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August 13, 2019

Standards

RL.9-10.1 Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

RL.9-10.2 Determine a theme 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

Obj: I can determine a theme of a text and analyze its development over time.

Starter: 

Fall 2019 Songs

We will read The Wolf Who Cried Boy

As I read, consider the theme the author is developing.

Identify at least one theme and explain why you chose it. 

Vocabulary

Word: Theme

Part of Speech; Noun

Dictionary Definition: The theme of a literary work is a salient abstract idea that emerges from the treatment of its subject matter

Your Definition: 

Activity: Give an example of a universal theme. 

Activity: 

1. Invictus 

With a partner, read and annotate the poem on page 22 of your StudySync book. 

Then, complete a TPCASTT handout based on the ideas in the poem. 

We will review the analysis together. 

2.  If by Rudyard Kipling 

Individually, analyze the poem using TPCASTT. 

You will be turning this in for credit. 

Closure: 

Identify a similarity and difference between Invictus and If.