Tuesday, November 8 ~ TIED

Roots Quiz today.

 EQ: What is TIED?

 When writing a literary analysis, there are (4) elements that must be present in your body paragraphs.

Topic Sentences	T: The topic sentences lets the reader know what your subject is and what you are going to prove.  Never use "I" or talk about the essay/paragraph in this sentence.
Introduce Evidence	I: After the topic sentence, you should introduce  the context of your evidence (or quote).
Evidence          (this could be a quote           or logical reasoning)	E: In a Literary Response essay (the type we are working on), this is the quote that demonstrates your point.
Discuss (aka commentary)	D: You must discuss how the evidence is important in proving your argument as stated in the Topic sentence or Thesis. (This element ties the paragraph into a circular unit in which the topic sentence is effectively proven with evidence and author commentary.)

Example TIEDIED Paragraph:

Prompt: Why is the concert so important?

The prisoners’ concert is important because it symbolized unity of the tribes. When Courtenay describes the concert, he uses a metaphor of a puzzle being brought together: “all the pieces would be brought together under the magic spell cast by the Tadpole Angel” (319). The spell describes the power of a leader who is viewed as a chosen one. Peekay’s leadership is the key to the unity within the prison. Even Geel Piet acknowledged and nurtured Peekay’s legend as the Tadpole Angel, claiming that he would, “harmonize in my appearance as their leader, uniting all the tribes in the great singing indaba” (321). Calling the song and indaba implied spiritual significance and associated Peekay with the great chief of Dingaan. Truly the concert revealed that the prisoners were unified not just as inmates, but as a single tribe.

HW: Journal 20: Write a TIED paragraph answering this prompt: Did Peekay act ethically when he continued the black market with the “King Georgies”?