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“Marigolds”
Chunk Paragraph
Learning Targets
 I can produce clear, coherent writing in which the
development, organization, and style are appropriate for ninth
grade tasks, purposes, and audiences.
Prompt
Write a chunk paragraph analyzing how Lizabeth comes of age
in the short story “Marigolds,” by Eugenia Collier.
Topic Sentence
The topic sentences identifies the subject of the paragraph AND
also states an opinion the writer wants to present about a
subject.
Subject: Lizabeth in “Marigolds”
Opinion/Focus: The beginning of her coming of age.
Chunk Paragraph (1 Paragraph with 8
sentences)
TS: Topic Sentence
CD: Concrete Detail
T: Transition (For instance, Moreover, Furthermore…)
L: Link (who, what, where, when, why)
Q: Quote (verbatim, followed by page number)
CM: Commentary (Analyze how the CD supports the TS)
CM: Commentary (Analyze how the CD supports the TS)
CD: Concrete Detail (TLQ)
CM: Commentary (Analyze how the CD supports the TS)
CM: Commentary (Analyze how the CD supports the TS)
CS: Concluding Sentence – Review, Summarize, Come to a
conclusion
Quotes
 Transition – Use a transition appropriate for Literary
Analysis to introduce each quote.
 Link – Give context to the quote by identifying who is
speaking, to whom, why, when, etc. It helps to look at what
just happened to find this information. The link should flow
seamlessly into the quote.
 Quote – Provide a quote that supports the theme, followed
by the page number.
 Analysis – Provide 2-3 sentences that analyze how the quote
supports the theme.
Practice Quote #1:
For instance, while trying to establish a rescue fire on the top of
the mountain, Jack takes the conch from Piggy and says, “’I
agree with Ralph. We’ve got to have rules and obey them.
After all, we’re not savages. We’re English, and the English
are the best at everything. So we’ve got to do the right
things’” (42). This shows that Jack and the other boys find
themselves stranded on a deserted island with no adult
supervision. They realize that they must make the right
choices in order to provide themselves with the best
opportunity for survival. Being accountable for themselves
and having no adult to look to for help, makes this a coming
of age moment for the boys.
Practice Quote #2:
Moreover, when the boys see the ‘beast’ coming out of the
shadows, they shout, “’Kill the beast! Cut his throat! Spill his
blood!’ The sticks fell and the mouth of the new circle
crunched and screamed. The beast was on its knees in the
center, its arms folded over its face. It was crying out…”
(153). This shows that As the boys become more
comfortable hunting for food, they lose sight of their moral
obligations to humanity. The challenges of hunting and the
lack of accountability and adult supervision help to shape
their character and they become savages, filled with bloodlust
and rage.
Chunk Paragraph (1 Paragraph with 8
sentences)
TS: Topic Sentence
CD: Concrete Detail
T: Transition (For instance, Moreover, Furthermore…)
L: Link (who, what, where, when, why)
Q: Quote (verbatim, followed by page number)
CM: Commentary (Analyze how the CD supports the TS)
CM: Commentary (Analyze how the CD supports the TS)
CD: Concrete Detail (TLQ)
CM: Commentary (Analyze how the CD supports the TS)
CM: Commentary (Analyze how the CD supports the TS)
CS: Concluding Sentence – Review, Summarize, Come to a
conclusion