Unit 2 Literary Analysis- Lesson 1 Honors

• The final essay is due in lesson 2.5.10 on Monday, January 26.

• The essay is worth a total of 66 project points. Projects are worth 23% of your overall grade in the class.

• Plagiarism and AI use will not be tolerated on this assignment. If you are suspected of breaking the CCA Honor Code or using AI, your parents WILL be contacted and you may be asked to redo the assignment.

Today, we will begin the brainstorming process for the literary analysis essay. Your teacher has provided you with these resources:

• Essay Cheat Sheet- This document will be used in class daily. - Open and duplicate this document.

• Evidence Padlet - Open and bookmark this Padlet link.

What is your definition of theme in literature?

Consider: How would you describe theme to a middle schooler?

Themes are written in complete sentences that express the author's message about a subject. They express a universal truth or something that is true for everyone, not simply for the characters in a literary text.

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Theme:

Why is each example correct or incorrect?

Take 5 minutes to return to lesson 2.3.6 and find the subjects/topics that you brainstormed.

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In lesson 2.3.6, you brainstormed subjects/topics in the novel.

Brainstorm 2-3 additional themes in the brainstorming box on page 2.​

Open the Essay Cheat Sheet

1. Bookmark the Padlet

2. Duplicate the Cheat Sheet

3. Brainstorm 2-3 themes.

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By tomorrow: