Transition
--Please access your copy of the theme notes page (the sheet with "THEME" in larger letters at the top). We will read through the last bolded section ("Theme Statement") on the front page of the document together and fill in as many of the blanks as we can.
S. the C. for Moving Forward
--You should leave class (tomorrow?) with...- a deeper understanding of theme in literature, as evidenced by your ability to respond to the four focus questions/prompts below:
- What is a theme statement?
- How does a mere theme differ from a theme statement?
- How can a reader turn a theme into a theme statement?
- Write a meaningful and complex theme statement for P.D. Eastman's "The Best Nest".
- a clearer idea of how "The Lady, or the Tiger?" connects to real life, which might help you "zero in" on a meaningful and complex theme statement as we wrap up our work with the story.
- a refreshed outlook on your own life?
- a rough sense of what Frank R. Stockton is suggesting about one (or several?!) of the emergent themes of the "The Lady, or the Tiger?".
- In other words, you might head home for the weekend with a rough theme statement in mind for the story.
--agenda/HW
Notetaking/Transitions -- Wrapping Our Minds Around Theme Statements
--fill in blanks together in "Theme Statement" section of "THEME" notes page via exemplification (Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird and George Orwell's Animal Farm)
--share sample theme statement about the theme word "power" (see slide deck) and connect to my life experiences (e.g., high school basketball and the "Wheel" offense, teaching argumentative writing at the high school, etc.)
Application Activity -- Theme Clips/Life Philosophies
--rationale/directions
--view the following clips/videos:
Closure -- Random Share
Notetaking/Transitions -- Wrapping Our Minds Around Theme Statements
--fill in blanks together in "Theme Statement" section of "THEME" notes page via exemplification (Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird and George Orwell's Animal Farm)
--share sample theme statement about the theme word "power" (see slide deck) and connect to my life experiences (e.g., high school basketball and the "Wheel" offense, teaching argumentative writing at the high school, etc.)
Application Activity -- Theme Clips/Life Philosophies
--rationale/directions
- Today's clips relate most closely to the following themes:
- barbarism/savagery
- fairness/unfairness
- jealousy
- love
- power
--view the following clips/videos:
- The Worst Things That Happened in the Roman Colosseum (up to 2:08)
- Structure of the Court System: Crash Course Government and Politics #19
- Dealing with Jealousy
- How is Power Divided in the United States Government
- How to Give and Receive Positive Karma
--Closure
- Please complete the survey titled "My Life Philosophy About..." located in the "Classwork" tab. After you have written your theme statement, CAPITALIZE your theme(s) (theme word[s]) as I have done in the example about "power."
- take a look at survey results and discuss life philosophies (theme statements, really! ;) )
