F - ... when you ate at practicing theme statements.

ESSENTIAL QUESTION: What is the value in being able to express the theme of a piece of literature?

FREE WRITE: "in pursuit of excellence"

Learners read together and discussed Joyce Carey's short story, "A Special Occassion." We reviewed the notes on theme and learners practiced writing a theme statement for Carey's short story. We looked at the theme statements carefully and I gave some notes about clarity and encouraged learners to consider all the elements of the short story when writing theme. Learners continued to practice and offered themes statements for Valgardson's "Identities," and then Camus's "The Guest." I gave feedback for the theme statements for "Identities."

PRACTISE: Write theme statements for Camus's "The Guest," Greene's "The Destructors," and " Munro's "The Shining Houses."

NEXT CLASS: synthesis, narrative writing

REMINDER: Bring $5 for you copy of Hamlet