Module 4 HelpHonors English 3 with FLVS

This slide show will provide extra help…but you must still go through each lesson

individually in order to grasp the

information and complete the work.

4.01O Choose from one of these three novels:

1. The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver

2. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

3. The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri

O Complete the 3 questions in 4.01 using 3-4

complete sentences each.

O Submit for grading.

4.02This assignment can be confusing. You will

need four different texts.

Let’s go over the details to help you complete

the worksheet.

It will help you to identify the theme before

locating primary and secondary sources.

Sample Thematic Ideas

Source: http://www.waunakee.k12.wi.us/faculty/lcarothers/ModernLiterature/BluestEye/Identifying%20Themes%20in%20Literature.pdf

THEME:

General idea throughout

the story.

THEME STATEMENT:

Describes the general

meaning of the work but

not include specific

references to

characters, events, or

actions.

4.02 Identify Theme Worksheet

What do I write for

“citations”?

O Read the document while keeping the theme in mind. Then…

O Include 3 supportive lines of text from the source that support the theme as ‘citations’

4.02 continuedWhat do I write for

“citations”?

When will I need this

information?

O Read the document while keeping the theme in mind. Then…

O Include 3 supportive lines of text from the source that support the theme as ‘citations’

O You will include

details from all four

sources in your

outline, which is

4.03.

O You will include

citations in 4.04.

4.03The goal is 4.03 is to create a thesis statement and outline for your 4.04 paper. This is very similar to what we did in lesson 2.05 and 2.06.

We told ya’ that info would come in handy!

Try looking in the gradebook at those two assignments if you need help.

Literary ElementsYou will identify three literary elements that

are found in both pieces of literature, then

explore how they develop the theme.

THESIS STATEMENT:A one sentence statement that explains the “what” and “why” for

your 4.04 paper.

SAMPLE:Both Sue Monk Kidd, author of the novel The Secret Life of Bees,

and Maya Angelou, author of the poem Still I Rise, use point of

view, setting, and conflict to develop the theme of prejudice in

their twentieth century literary works.

NOTE:Book titles are underlined. Poems and short stories are italicized.

COMPLETE THE OUTLINE BY FILLING IN THE BLANKS:

SAMPLE:I. Main Idea for 1st Body Paragraph – Point of View

A. Literary Element use and effect in novel

1. Specific example – The novel is told through the eyes of Lilly, a

young girl in Georgia in the 1930s. The use of a child as a narrator

adds innocence to the story to expose prejudice.

2. Specific example - “It is the peculiar nature of the world to go

spinning no matter what sort of heartbreak is happening.”

B. Literary Element use and effect in 2nd piece of literature

1. Specific example – The narrator uses repetition to set the tone

of confidence despite injustice.

2. Specific example – “You may tread me in the very dirt / But still,

like dust, I'll rise”

C. Relation of This Literary Element to the Theme

1. Primary Source shows that prejudice existed at the time, because

the act was passed to prevent acts that would “deny or abridge the

right of any citizen of the United States to vote on account of race.”

2. Secondary Source explains that “The Voting Rights Act itself has

been called the single most effective piece of civil rights legislation

ever passed by Congress.”

4.04 … FINALLY!

O Now it’s time to write your paper.

O Remember, you’ve done the hard part

O 4.01 Reading the novel

O 4.02 Research

O 4.03 Outlining

Now it’s up to you to put everything together in

one amazing paper.

Commonly Made MistakesThe greatest mistake most students make is

forgetting to include the following:

O MLA Formatting

O Specific details, include quotes

O In-text Citations

O MLA Works Cited page

MLA FormattingUse this awesome tool in the classroom for the

basics of setting up your paper:

SpecificsYour supporting body paragraphs should

include cited lines of support from both texts

along with either the primary or secondary

sources.

Look back to your outline for help! You

planned these paragraphs in advance.

In Text CitationsO You must always name the source when you provide either

direct quotes or information from any of your four

resources.

O The type of citations vary, but here are some samples:

O According to The United States Department of Justice

website, “The Voting Rights Act itself has been called

the single most effective piece of civil rights legislation

ever passed by Congress.”

O The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was among the most

significant pieces of civil rights legislation in history

(justice.gov) .

FOR MORE HELPO Visit:

http://tinyurl.com/MLAHelpMe

MLA Works Cited PageThere is information in the lesson, and be sure

to check out sites like easybib.com for help.

Use the RubricBe sure to check the rubric in the lesson before you submit!

IF YOU NEED MORE HELP, CONTACT YOUR TEACHER.