reminders **Turn in your Where I’m From Poem into the black basket. Staple your defining moment chart to the back of it. Vocab Quiz Unit 7A – Friday, 9/22 Need a copy of Of Mice and Men by 10/11 Thought for the Day:

Independent reading Independent Reading SAT Practice #8 Vocabulary Practice 7A

Funny in Farsi Key Vocabulary Words Share Defining moments memoir anecdote humor Share Defining moments Narrative Elements Q6 Theme – next slide

Theme Theme: the writer’s main message/central idea How do I identify theme? In the text, ______________ (title of text), there are messages about _____________. (identify topics) The message about _____________ (topic) is... EX: In Romeo and Juliet, there are messages about love. The message about love is that it is a powerful and even dangerous emotion that can take over people and even destroy them.

Funny in Farsi CEI Write a CEI that answers the question: What is the defining moment for the author? You will turn this in today!