September 19, 2017

Objective:  I understand what it means to find theme in a work, and I can identify one for "Death and the Miser" to reveal Meaning of the Work as a Whole (MOWAW).
Agenda:  

• Entry Task:  MC#6
• Continue with Chaucer and Middle Ages prezi, slide 31 
• Theme:  What it is; what it not.  

• Identifying the Theme in Five Steps
  • Complete for "Death and the Miser" using your interactive answers and jotting notes on the color picture provided in your small group.  
  • Theme Litmus Test
    • Is the theme supported by evidence from the work itself?
    • Are all the author's choices of plot, character, conflict, and tone controlled by this theme?
• Once you are sure of your theme, write it on the poster, point to the elements in the painting that reveal your MOWAW.
• Review possible themes presented as a class.
• Exit Task:  Make sure you have a theme/mowaw next to your picture in your notebook.  Erase your notes off the color picture for the next class please.