SSR TimeCollege Prep

2-27-13

HeroOn your own, create a Frayer model on the word “Hero.”

Lets talk about it

What criteria did you come up with????

HEROISMThe Carnegie Hero Award

Hero Criteria Look @ your hand out….the bullet points are the criteria by which the Carnegie committee judges heroism

Lets go over them for a sec

Scenario Read the scenario…..

Lets talk about itShould Curtis Dawson get the award?

USE THE CRITERIA TO JUDGE HIM

Reality…Curtis Dawson received the award in 2005

Borderline…Read Roger Terrapin’s story

On the back of the sheet

On your own, decide if he should get the award or not

Write your decision (CLAIM, EVIDENCE, WARRANT)

Claim: Criteria

Evidence: Examples

Warrant: a statement that explains why a piece of evidence makes a claim factual.

PAIR/SHAREPair up with a partner and convince them

Make note of your discussion in the “discussion notes” portion of your sheet

Don’t forget to detail the types of arguments made

INCLUDE: did your partner change your mind????

SHARE WITH THE WHOLE CLASS

Heroism and Frederick Douglass Preach it Rev

What is a TPCAFTT??!!!??!It is a technique by which to read poetry…

T= TitleDone before reading….your first impressions of the title

THEN YOU READ

P= paraphrase Quick summary

What is a TPCAFTT??!!!??!Read 2nd time

C= ConnotationList some connotative words…which help you figure out….

A= Attitude (or tone)Brief statement about what you think the tone is, citing connotative words

F= Figurative LanguageExamples of Fig lang and analysis

What is a TPCAFTT??!!!??!Read the 3rd time

T= Title (again)Revisit the title…what does it mean to you now?

T= ThemeWhat’s theme dag nab it

“Frederick Douglass”

To fully understand poetry, you must read it 3 times

The 1st, is to understand plot

The 2nd is to pick up on some connotative words and tone

The 3rd is to understand the theme….

“Frederick Douglass” and

TPCAFTTBut first….lets do the “title”

Now we read

We do “P”

Read 2nd time

Do “C” “A” “F”

Read 3rd timeDo “T” and “T”