NONFICTIONAnalysis

February 5, 2015Agenda

• Silent Reading

• Explanatory SSE Paragraph

• Venn Diagram Comparison

Homework

• Explanatory Paragraph for Venn Diagram

SSE Paragraph• Copy down the following Prompt on your Paper

• Don’t forget your heading!

Prompt:

Explain the author’s claim in the article “The Goal of Education is Becoming.”

Helpful TipsParagraph Structure

• Topic Sentence

• Concrete Detail (Quote with signal phrase attached)

– Commentary

– Commentary

• Concrete Detail (Quote with signal phrase attached)

– Commentary

– Commentary

• Concluding Sentence

Remember

• Your Topic Sentence need to make a claim (answer the prompt) and contain a TAG

• Your quotes must be introduced with a signal phrase (speaker and context)

• Your commentary must EXPLAIN how the quote supports your claim

• Use the vocabulary we have covered in class throughout your discussion.

NCLB and Becoming

Compare and Contrast

Create a Venn Diagram on Your Paper (It doesn’t have to be perfect!)

NCLB Becoming

Complete the Venn DiagramConsider the Following for Point of Comparison

• Main ideas

• Claims

• Types of Evidence

• Every Aspect of SoapsTone

o Speaker

o Occasion

o Audience

o Purpose

o Subject

o Tone