Today we started to watch the film Stranger than Fiction. We will continue the film tomorrow and over the weekend, I would like you to complete a Reading Response (the goat sheet) due on Tuesday.
Block B: Today we started to work on the final project for our Alexie unit. See the notes below.
Tonight, your goal is to try to develop a theme out of a topic that you would like to write about. Remember, a theme differs from a topic, because a theme tells us what a writer has to say about a topic. Remember, authors don't always say things directly; sometimes they convey an idea indirectly using strategies like metaphor or irony. A theme is not a word, but rather a statement (written in a complete sentence) that explains what an author is trying to convey. A work can have more than one theme.
For example, I may choose to explore the topic of empathy.
A theme I may be able to support would look something like this:
- A lack of human empathy results in isolation.
Or, I may choose to explore the topic of family.
My theme may be something along the lines of:
- Families can overcome adversity by sticking together.
- Basketball is a way for Indians to fight both an external war with the "whites" and an internal war found within themselves.
Block C:
For Tuesday(!) please complete the assignment on "Reservation Mathematics" that I gave you on the handout at the end of class. Use your notes from class to respond to each step of the assignment. Bring your TYPED SPA paragraph to class on Tuesday.
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