1. Play Hard; Play Together; Play Smart
8/13/2018

2. A theme is a central insight or message of the text.

3. How can themes be stated indirectly? How can they be stated directly?
Direct & Indirect
How can themes be stated indirectly?
How can they be stated directly?

4. How does a sequence of events develop a theme?
Plot
How does a sequence of events develop a theme?

5. How are archetypes and patterns similar?
Think about it…
How are archetypes and patterns similar?

6. King Midas How can this myth apply to our lives?
Or maybe, you think that it doesn’t.
Please write on your notes and explain if it does or does not apply.

7. An Author’s point of view is shaped by their cultural experiences.
Do you agree?

8. Individual Point of View vs Cultural POV
What are some examples of how an individual’s point of view differs from their culture?

9. Cinderella How did the culture change over time?
Why do you think it changed?
We’re going to read a model analysis of a passage and then do our own model of a passage.

10. Siddartha A young prince inherits a throne.
He is tempted by pleasures of money, excess, and frivolity (laziness and not working).
He rejects this and becomes one of the world’s best known religious teachers.

11. Rama: Pre-read
Why not just read non-fictional stories about people like Siddartha?
What can we gain from fictional stories opposed to non-fiction?
Why might the creation of fictional settings help us learn about themes and lessons of life?