Beginning Synthesis
Figurative Language, Outlining
DO NOW
Answer Question 1 on Page 53
Vocabulary (definitions on p. 53)
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Symbol
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An object that represents
itself and something else
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Imagery
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Words that create a
picture in your mind
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Figurative Language
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Imaginative words and
phrases not meant to be
taken literally (like similes,
metaphors or
personification)
Copy the definitions into your notebook
Quilt predictions (in your Journal)
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What could a quilt SYMBOLIZE?
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Using IMAGERY, describe a quilt.
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Add in FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE to extend this
description.
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Create a simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole.
Metacognitive Markers:
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Reading “My Mother Pieced Quilts” pp. 54-55
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Marking the text with:
 ? if you do not understand a word or phrase
!
if you think something is important
 * if you find something interesting to talk about
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______ focus elements in the text
Today’s focus: (bookmarks)
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symbols, imagery, and figurative language
SIFT
SIFT
Textual Details
Analysis or Interpretation
Symbol
Imagery
Figurative
Language
Tone/Theme
Because the Tone is ____________,
then the Theme is _____________
EXIT SLIP (In
journal)
1.
How do
parents
influence our
perspectives
of our
culture?
Get Handout
for
homework
on next
slide…
Homework
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Extend your paragraph answering the exit slip question,
now using evidence from “My Mother Pieces Quilts”
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
TAG and Subject Statement
Explain what you mean
Give a quote from the text
Explain it.
Give another piece of evidence from the text
Explain it.
Sell me on why that evidence proves the subject
Do Now: Writer’s Journal
Imagine a Cultural Anthropologist is visiting
your house. Describe an object that he/she
might think gives insights into your families
culture. What insights about your family life
would he/she get?
Group Close Reading
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Everyday Use
Pp. 58-65
Assign Roles (these will be switching every 5 minutes)
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Reader
 You will read aloud
Figurative Language Finder
 You will underline for symbols, imagery and other
figurative language
Important Evidence Finder
You will put a ! for evidence of cultural influence
Facilitator
 You will stop the group at the end of each page, and ask
the KID questions in the sidebar. Write down group
answers.
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SIFT
SIFT
Textual Details
Analysis or Interpretation
Symbol
Imagery
Figurative
Language
Tone/Theme
Because the Tone is ____________,
then the Theme is _____________
Comparing Two Texts
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Using the VENN Diagram- (p 67), compare and contrast
the QUILT as a SYMBOL in “My Mother Pieced Quilts”
and “Everyday Use”
Counterclaims
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Alternative claims from the original claims in an essay.
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Must be different or opposing
Must be able to cite evidence from the story
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Opposing:
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(Claim) Mama knows the right way to use the quilts
Vs.
(Counterclaim) Dee knows the right way to use the quilts
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Different:
(Claim) Dee sees her family’s things as a representation of her
heritage.
Vs.
(Counterclaim) Dee sees her family’s lifestyle as embarrassing or
beneath her.
Homework

Complete the organizer using evidence from “Everyday
Use” and “My Mother Pieced Quilts”
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
TAG and Subject Statement
Explain what you mean
Give a quote from the text
Explain it.
Give another piece of evidence from the text
Explain it.
Sell me on why that evidence proves the subject
Do Now: In your textbook
Answer question 1 on page 69
“Two Ways to Belong in America”
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With your new group
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Reader
Listener
Responder- SAY SOMETHING
Complete the entire essay switching roles every 2
paragraphs or so.
Complete the KID Questions
Complete Question 5, page 72, and question 6 on page 73
Homework
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Read the Timed Writing Prompt and be prepared to write
during the next class
You may use the handout to take notes and prepare- and
use it during the timed write
Synthesis
To combine ideas from different
sources to support a new idea.
Do Now:
Brainstorm ways to Synthesize:
(combining parts into a whole)
Working with your partners:
Share your answers to the Do Now.
1.
Pick the best one.
1.
Write a thesis statement:
2.
1.
2.
3.
Use words from the question
Provide a short answer
Turn it into one complete sentence
ex.
Question: How does symbol support theme?
Thesis: Symbols support an author’s theme by offering an image of
the feelings the author has about a subject.
Gather Evidence
Look at the other stories you have
read in this quarter (not the quilt stories).
1.
2.
Pick at least two that would provide support to your thesis.
3.
Come up with some reasons (claims) for your thesis answer.
4.
Pick out at least two quotes or examples from these texts
that support your thesis and your claims (reasons).
Create an Outline
I. Introduction with Thesis
I. Introduction with Thesis
II. Claim 1or Text 1
II. Similarities between the
texts
III. Claim 2 or Text 2
IV. Claim 3 or Text 3?
III. Differences between the
texts
V. Conclusion
V. Conclusion