Friday, October 22, 2010

Graphic Organizer for Essay Number 6

Paragraph 1 -- Opening

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

Paragraph 2

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

Paragraph 3

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
Paragraph 4
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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