Instructional Focus for the Week of September 5th: Analyzing Theme

Students,
This week, we will explore Theme - recurring and universal - and discover how the author implies the central or broad message (theme) through the revealing of
1) What the main characters say
2) What the main characters do
3) How the conflict is resolved
4) How the characters change
5) How the title provides important information or highlights ideas the author wants to share.

There is Homework:
30 minute Reading and Journal entry
Literature Text reading: Pages 1-15
Write a separate 5-7 sentence summary for each of these pages: 2,3,4,6,8,11,& 12
Last, after reading pages 13 and 14, answer the Close Read section, questions 1-6.

A Day - assignment is due Thursday, September 8th
B Day - assignment is due Friday, September 9th
(ESTIMATED TIME of COMPLETION - 2.0 hours)