Quote Integration (TCE Practice)

Source: How To Empower Your Mind Through Reading

Today's Goal: After we begin reading The House on Mango Street, we will practice using quotations from the novel to support an argument.

The Plan:

1. Read! Yay!
2. Talk about the the Letter to your Future Self
3. Learn about your English Journals
4. House on Mango Street reading!
5. Quote Integration Activity (which you will write in your English Journal!)

Quote Integration Activity:

You will be given a statement that makes an argument about something that has occurred in the book (This is called a Topic Sentence), and a direct quote from the book (This is called Evidence).

Your job is to take that quote and embed it in a sentence that gives context to the evidence you are using. You will also give it a proper MLA Citation. There is no partial credit for this. You will all learn how to do this beautifully.

Helpful transition words that might be useful.

Homework:

1. Read Vignettes 1-4: "The House on Mango Street;" "Hairs;" "Boys and Girls;" "My Name"
2. For every vignette, place one sticky note on a quotation from the book that relates to at least one of the thematic concepts listed on your bookmark (make sure to label the sticky).
3. You're going to have a quiz tomorrow on those vignettes. (This is your fair warning.)

Risk-Taking Quotes

Today's Goal: Interpret famous quotes about the worth of risks in our lives

The Plan:

1. Read
2. In your group, you will get one quote that you will become an expert on. Together, decide what the quote means and paraphrase it (write it in your own words). 
3. You'll then meet with a different group where each of you will share your findings. You must know your quote well in order to be able to do this! (Everyone will have to share.)
4. Finally, you will identify which one of the quotes is the most valuable to you, and explain why.

If you are absent, you'll need to get the paper from me. These quotes will be useful for your writing assignment later.

Reminders:

• The end of the grading period is on Friday.
• Call in your stereotypes essay if you haven't (and finish it first!)
• Your next book review is due on May 13

Gathering Evidence

While you are reading, make your way to the blog! You'll need it!

Today's Goal: We want to find evidence of irony, mood, and theme in Cask of Amontillado. This will help you later!

1. You will complete your work today with a partner (the person sitting next to you.)
2. Together you will find evidence (quotes) in Cask of Amontillado that show irony, mood, and theme. 
3. Use THIS FORM to collect your evidence. 
4. You must explain WHY that quote is a good evidence for the way Poe uses irony, mood or theme. 
5. Write in complete sentences. (Do not start with "Because...")
6. Submit ONE form with both of your names on it. 

If you have your orange book, you may use that. 

Click this link to go to a digital version (Since you are working in partners, one of you should have the form open, and the other could have the story open.)

I am also sending a letter home with you. Please share it with your parents and guardians.