The students will write a paper in which they explore what Sherman Alexie’s choices reveal about the main character in
Flight
.
Requirements
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Make a claim about character
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Analyze at least 1 symbol to support your claim.
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Fully support your claim with at least 3-5 pieces of evidence from the text.
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Write at least 2-3 typed pages.
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Type final draft in MLA format.
Writing Process
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Write a claim (thesis statement).
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Have claim approved by teacher.
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Gather evidence that supports your claim.
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Complete an outline or web to organize and plan paper.
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Draft paper.
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Edit/revise final draft of paper using teacher feedback.
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Type a final draft in MLA format
The students will also engage with final discussion questions. Authors make numerous choices while creating and publishing a story. Individual words, details, character actions, and symbols are just a handful of choices a writer makes, much like an artist selects color, angle, motion, or lyrics for a specific purpose. The students will be asked to think about the choices Sherman Alexie made while writing
Flight
and why he made them. The following questions will be used to guide them.
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What choice did the author make?
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Why is this choice meaningful?
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What does it reveal about character?
The students will refer to their reading notes and the text as they complete the chart (Appendix B). It is not required that the students answer every guiding question, but they must be sure to write notes and thoughts on character, theme, and or any other ideas.