Make an interpretive claim (that is, write a thesis statement) about Sarah
Kay’s TED Talk. You can focus your claim
on: 1) her poem; 2) her message about poems and/or stories; 3) how her delivery
impacts meaning.
Today’s Question: How
do we make claims about literature?
Mini-lesson: Making Claims
Following the guidelines in the Powerpoint, write or rewrite
claims for 2 of these 3 creative works: 1)
Guernica, 2) “Yours,” or 3) the Sarah
Kay TED talk. Get feedback from a
peer. Revise again? Show me when you are finished.
WORK FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS....
HERE IS A LINK TO A GOOGLE FOLDER WITH THE CONTENTS OF YOUR PACKET: