EVERYDAY USE By: Alice Walker Learning Target: We will read and analyze this short story to figure out its theme. We will compare and contrast this short.

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EVERYDAY USE By: Alice Walker Learning Target: We will read and analyze this short story to figure out its theme. We will compare and contrast this short story to the poem that we have just read.

About the Author, Alice Walker… Watch the video and pay attention to what inspired Alice Walker as a writer. First Read: We will start by reading the story together, than you will read in groups. As you read, complete each KEY IDEAS AND DETAILS questions on the sides of the story. Also, annotate and highlight, paying specific attention to your table groups task.

TABLE GROUPS 1.Create and complete a graphic organizer for each character in the story 2.Complete a Venn Diagram between Everyday Use and My Mother Pieced Quilt 3.Focus on the theme family and find textual evidence to support your claim/counterclaim 4.Give textual examples, at least 5, of the personification of objects/ideas in Everyday Use 5.Focus on the theme culture and find textual evidence to support your claim/counterclaim TARGET: I CAN ANALYUZE EVERYDAY USE AND USE TEXTUL EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF A THEME OVER THE COURSE OF THE STORY