It is important to understand that we are NOT studying P/T Indian as a text in the same way that we did for Antigone; instead, we are studying it as part of a larger CONTEXT, which means that we are reading it to see how it relates to a bigger idea – this bigger idea is called ‘My place in the world.’
Therefore, the plan for the next few weeks is to read sections of P/T Indian in class and read the rest at home, while practising our use of TE.E.L., and spending time exploring the idea of ‘My place in the world.’
Next lesson we will go into the CONTEXT in more detail; today we are going to feedback your findings from the research that you carried out and write a paragraph using T.E.E.L. that answers the question: Poverty can make people angry. Discuss
Below is a reminder of the sentence starters that you can use for each section of your paragraph; however, before you begin writing you must think of one idea that proves the statement in the question is true.
T.E.E.L
Your TOPIC sentence should contain the main idea of your paragraph and the keywords in the question.
Beginning your EVIDENCE sentence:
- This can be seen when…
- One example of this is when…
- Evidence of this is found when…
- An example of this occurs at the moment when…
Beginning your EXPLANATION sentence:
- This illustrates that…
- This shows us…
- This means…
- This results in…
Beginning your LINK sentence:
- Based on this it is clear that…
- This supports the idea that…
- Given the evidence presented, it appears as though…
Examples
TOPIC
The school that Junior attends is very poor and this make him angry.
EVIDENCE
This can be seen when he notices that the maths book he is given his mother’s name written in it and he gets extremely angry, having been happy a few moments before.
EXPLANATION
This shows us that Junior is angry because his school doesn’t have enough money to provide new books for its students, which reminds him of how poor all the people are that live on the reservation. This makes him feel angry because it gives him less opportunities than other students from more wealthy communities.
LINK
Based on this it is clear that when people feel that poverty prevents them from doing things that other people can do they will become angry and frustrated.
The school that Junior attends is very poor and this make him angry. This can be seen when he notices that the maths book he is given already has his mother’s name written in it and he gets extremely angry, having been happy a few moments before. This shows us that Junior is angry because his school doesn’t have enough money to provide new books for its students, which reminds him of how poor all the people are that live on the reservation. This makes him feel angry because it reminds him that he has less opportunities than other students from more wealthy communities. Based on this it is clear that when people feel that poverty prevents them from doing things that other people can they will become angry and frustrated.
Try and do another paragraph on the topic: Alcoholism is bad. Discuss.
Poverty makes people angry.
Poverty makes humans angry. An example of this occurs at the moment when Junior’s dog Oscar dies because his family don’t have ‘hundred of dollars, maybe thousands’ to take him to the vet. Junior wanted to ‘hate’ his parents for their poverty. This illustrates that poverty makes people angry when they are limited in what they can do or their poverty mskrd yhrm grrl helpless. Based on this, it is clear that poverty makes human beings angry; if Junior’s family were rich, they could have taken Oscar to the vet and saved him.
Alcoholism is bad.
Alcoholism is bad. This can be seen when Rowdy’s left ear gets injured by his father. This shows us alcohol is very harmful because Rowdy’s father ‘drinks hard’ and gives Rowdy and his mum ‘hard punches’. Therefore, they had to walk around with ‘bruised and bloody faces’. This supports the idea that alcoholism is bad because it can make humans to be violent
Alcoholism is bad. This is shown when Junior’s best friend, Rowdy, gets hard punches and wounds because of his father’s alcoholism. Rowdy’s father becomes violent after drinking alcohol because alcohol causes loss of control and it makes the people, who get injuries from it, to suffer through the ‘worst’ time. Therefore alcoholism is bad because being a ‘drunk’ causes harm to other people.
Poverty makes people angry.
Poverty makes humans angry. An example of this occurs at the moment when Junior’s dog Oscar dies because his family doesn’t have ‘hundreds of dollars, maybe thousands’ to take him to the vet. Junior wanted to ‘hate’ his parents for their poverty. This illustrates that poverty makes people angry when they are limited in what they can do and their poverty makes them feel helpless. Based on this, it is clear that poverty makes human beings angry; if Junior’s family were rich, they could have taken Oscar to the vet and saved him.
Alcoholism is bad.
Alcoholism is bad. This can be seen when Rowdy’s left ear gets injured by his father. This proves alcohol can be very harmful because Rowdy’s father ‘drinks hard’ and gives Rowdy and his mum ‘hard punches’. Therefore, they had to walk around with ‘bruised and bloody faces’. This supports the idea that alcoholism is bad when it make humans to act violently.