writer reinforces his central idea by showing the solution of the ______(the writing strategy), “______________________________ ___________________________________________________________” (quote one more example).

Aim: How do we complete our TAR to the short story, “Equal Inheritance” by Leo Tolstoy? This evidence means ___________________   ________________________________________(explain the example in your words). This solution of the conflict in the story highlights the central idea because________________________________________________ (relate your discussion to the central idea again by further pointing it out.)

Aim: How do we complete our TAR to the short story, “Equal Inheritance” by Leo Tolstoy? Overall, this use of ________________________ (strategy) by the author   allows him/her to successfully convey the idea that __________________ ___________________________________(restate central idea).