1B12/3  Get a textbook from the shelf.  Copy your homework.  Pick up a handout from the front desk.  Have out your SIFT of The Sniper and a sheet of loose leaf.

Warm-up Brainstorm- What are some qualities of a good theme statement?  Follow up: Why do you go to the movies? Qualities of a theme statement Purpose

Theme and Authors Purpose Qualities of a theme statement Authors Purpose -Identifies the message -UNIVERSAL -3rd person -Formal language -To entertain -To inform -To warn -To persuade -To illustrate

Authors Purpose and Tone  Identifying the purpose for writing will help you identify the authors attitude (tone). WorkPurposeTone A Modest Proposal -John Swift To inform people about poverty in Ireland. -Critical, humorous, satirical. A political debateTo persuade people to vote for a certain candidate - inspiring, forceful, optimistic.

What are we doing today?  Students will be analyze literary elements such as symbols, imagery, figurative language, and tone in order to decipher the theme and authors purpose in a short story.

The Sniper S.I.F.T

The Game Plan  Today you will read and S.I.F.T one of two short stories- The Story of an Hour or Lambs to Slaughter.  You will then partner up, and share your S.I.F.T with a person who read a different story than you did. *Please take the next 25 minutes to read and S.I.F.T your short story.*

Think-Pair-Share  Discuss what happened in your story.  What was exciting?  What was disappointing?  What left you hanging?  Share you SIFT analysis- particularly your final theme statement.  Identify the authors purpose of your story.  How does the author’s purpose influence the tone?

Literary Modes  What is the literary mode of each story?  How do literary elements and author’s purpose help the reader identify the literary mode?  Think About:  What symbols or images helped you decide on the mode?  How does the tone in the story reflect the author’s purpose?

Closer Answer the following question on a sheet of scrap paper. You should have at least two responses.  What other short stories, books, or movies align with feminism?

Create a Question  Get into a group of three people who have all read the same short story.  Create two thoughtful text based questions regarding your short story. Use your S.I.F.T notes to guide your questions.  For example: As the sniper peers over the parapet, he sees an old lady giving information to the enemy. The sniper later shoot this old woman. Is this old woman a symbol? Why or why not?

Q&A Interview Teams Story of an Hour Lamb to the Slaughter **Separate according to the story that you originally read. **

Team Interviews  In your short story groups, choose your top three questions.  You will be asking the other team to answer these questions.  Your goal is to challenge the other team as much as possible.

Closer  What do you think it’s the literary mode of your story?  How might this inform the author’s purpose for writing?

BCR Answer on a sheet of loose leaf.  Identify the author’s purpose for writing your short story. How do elements of literature (symbols, images, figurative language, tone, and theme) blend together to help the author illustrate his/her purpose for writing? -At least 2 specific details -At least one properly embedded quote. -9pt Rubric Think Abouts: Does the literary mode of the story have anything to do with the author’s purpose?