10.22.13+and+10.23.13

Read: "Evolution" by Sherman Alexie Marked-up samples:

Discuss: allusion, metaphor, symbol and how they contribute to theme

Add "Allusion" to vocabulary section of your journal:

Allusion: When an author references another work of literature, historical event, historical figure, or a specific place without explanation or detail. The goal of allusion is to provide additional meaning/context to their work through the comparison the reference creates.

Craft: Create a sample topic sentence for a potential paragraph about "Evolution" linking a symbol, metaphor, or an allusion to a key idea that it creates in the text.

Ex.: Sherman Alexie uses the symbol of the buckskin dress made by Inez Muse to represent how cultural artifacts lose value when culture is exploited.

TISAS handout:

We discussed the link between the topic sentence, introduction to evidence, supporting evidence (integrated quote), and analysis.

HW: For next class, use the TISAS on the 3rd/4th page of the handout to complete the writing process through the first example of evidence and analysis of it.

You may write about:

1) A key symbol in "Halfbreed Girl in a City School" and what "big" idea it reveals in the whole text. 2) A key symbol or metaphor in "Museum Indians" and what "big" idea it reveals in the whole text. 3) A key symbol, metaphor, or example of allusion in "Evolution" and the "big" idea it reveals in the whole text.

OR, challenge option:

4) A comparison of symbols or metaphors from two works that reveal a similar theme. AKA, a key symbol in "Halfbreed Girl" and a key symbol in "Museum Indians" reveal the same overarching idea that both authors discuss.