Lesson 45Chapter 14

Purpose

To identify evidence from the text to support inferences

To analyze the significance of a new setting

To analyze how textual elements support thematic interpretations

To write a thematic statement

Define the following Terms

Thematic Statement (page 389) Foreshadowing (page 386) Motif (page 378) Synthesize (page 378)

Quiz

Agenda Quiz

Motif and Synthesis: Writing Interpretive Statement

Ch 12-13 questions

Thematic Statement Writing

Read Ch. 14 (what you don’t finish is homework)

Motif & Synthesis

In your TKAMP, define motif (pg 378) and synthesize (378)

A motif is a unifying element in an artistic work, especially any recurrent image, symbol, theme, character type, subject, or narrative detail.

The word synthesize, which means “to combine parts or elements into a whole,” has a Greek prefix, syn-, meaning “together” or “united,” and the Greek root thesis, which is “something laid down, like a statement.”

Who is Arthur Radley? In small groups, using the notes you have collected, answer the

following questions to discuss the character of Boo Radley as a motif. Take notes about your conclusions.

1. Who is most affected by the contacts the children have made with Boo? How do you know, and what has been the effect?

2. Review the rumors and gossip the children hear about Boo. What is the effect of all the stereotyping? What is the truth of the rumors, gossip, and stereotyping?

3. What has been Atticus’s role in the children’s relationship to Boo?

4. Discuss harper Lee’s purpose in including this story of the children and Boo Radley. What are the children learning from this experience as they come of age in Maycomb, Alabama?

Interpretive Statement Synthesize all the incidents by writing an interpretive sentence that shows

your understanding of how the relationship has changed from the beginning of the novel to now.

Two steps

Step 1: Identify how the children first view Boo

Step 2: Explain the change in the relationship that has occurred and explain why this change is important

The children first stereotype Boo as an evil freak, capable of horrible acts of violence, but as he reaches out to them with kindness and concern, and as they try to contact him, the children discover he deserves their kindness and sympathy, not their fear and hatred.

The children, especially Jem, have begun to leave behind the fear and stereotyping of their early thinking about Boo Radley because these ideas are being replaced by real contacts that create a connection of kindness and curiosity between Boo and them.

Because of the efforts of the children to know Boo, and Boo’s kindness and concern for the children, Scout and, especially, Jem have learned to empathize and sympathize with him.

SB pages 387-389

Part Two of TKAM begins with two dramatic developments in Jem and Scout’s life: the visit to First Purchase African M.E. Church and Aunt Alexandra’s arrival for a prolonged stay.

The questions on pages 387-388 will help you consider how these developments contribute to the text’s overall meaning. They will help you examine how setting, conflict, and character development within specific scenes function in connection with the rest of the text.

Thematic Statement

For EA2, you will analyze a passage and explain how it contributes to the meaning of the novel as a whole. You can focus on a character, conflict, or setting within the passage to develop your analysis. Based on your discussions in this activity, write a thematic statement for each of these three elements. You may use the follow stems, but feel free to write your own.

Infer and Annotate1. As you look over chapters 8-10, record details on page 377about the growing

relationship between Boo and the children. Identify textual details that suggest something more to you, and interpret what these suggestions are.

2. After you annotate and fill in the chart on page 377, come up with 2 questions for discussion.

Author and Me – You will begin this question with the phrase “Why do you think the author….”

Theme – In this type of question you will ask a question that specifically ties to one of the book’s themes.

From the Text – In this type of question you will reference a specific line or paragraph or scene from the book and ask a question based on that excerpt.

Pulling It Together – In this type of question you will juxtapose two different parts of the book and ask a question based on their correlation.

Other – Come up with any open-ended question (a question that cannot be answered in one word) based on something you found significant or something you were unsure of.