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Determining Central Ideas in “The Help”
What are they?How do they connect to real-life situations or events?Slide2
StandardsCommon
Core State Standards RL.8.2 Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to the characters, setting, and plot; provide an objective summary of the text.
Illinois Learning Standards
1.C.3b
Interpret and analyze
entire
narrative text using story elements
, point of view and theme
.
1.C.3d
Summarize and
make generalizations from content and relate them to the purpose of the material
.Slide3
ObjectiveI will
accurately determine the central ideas of Chapter 7.I will compare the central ideas to the experiences of African Americans during the mid-1900’s.Slide4
Why should I learn this?To give me, as the reader, an added level of appreciation for the story.
To get a deeper understanding of the novel as a whole.Slide5
Lesson Timeline
Intro (3 minutes)Summarize Chapter 7 (5 minutes)Determine Central Ideas (27 minutes)Exit Slip (10 minutes)Slide6
Summarize Chapter 7
Discuss the following with your group:Main CharactersSettingPlot Slide7
How can I determine the central ideas?Think about the events that happened in the chapter.
Ask questions about each event.What does the event show you?How does is relate to the experiences of African Americans during the mid-1900’s?Slide8
Event
Questions AnswersCentral IdeaAibileen is suffering through the anniversary of her son’s death (pp. 114-115).Why does she pretend to be sick?
Aibileen
does not have the right
to grieve
.
She would not be able to leave work for being “sad” about her
son’s death.
There
was no regard for how blacks felt at that time. They were not seen as equal to whites.
Central Ideas for Chapter 7Slide9
Central Ideas for Chapter 7
EventQuestions AnswersCentral IdeaRobert is viciously attacked for using a “white bathroom” (p.117).Why did he get attacked for using the bathroom? How did the white women respond to his attack?
Why don’t the maids express their outrage?
He was
black and he is only suppose to use bathrooms for black people.
The white women did not discuss it, like it was no big deal.
The maids might be afraid of getting hurt or killed for saying something.Slide10
Central Ideas for Chapter 7In pairs, fill-out the graphic organizer that you have been provided with.
REMEMBER!Contribute equally to the discussion.Have one person write per pair.Participation will be GRADED.Slide11
Exit Slip
EventQuestions AnswersCentral Idea
Independently, identify any major event that we have read thus far.
Fill-in the graphic organizer.