Friday, August 23, 2019

The Alchemist 51-61


August 26, 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: 

Write an objective summary of part one of the Alchemist.

Image result for part one alchemist

Vocabulary

Word: Main Idea
Part of Speech; Noun
Dictionary Definition:the most important or central thought of a paragraph or larger section of text, which tells thereader what the text is about:
Your Definition: 
Activity: 

Teaching theme?  This article will give you lots of tips and resources to help your students understand, locate, and analyze theme in a piece of literature!

Activity

1.  The Alchemist 51-61

As a class, we will read the next ten pages.

Discussion Questions
How and why does fear impact our ability to achieve our dreams?
What is a topic and main idea of this section?
What is happiness and to what extent is it important to pursue?


With your tables, create a graffiti poster board that reflects ideas from the reading today.
EVERYONE from your table must contribute.
Your poster should include comments, questions, quotes, pictures, connections, etc. 

Closure: 

What is something you gained from either creating or viewing the graffiti boards?

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