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What do you notice?What do you notice?What are the essential elements? (Identify What are the essential elements? (Identify FIDDST & SOAPS) FIDDST & SOAPS) What is the artist’s message?What is the artist’s message?What feelings does it provoke? (Identify the What feelings does it provoke? (Identify the persuasive appeals)persuasive appeals)Do you agree or disagree with their portrayal?Do you agree or disagree with their portrayal?How well does it compare or contrast ICB? How well does it compare or contrast ICB?

Purposeful Reading:

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While based on many real and little-known events in the lives of Truman Capote and Harper Lee, it’s an imagined story – a “fantasia” — of their great friendship, and even greater falling out, as Harper retreated from fame, and Truman gulped it down as greedily as he did his beloved “orange drink” (three parts vodka, one part juice.) If you ever loved To Kill a Mockingbird, or any of the fantastic writing of Truman Capote, you’ll want to read this, for which a reading group guide has been prepared as well. Look for Capote in Kansas in paperback October 4th.

Compare and ContrastCompare and ContrastDirections:1.Read the graphic novel.2.Identify what rhetorical strategies or devices the author uses to achieve his purpose.3.Craft an ATA paragraph highlighting one strategy or device used by the author.

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