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Hook Do you think that your parents are totally boring because you can find out things about them you never knew
Comment on the hook When I thought of Atticus I thought he was old, but now I know he has a wild side
Comment on the hook When I thought of my dad I thought I knew everything
Thesis Something that I found out about Atticus or even my dad that surprised me
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Jem and Scout find out about Atticus’s shooting ability
2 Echo words to be used bewilderment shock
SD Jem and Scout see Atticus, “He moved like an underwater swimmer” then Atticus takes his shot
CM Jem and Scout see Atticus take the dog in one smooth motion
CM Jem was so amazed he was “paralyzed”
SD What has Jem learned
CM Jem has learned that his dad still has a wild side to him because he was “Ol’ One Shot”
CM Jem now has respect for Atticus
CS Now that Atticus showed his kids what he can do they won’t think he so old now
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TS (Main Idea, Topic, or Thesis)When I found out that my dad was able to buy a row boat at 11
2 Echo words to be used astonishment astoundment
SD learned about from dad’s childhood stories
CM Paper route and bought the boat with that money
CM Paper route
SD How kids back then did not have things given to them
CM My dad had to work a lot harder as a kid to get things that he wanted
CM My dad today is a very hard working person
CS My dad is a person that I admire a lot
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Hook Do you think that your parents are totally boring because you can find out
things about them you never knew
Echo word surprise
Comment on the hook I know that Atticus is not the old man
Comment on the hook My dad was a very hard worker and harder than how I work today
Re-statement Something about my dad and Atticus that just totally surprised me
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