Prewriting

 This is a prewriting strategy will take students through three levels of scaffolding.  This strategy addresses:  analyzing information by sequencing, categorizing, identifying cause-and- effect relationships, comparing, contrasting, finding the main idea, summarizing, making generalizations and predictions, and drawing inferences and conclusions  identifying different points of view about an issue or current topic

 Identifying points of view from the historical context surrounding an event and the frame of reference which influenced the participants  identifying the elements of frame of reference that influenced participants in an event  supporting a point of view on a social studies issue or event

 1. Plot summary ‐ What happened in the novel? Summarize the novel in your own words. Be sure to capture the main events from the whole novel.  2. Personal association / allusions ‐ Associate the novel with something you know or have experienced. What in the novel is like something/someone in your life—family, friends, and experience? Explain the association.

 3. Theme ‐ What is the universal message or life lesson found in the novel that the author is trying to get across? The theme applies to all people at all times or can be applied to a person at a given time in history.  4. Analyze ‐ What the literary devices used by the author? Think of tone, mood, similes, metaphors, symbols, onomatopoeia, personification, imagery, or another element you found interesting in the way the novel was written. Locate an example and explain why the writer used this device and why it’s important?

 5. Literary allusions ‐ Compare and contrast the novel to other works of literature. Consider movies, TV shows, songs, newspaper events, currents events, and other books. How are the two texts similar or different. Be sure to explain your text to text connection.  6. Evaluate it ‐ Do you like the novel or not? Why do you think or feel this way? What in the selection made you feel this way? Be sure to explain your thinking.

 Complete “Write Your Own Recommendation” Assignment.  Answer all questions in complete sentences.  Complete for H.W.  Assignment will be located on my Prowler teacher page.

 Plot: What happened in the novel? Summarize the novel in your own words. Be sure to capture the main events from the whole novel.