The Alchemist

November 2, 2017

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.5
Analyze how an author's choices concerning how to structure a text, order events within it (e.g., parallel plots), and manipulate time (e.g., pacing, flashbacks) create such effects as mystery, tension, or surprise.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.2
Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text.

E.Q: Define each component of a texts structure and identify each part in Cinderella.

Determine a theme in your own writing.

Starter: 

Answer the questions truthfully in the Theme Google Form. 

Theme Questionnaire 

Vocabulary: 

Word: Theme

Part of Speech: Noun

Dictionary Definition: the subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person's thoughts, or an exhibition; a topic.

Your Definition: 

Activity: What is a potential theme of Anthem?

Activity:

1.  Creative Story Swap

Find a partner to swap stories with through Google Drive.

Read through your partners story and identify the exposition, conflict, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.

Share your findings with your partner. 

Do they agree or disagree?  Why?

Use the plot diagram below for reference.

2.  Theme  

Read through the ReadWriteThink link and take Cornell notes on identifying the theme. 

When you finish, write down a couple examples of common themes from Literary Devices. 

Look back at the story you read written by your partner.

What is a potential theme and explain?

3.  The Alchemist

You will begin reading the Alchemist today. 

For Monday, read through pages 3-25.

As you read, identify at least three quotes that contain ideas relating to the exposition.

Closure: 

How confident do you feel reading books independently?

Why.