11/7/12
Welcome, Please take out
writer’s notebook and open to “My Work”
Consider the worksheet in
front of you. Try to make some general
statements about the ideas there.
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Ambition
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Jealousy
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Beauty
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Loneliness
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Betrayal
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Love
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Courage
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Loyalty
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Duty
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Perseverance
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Fear
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Power
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Freedom
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Prejudice
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Happiness
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Suffering
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Knowledge
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Truth
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IDEAS AROUND WHICH MANY THEME STATEMENTS CAN
BE MADE
For example,
jealousy—Jealousy often gets in the way of friendships.
Notes to be written in Tips
section:
Theme:
the meaning of the story; central or dominating lesson or message.
- Ø Should be a statement not a one word idea
- Ø It is an aspect of human experience that the author wishes to express.
- Ø Often determined by investigating how characters grow and change in a story.
HW: IN My Work section of
Writers Notebook write three possible theme statements that come from
Nightjohn. (Use your notes from the in class activity where you noted what you
came to realize by investigating the characters of Nightjohn, Waller, Mammy and
Sarny.)
Also—Read/log/post it 150 min by Mon.
