AP Lit Unit 3 Skill 1.A Notes w/Claim Practice

​Unit 3 Skill 1.A Notes w/Claim Practice

​Key Concepts:

As a reader, we must look below the surface actions, speech, and thoughts of a character and think about the motivation behind the outward behavior.

·       What might cause a character to ACT a certain way?

·       What might cause a character to SPEAK a certain way?

·       What might cause a character to THINK a certain way?

Open Ended

Explain how the iceberg analogy represents character complexity.

​Explain how the iceberg analogy represents character complexity.

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We can easily see what they're seeing, doing, thinking, but we want to think about the things that are unseen.​

​Actions

​Speech

​Thoughts

​MOTIVATION

​Secrets

​Flaws

​Emotional Health

​Fears

​Dreams

​Stress

​Heartbreak

​Regret

​Culture/Background

​Social Status

PARRIS

​Let's analyze the speech, actions, and thoughts of...

Open Ended

SPEECH: “There be no unnatural cause here. Tell him I have sent for Reverend Hale of Beverly, and Mr. Hale will surely confirm that. Let him look to medicine and put out all thought of unnatural causes here. There be none.”

What might cause Parris to speak this way?

Open Ended

ACTION: “In meeting, he felt insulted if someone rose to shut the door without first asking his permission.”

What might cause Parris to act this way?

Open Ended

THOUGHT: “[He] never conceived that the children were anything but thankful for being permitted to walk straight, eyes slightly low-ered, arms at the sides, and mouths shut until bidden to speak.”

What might cause Parris to think this way?

Open Ended

Write a claim (and supporting sentence with evidence) in which you characterize Parris based on what you’ve written.

​CHARACTERIZATION: DETAILS AND MOTIVATION

·       Examine the MOTIVATION behind the actions, thoughts, and speech of a character.

·       Think about what is OBVIOUS but also what is not obvious.

·       Visualize an iceberg with actions, speech, and thoughts above the WATERLINE and motivation below the waterline.

·       Read BETWEEN the lines