The flower

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Step 1: copy/paste the question here. Underline the verbs that tell you what to do and bold the nouns
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Discuss the way which the importance of being acknowledged by others is presented in “The flower”
Step 2: rephrase the question in your own words
Talk about how the idea of being recognized by others is important in The flower.
Step 3: identify 2 - 3 examples that help to answer the question

Before I called her name,
she was nothing
more than a gesture.
When I called her name,

she came to me
and became a flower.
We all long to be something.

You, to me, and I, to you,
long to become a gaze that won’t be forgotten.
Step 4: use strategies (semantic field, positive/negative association, shades of meaning) to deconstruct
the examples
At the start of the poem, we can see that the person that the narrator is describing is really hollow and
sad. We can see that through the second and third line, where she is described as nothing more than a
gesture. A gesture is typically seen as something that is made quickly with your body, like a wave or a
shake. Gestures are typically not really thought about, and they really just come naturally throughout the
day. In the context, this has a negative connotation as it implies that the person being described is
nothing more than a second thought and is not recognized and appreciated.
After the narrator calls her name, the narrator d
Step 5: based on the deconstruction, come up with an answer to the question and create a claim
Step 6: based on the deconstruction, create an explanation
Step 7: Now that you have a claim, examples and an explanation, write a first draft paragraph that
includes well embedded examples (using context) and thoughtful transitions. This is where you shift your
thinking to: what is the story I am creating for my reader?
Step 8: read over your paragraph and make some edits. Think about:
a) What transitional words or phrases can you use to make the paragraph flow better
b) What contextual information can you add to your examples so that they are nicely embedded in
a sentence and your reader has the information they need?
c) Do you need to clarify your explanations so that the reader can fully understand your idea?
d) Is your paragraph fully aligned?
e) Is every part of your paragraph linked to the question?
f) Copy final paragraph here
Helpful Vocabulary
Sentence Stems
a) Claim words: theme, idea, uses, shows, illustrates, demonstrates, depicts, setting, character,
plot, imagery, symbol, metaphor, style, tone, mood, atmosphere
● “[Author] uses (technique) to illustrate/ convey/ demonstrate/ reveal…”

● “[Author] illustrates/ conveys/ demonstrates/ reveals the theme of _______ by / through…”
● “[Author] uses [technique] to explore the theme of…”
b) Evidence words: says, states, writes, indicates, describes, points out, emphasizes, argues,
compares, contrasts, refers, remarks
● “For example, ...[speaker] says ….“

● “For instance, in the text it states…”
● “When [event], [speaker] remarks..”
● “_______ is described as…
● “[Speaker] compares ______ with ______…”
● [Speaker] contrasts _______ to _______…”
● “[Author] writes that...“
● “According to [speaker], …“
c) Analysis words: shows, illustrates, uses, reveals, suggests, implies, depicts, intimates, argues,
proves, demonstrates, infer, significant, important, connected, shift
● “[Author] shows / demonstrates / implies ...“

● “From this, we can infer that…“
● “The word _______ conveys…”
● “(Technique) illustrates the idea that…”
● “(Technique) is used in order to…”
● “(Word) carries a connotation of _______…”
● “This creates a tone / atmosphere of…”
● “[Author] uses [technique] to show the shift / change from _______ to _______…
● “Literally speaking, …”
● “Figuratively speaking, …”
● “In other words…“
● “Basically, the author is saying…”
Transitional Words & Phrases
To Add: further, furthermore, moreover, in addition
To Compare: whereas, but, yet, on the other hand, however, nevertheless, by comparison,
conversely, meanwhile, in contrast
To Show Exception: yet, still, however, nevertheless, in spite of, despite
To Show Time: immediately, thereafter, finally, then, later, previously, formerly, first (second, etc.),
next, and then
To Emphasize: definitely, extremely, in any case, absolutely, positively, naturally, surprisingly, always,
emphatically, unquestionably, without a doubt, certainly, undeniably
To Show Sequence:first, second, third, and so forth, next, then, following this, at this time, now, at this
point, after, afterward, subsequently, finally, consequently, previously, before this, simultaneously,
concurrently, thus, therefore, hence, next, and then, soon
To Give an Example:for example, for instance, in this case, in another case, on this occasion, in this
situation, take the case of, to demonstrate, to illustrate, as an illustration
To Summarize or Conclude:in brief, on the whole, summing up, to conclude, in conclusion, hence,
therefore, accordingly, thus, as a result, consequently

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(see example linked here)

Step 2: rephrase the question in your own words

Step 3: identify 2 - 3 examples that help to answer the question

When I called her name,

We all long to be something.

After the narrator calls her name, the narrator d

Step 6: based on the deconstruction, create an explanation

● “[Author] uses (technique) to illustrate/ convey/ demonstrate/ reveal…”

● “For example, ...[speaker] says ….“

● “[Author] shows / demonstrates / implies ...“

Transitional Words & Phrases

To Add: further, furthermore, moreover, in addition

To Show Exception: yet, still, however, nevertheless, in spite of, despite

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