Graphic Organizer

                                               

     Theme: Growing Up

                                           Bell Word: Quick

Paragraph One

            Hook: Kids grow up too fast

            CM: Watch too many violent movies

            CM: Listen to music with swears and violence

            Thesis: They become adults too quickly

Paragraph Two

            TS: Scout and Jem are forced to grow up rapidly

            2 Echo Words: Swift, hasty

            SD: Dad defending black person

            CM: Have to fight to defend him

            CM: Have to believe that he is doing the right thing

            SD: They are given lots of freedom

            CM: Get into trouble that ages them swiftly

CM: Play with toys that are dangerous for small children and so they are hastily taught to be careful

Paragraph Three

TS: I live in a world where kids do not stay sweet and naïve for long

2 Echo Words: Short time, suddenly

SD: Read a lot

CM: Became more aware of the world

CM: Saw and read about things that happened that were bad (racism, genocide)

SD: I had an older sister

CM: Suddenly she had boyfriends and swore

CM: Watched her life and started copying her at a young age

Concluding Paragraph

            Hook: Children stay children for a very short time

            Echo Word: High speed

            CM: Scout and Jem had to grow up at high speed

            CM: I did too

            Restatement of Thesis: Kids should be sheltered a little bit more

                                                                                    By Jennifer