1. Bell Ringer
MUGShot Sentence

2. Agenda Bell Ringer –MUGShot Sentences
Notes on the Modes of Writing and Examples
Notes on how ideas develop
Practice with Humans of New York
Read Humans of New York article posted Dec in Syrian refugee series
Analyze the development of ideas over the course of the text
Unit Connection

3. Lesson 3: Idea Development
I can analyze how a set of ideas develop over the course of a text.
RI Analyze a complex set of ideas or sequence of events and explain how specific individuals, ideas, or events interact and develop over the course of a text.

4. Modes of Writing
Authors utilize a variety of strategies when writing, in order to convey ideas and highlight the relationship between ideas.
The 3 main Modes of Writing used by author’s are:
Narration
Explanation
Argumentation
An author can use just one or all three strategies to convey ideas and help achieve his/her purpose.

5. Modes of Writing Explanation
Both relate information to explain something to the reader using:
Analogies
Examples
The author organizes ideas utilizing the following strategies:
Compare/Contrast
Cause/Effect
Process Analysis

6. EXAMPLE - Explanation
HUMANS OF NEW YORK

7. Modes of Writing Narration
Telling a story, the details of what happened, often in chronological order.
Revolves around a primary tension (conflict) and employs character, plot, and setting.
There should be a focus or main idea to the story
There is a point/reason for recounting the story that becomes clear to the reader.

8. EXAMPLE - Narration

9. Modes of Writing Argumentation
Relates a claim, reasons, evidence, and counterclaims
Uses appeals that persuade the audience
Logic
Expert testimony, Statistics, Facts
Emotion
Language, Stories, Sympathy
Credibility
Expert testimony, Experience, Credentials, Ethical motives

10. EXAMPLE - Argumentation

11. Understanding Claim How to identify a claim:
A judgment about something (good, bad, pretty, beneficial, detrimental, valuable, worthless, etc)
Must be debatable—there must be a potential counterclaim.
Claims can be DIRECTLY STATED or IMPLIED (unstated)
Authors often utilize a series of minor premises in order to lead the reader to draw a conclusion – an implied claim.

12. How a set of ideas develop the claim
In most texts, we have to consider two or more perspectives to determine the overall claim:
The author
The speaker/narrator
Individuals/Characters
Each of these key players will be making claims about the major ideas presented in the text. They could make similar claims, or the claims can be different.
An author can use characterization of the speaker or of the individuals in order to develop ideas that reveal to the overall message.

13. PRACTICE
As we view the following example, analyze the choices an author makes in order to achieve his/her purpose. Consider the strategy of writing, the perspectives provided, the claims made, and the overall message the author is relating to achieve his/her purpose.

14. What Idea is most prevalent in this section of the text?
What strategies does the speaker employ?

15. What Idea is most prevalent in this section of the text?
What strategies does the speaker employ?

16. What Idea is most prevalent in this section of the text?
What strategies does the speaker employ?

17. PRACTICE What is the overall message that the speaker is presenting?
Is this idea directly stated or implied?
How do the ideas from each section relate to each other and develop the speaker’s overall message?
Which organizational pattern in utilized in the text?

18. Formative Assessment
STEP 1: As you read the article, identify the most prevalent idea in each section that the speaker is relating to the audience.
Step 2: Answer the questions below to analyze the text.

19. Unit Connection
What essential experiences in the speaker’s life shaped his identity? How did his position in the world develop his identity?
How does the speaker reflect on his position and experiences?
How does the speaker effectively represent his experiences in writing to share with others?