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Table of Contents
Chapter One:
Close Reading and Reflective Thinking
This chapter includes articles
by two master teachers: "Journaling" by William Starr and "Close
Reading" by Victor Moeller. The chapter ends giving the student practice
"Marking Up An Excerpt from Typee by Herman Melville."
Chapter
Two: The Analysis Essay
This chapter includes directions
on "How to Write the Analysis Essay" and twelve timed tests. Each
of these tests include sections for marking up the passage or poem, a checklist
to specifically guide the reading, writing, and grading of each essay,
and space to write the essay.
Click
on this link to see two example poetry essay prompts and their checklists
and rubrics.
Chapter
Three: The Open Question
This chapter include directions
on how to take "Coded Notes." This is followed by several timed tests.
Each of these timed essay tests include sections for taking coded notes,
a checklist to specifcally guide the reading, writing, and grading of each
essay, and space to write the essay. The chapter ends by having the student
Put It All Together by Taking Coded Notes on "The Monkey's Paw"
Chapter
Four: The Comparison and Contrast Essay
This chapter includes the following:
How to Write the Comparison and Contrast Essay; Marking Up Mark Twain's
"Two Views of the River;"
Writing an Analysis of the Block
Method Used by Mark Twain; Marking Up "My Brother's House" By Naomi
Shibab Nye; Writing an Analysis of the Point-By-Point Method Used
By Nye; Marking Up Various Love Poems; and
Writing a Comparison and Contrast
Extended Essay.
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