1. In your groups... Discuss the following in your groups:
Do you know anyone who is just in love with themselves?
Do you ever feel like you are in love with yourself?
Theme; Symbol; Prediction
Inference; Context; Evidence

2. Anastasia sat by the fountain in the park with her head in her palms
Anastasia sat by the fountain in the park with her head in her palms. She was weeping mournfully and her clothing was disheveled. In between gasps and sobs, Anastasia cried out a name: “Oh... John…” And then her cell phone beeped. Her hand ran into her purse and her heart fluttered. The text message was from John. She opened up the message and read the few bare words, “I need to get my jacket back from you.” Anastasia threw her head into her arms and continued sobbing.
Sob – cry noisily, making loud, convulsive gasps.
Gasps - inhale suddenly with the mouth open, out of pain or astonishment.
Fluttered - move or fall with a light irregular or trembling motion.
Why do you think Anastasia is upset?
a) What does the fountain symbolize/represent?
b) Why did the author write this story with a fountain?

3. What do you think that word mean? How do I prove the theme of a story?
To know what inferences and literary elements are.
To understand how to make inferences and identify the author’s theme.
To be able to prove an author’s theme and to develop your own themes of the same story.
Theme; Symbol; Prediction
Inference; Context; Evidence

4. Let’s read through this short story from Ancient Greece.
To know what inferences are and literary elements are.
To understand how to make inferences and identify the author’s theme.
Let’s read through this short story from Ancient Greece.
Do you have to know the meaning of every single word that you read?
Theme; Symbol; Prediction
Inference; Context; Evidence

5. To be able to prove an author’s theme and to develop your own themes of the same story.
Let’s read through what is theme.
Do you like raccoons?
Can you prove the theme? How do we prove a theme?
Theme; Symbol; Prediction
Inference; Context; Evidence

6. Practice Test You will work on the questions in your groups.
Then we will model the questions as a class.
Theme; Symbol; Prediction
Inference; Context; Evidence

7. CONSOLIDATION What does the pool (mirror) symbolize in the story?
How does it develop the theme of the story?