Awesome Analyses in a SNAP
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Question: Who learns more from competitive sports, Larry in “Lawrence (Larry)
Lemieux Lifesaver,” or Hazel in “Raymond’s Run”? In your response, you must
discuss both passages
Step 1: The Introduction
Theme that applies to both stories
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Theme as it emerges in each texts (narrowing)
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Answer the darn question in one sentence (THIS IS YOUR THESIS)
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Gathering Specifics – what lessons did your chosen character learn?
General Idea
Quotations
Significance–how idea
Quote to highlight this
relates to the thesis
lesson being learned
Lesson:
Text 1:
Text 2:
Lesson:
Text 1:
Text 2:
Stylistic
Ending: Devices
Kapow!highlighted
End with a bang! Answer the question again. Theme. What is the
significance of the theme?
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