Unit 1
“Which stories are worth reading?”
Including MLA Review
English 10
Unit 1 1

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(This doesn’t work with www.)
• name = cougar350
• password = ________________
Unit 1 2

• Review – on what side of the paper does the heading appear?
• What information goes in the heading, and in what order?
1. _________
2. _________
3. _________
4. _________
Unit 1 3

What’s wrong with these parenthetical citations?
1. … in magazines (Herron, 53).
2. … sky.” (Schultz 112)
3. … instances. (Coe 2).
4. … in perpetuity (Jamieson 47).
5. … Poe’s works (Everett 387).”
Unit 1 4

The following paragraph has a topic sentence, a paraphrase and a quote; these sentences are blended with transitions. Notice the specific details used (despite this being extraordinarily short).
• A main theme of this story is isolation. The speaker says she is living in Dublin far from home in Paris. She also says, “Isolation is a complication
I cannot abide.”
• Where does it need citations?
Unit 1 5

• Let’s write a model Works Cited using Lord of
the Flies.
Unit 1 6

“Harrison Bergeron”
Pre-reading Activities
• MLA heading (+1)
• Goals: To discuss theme, analyze the climax of the story, and draw conclusions.
• Journal – What if everyone were the same? Write at least ten sentences. See the prompt on page 36.
• Define conflict using the information on page 37.
• Vocabulary – complete the activity as described on page 37
• Write the author’s name and a detail about him that you find interesting.
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“Harrison Bergeron”
During-reading Activities
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Details about Harrison Bergeron’s society plus the page number for each
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Conclusions you can draw based on these details
Unit 1 8

CAT Questions with Quote Sandwiches
Goals-
• Write topic sentences (write a focused claim)
• Organize writing logically and effectively.
• Support thinking with text-based evidence (maintain the claim)
• Integrate quotations and paraphrases with sentence fluency
• Cite evidence without plagiarizing
• Write with impeccable conventions.
Ingredients (five ingredients, five points)
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topic sentence (restatement of question, IQIA)
2.
MLA cited quotation (supporting topic)
3.
perspective/commentary on quotation
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MLA cited paraphrase (supporting topic)
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perspective/commentary on paraphrase
Instructions:
Begin with the topic sentence then slowly combine the other ingredients with thoughtful word choice and adept transitional phrases. When the topic is fully concluded, serve warm. Do not store past due date!
COMPREHENSION
• theme
• summary
• inference
• prediction
• vocabulary
ANALYSIS
• analyze literary elements
• analyze text features (graphs, charts)
• compare
• contrast
• cause and effect relationships
THINKING CRITICALLY
• evaluate author’s purpose
• evaluate character’s judgment
• draw conclusion
• compare text to another situation

Paraphrases
Paraphrases are specific text-based details that you rephrase (with and without the original words).
Do you want to summarize a paragraph or a page?
Paraphrase it.
Example:
Oberon and Titania are jealous of each other’s influence with Theseus and Hyppolyta and also argue over a changeling boy (Shakespeare 39, 41).
Quotes
Quotes are specific text-based details you copy word-for-word from the text and put quotation marks around them to signify they are exact matches.
Does the perfect, concise wording already exist?
Quote it. (Famous lines are highly quotable too.)
Example:
The conflict is clear when Lysander says, “The course of true love never did run smooth” (Shakespeare
15).
Non-example:
In Act II scene I, Oberon argues with his wife
(Shakespeare 39).
• It’s too vague.
Non-example:
Titania says, “That they have overborne their continents” (Shakespeare 41).
• It’s not enough detail to stand alone.

“Harrison Bergeron”
Post-reading Activities
• CAT Questions– answer each by restating the question in the answer (IQIA), including a MLA cited quotation, and including a MLA cited paraphrase. Other sentences will be needed to transition through these. Remember the quote sandwich from LMS. (+5 each = IQIA, cited paraphrase, perspective on paraphrase, cited quote, perspective on quote)
1. C = #8 theme (+5)
2. A = #6 literary elements: climax (+5)
3. T = #7 drawing conclusions (+5)
4. Write a perfectly formatted MLA works cited entry for this story in this anthology. (+1)
Unit 1 11

“Everyday Use”
Pre-reading Activities
• MLA heading (+1)
• Goals: to discuss theme, analyze by contrasting characters, and synthesize the text with your own thinking
• Journal – What makes something valuable? Write at least ten sentences. See the prompt on page 48.
• Define conflict and resolution using the information on page 49.
• Vocabulary – complete the activity as described on page 49
• Write the author’s name and a detail about her that you find interesting.
Unit 1 12

“Everyday Use”
During-reading Activities
Character (Author) Story details with page numbers
Characterization or character traits
Dee
Mama
Maggie
Alice Walker (read “On
Quilting” on page 60)
Play Selected Shorts: American Classics disc 3, track 2
Unit 1 13

“Everyday Use”
Post-reading Activities
• CAT Questions– answer each by restating the question in the answer (IQIA), including a MLA cited quotation, and including a MLA cited paraphrase. Other sentences will be needed to transition through these. Remember the quote sandwich from LMS. (+5 each = IQIA, cited paraphrase, perspective on paraphrase, cited quote, perspective on quote)
1. C = #9 theme (+5)
2. A = #6 contrast characters (+5)
3. T = #10 synthesize text with self (+5)
4. Write a perfectly formatted MLA works cited entry for this story in this anthology. (+1)
Unit 1 14

“To Build a Fire”
Pre-reading Activities
• MLA heading (+1)
• Goals: Demonstrate correct usage of MLA, prediction, literary elements: mood , and evaluate character
• Write to journal prompt: “Should you trust your instincts?” from page 78
• Copy literary terms: setting, antagonist, and mood from page 79 and/or the glossary. Write the definitions for each as we define them together.
• Copy the vocabulary terms from page 79. Write the definition of each as we define them together.
• Write the author’s name and a detail you find interesting about him
Unit 1 15

“To Build a Fire”
During-Reading Activities
Prediction based on this detail
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Text-Based Details + page number
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Unit 1 16

“To Build a Fire”
Post-Reading Assessment
• CAT Questions– answer each by restating the question in the answer (IQIA), including a MLA cited quotation, and including a MLA cited paraphrase. Other sentences will be needed to transition through these. Remember the quote sandwich from LMS. (+5 each = IQIA, cited paraphrase, perspective on paraphrase, cited quote, perspective on quote)
1. C = #5 prediction (+5)
2. A = #9 literary elements: mood (+5)
3. T = #10 evaluate character (+5)
4. Write a perfectly formatted MLA works cited entry for this story in this anthology. (+1)
Unit 1 17

“Searching for Summer” or
“Johnstown Flood”
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Goals: summary, mood analysis, evaluation of author/character
“Searching for Summer” “Johnstown Flood” p. 108 p. 66 • MLA heading
• MLA heading • C = #5 summary
• C = #7 summary
A = #6 literary elements: setting & mood
T = #8 evaluating characters’ decisions •
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• A = #7 literary elements: mood
T = #9 evaluate author/author’s purpose
Works Cited
• Works Cited
Unit 1 18

Unit 1 Writing Workshop: Literary
Analysis (Assessment)
• Goals: Write a literary analysis to demonstrate ability to analyze short stories, support analyses with text-based details, and cite paraphrases and quotes with MLA formatted parenthetical citations.
• See pages 148-157
• Full pre-write due Tuesday (including page numbers!)
• Rough draft due Wednesday (including parenthetical citations!)
• Revisions due Thursday and final draft due Friday.
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