WORLD LITERATURE Week 17

Do Now: Monday, December 15th  Get ready for Semester 1 Lexile Testing  Clear your desk of EVERYTHING.  Raise your hand when finished with Lexile testing.

Objective:  SWBAT draft conclusion paragraphs for The Kite Runner Theme Analysis Essay

Conclusion Paragraph  A conclusion finishes off the essay and tells the reader where the writer has brought them.  It restates the thesis  It contains echoes of the introduction and body paragraphs without listing the points covered in the essay.  It creates a broader implication of the ideas discussed and answers the questions: so what? Or why do we care?

Anatomy of the Conclusion:  The conclusion begins with a restatement of the thesis, not a repetition, and gradually widens toward a final, broad statement of implication.  Borrows from the body paragraphs, without being flatly repetitive or listing points already covered.  Creates echoes of the introduction and body paragraphs to reinforce analysis/ ideas.  Moves outward with a statement that relates the thesis to a broader implication so the reader can see the analytical focus in a larger perspective or application.

Strategies for Composing Conclusions:  Strike a note of hope or despair.  Give a symbolic or powerful detail/fact.  Create an analogy that relates your topic to a larger implication.  Give an especially compelling example.  Use a meaningful quotation. (If you used a meaningful quotation in your introduction, refer back to this quote and tie it in with your overall analysis.)

 Expand on the implications of your analysis: So what? Why do we care about these ideas? What ’ s so important about what you ’ ve developed in your paper? Are there any other applications for your ideas?  The conclusion need not be longer than four to six sentences, as with the introduction, but must be adequately developed.  Include the title(s), author(s), brief summary once more. Conclusions

Example Conclusion Amir’s whole life was centered around his friendship and brotherhood with Hassan. Hosseini develops the theme of true friendship through the triumphs and tragedies of their friendship. From winning the kite tournament, to the devastating rape, to learning of their shared father, and rescuing Sohrab, Amir and Hassan demonstrate that true friendship runs deeper and lasts longer than any event life throws our way. Hosseini illustrates in The Kite Runner that true friendship, when found, transcends all expectations.

Homework  Revise your conclusion in The Kite Runner Theme Analysis.  Continue revising/editing/finalizing The Kite Runner Theme Analysis.

Do Now: Tuesday, December 16th SSR!SSR!

Objective:  SWBAT revise and edit their Kite Runner Theme Analysis paper

Kite Runner Theme Analysis Sentence Analysis  Read through your Theme Analysis.  Code your Simple, Compound, Complex, and Compound-Complex sentences.  Make sure you have a variety of different kinds of sentences!

Editing  No weird spacing  Correct capitalization  Correct punctuation (commas, periods, quotes, etc.)  No misspelled words  Use the editing feature on GoogleDrive or word!

Homework  Continue revising/editing/finalizing The Kite Runner Theme Analysis.  Theme Analysis paper due HARD COPY & turnitin.com on Thursday!

Do Now: Wednesday, December 17th  LAPTOPS!

Worktime  Continue revising/editing/finalizing The Kite Runner Theme Analysis.  Theme Analysis paper due HARD COPY & turnitin.com on Thursday!

Do Now: Thursday, December 18th  Winter Break Assignment: READ  Take a picture of yourself reading, and it to your teacher (Ms. VB./Ms. Mann/Ms. Byrd)  EXTRA CREDIT: Due December 30 th  Scholars that finish a book may write a one page summary & review for 10 points extra credit!  Multiple submissions = yes!