Wednesday, November 20

Objectives: Today I will

• identify motifs and themes in my story
• and revise my story

Homework: 

• Final draft typed and printed due Friday (if you don't have a printer at home, print your story from the library before you come in to class!)
• Study for the grammar quiz on 11/27 - one week from today!
  • ​Grammar Notes
    
  • Grammar Study Guide (will not be collected, but will help you on the quiz!)
    
• Missing/make-up work must be turned in no later than 11/27 to get graded before the trimester ends. I will not accept work after 11/27.

Agenda: 

• Visual Dictionary: Draw pictures to represent peer review, clause, and fragment
• Day Twelve - Finding the Motifs & Themes
  • Motifs are big ideas that appear throughout a text
    • What ideas appear throughout your story?
    • Examples: friendship, fear, embarrassment, joy, family
  • Choose 1-2 motifs from your list that you think are the most important. Write these in the boxes.
  • Turn these motifs into themes
    • ​A theme is a message that the author is trying to convey
      
    • What are you trying to say about your motifs?
    • Circle your strongest theme statement.
• Revision
  • Use the feedback you were given by your peers to continue revising and improving your story.
  • Your final story will need to be typed and printed
  • Remember to plug in laptops when you're done!

Daily Agenda Slideshow