1. Quizzie: Finding the Central Theme

2. Apply: Execute the steps in the responding process for . . .

o President Obama’s Inaugural Address

3. Play: Bad Reputation Tattoo

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1. Quiz: Finding Central Theme

2. H.E.L.P points

3. Central theme worksheet

4. Inaugural speech packet (marked)

Topic:Topic: Just Do It

Level:Level: Analyzing, Applying

January

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On Your DeskOn Your Desk1. C-notes (from last week)

2. Vocabulary packet

3. Square

4. “Just Do It” study guide

5. President’s 2nd Inaugural Address

Yesterday we . . .

• Read and marked the text of the President’s speech in order to determine central ideas or themes.

Today’s Objectives

• Determine central ideas or themes of a text (speech) and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas.

Frameworkfor responding to text

I.I. Find Find the central theme central theme or main idea.

II.II. Analyze Analyze the author’s point of view. point of view.

III.III. Determine Determine the author’s purpose. purpose.

Deter min ing Centr al th emes

1. As you read, look for ideas that get repeated. Mark (highlight) the repeats.

2. Ask and answer: How do the repeated ideas relate to the topic itself? (Why go to school?)

3. Write the central idea of the text in your own words, as a claim:

• Education makes you independent.

• School is the key for accomplishing something in life.

How does POINT of VIEW shape the CENTRAL IDEA?

What is POINT of VIEW?

1. The author’s stand on a topic, idea, or situation.

2. What kinds of things create an author’s point of view?

educationfamily

income / statusgender

geographic locationreligion

friendsexperiences

How does and author’s PURPOSE influence voice and style?

What is PURPOSE ?

1. The reason the author writes the text: to entertainentertain, explainexplain, persuadepersuade or argueargue, express express an opinionan opinion, reflect and understand.reflect and understand.

2.2. Ask . . . Ask . . .

• Who is my reader? What does he or she expect?

• What do I want my reader to know or think about after reading this?

Determining Central themes

1. As you read, look for ideas that get repeated. Mark (highlight) the repeats.

2. Ask and answer: How do the repeated ideas relate to the topic itself? (Why go to school?)

3. Write the central idea of the text in your own words, as a claim:

• Education makes you independent.

• School is the key for accomplishing something in life.

““Just Do It”Just Do It”

Quiz 2Quiz 2

1. When finding the CENTRAL THEMECENTRAL THEME in any text, what should you look for?

2. Explain how you would use the topictopic of the text to help you find or determine the central theme.

3. Once you’ve determined the central theme, you should develop a main-idea develop a main-idea statementstatement and write it as a ____________ .

Finding Central themes

1. As you read, look for ideas that get repeated.

2. Ask and answer: How do the repeated ideas relate or connect to the topic itself?

3. Write the central idea of the text in your own words, as a claim.

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Mingle Mingle

• Take your copy of the speech with you, turned to the page where you wrote the main idea for your assigned section.

• Detain individual classmates (no clumps) and read your main-idea statement to them (one at a time). Listen as they read you theirs.

• Give feedback.

1. If the classmate you’ve detained has a he or she will give you a ttaattttooo o .. .. .. IF your statement is written as a claim.

2. The person with the most tattoos WWIINNSS..

Finding Central ThemeFinding Central Theme

President Obama’s 2nd Inaugural Address

1. As you read, look for significant words, phraseswords, phrases and ideas that get repeated ideas that get repeated (word-for-word and synonyms).

2. Ask and answer: How do the repeated ideas relate to How do the repeated ideas relate to the topic itself?the topic itself?

What is the president’s vision for his second term?

3. Write the central idea of your section in your own your own words,words, as a claim . . . on the line that begins your assigned section. (D people write the claim above the title.)

LMG

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If you were absent . . . If you were absent . . .

Use your copy of the Inaugural Address to “Worksheet for Finding Central Theme” (handout).