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September 25, 2014 - theme continued The Dog of Pompeii Homework: S tory elements test on Monday, September 29th! Bring a copy of Stargirl tomorrow! Ob jective I can evaluate topics and related themes in a text. Wa rm Up: Turn to pg. 324 in your Lit book. Today we will be reading a story called The Dog of Pompeii. Read the section titled What would you risk for someone else? and answer the List it question in your notes.
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theme A message about life or human nature that the writer shares with the reader. u sually has to be inferred the important truth that the story is really about written in a complete sentence, not just a word http://sonotsimple.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/learning.jpg
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What's the difference? topic theme both are important ideas in a story can be stated in one or two words is a sentence that relates to the topic
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TEXT ANALYSIS: THEME VS. TOPIC (PG. 325) Topic: Love Theme: Love can help people solve their differences
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Clues to theme Title Plot and conflict Characters and actions Setting, images and stylistic elements
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Make the following chart in your notes Topic: Friendship What I learn from the... Title: Plot and conflict: Characters and actions: Setting and images: Theme:
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Turn in your Literature book to pg. 326 We will listen read together to The Dog of Pompeii Be filling in your chart as you listen to the story. http://www.dogsofpompeii.com/images/dogs_mosaic.jpg
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What I learn from the title
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What I learn from the plot and conflict
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What I learn from the characters and actions
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What I learn from the setting and images
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theme of The Dog of Pompeii
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So now...a little quiz! http://www.littlemissrunshine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/shocked-cat-211211.jpg Take out a clean sheet of paper. Put your name in the upper right hand corner. Title it Dog of Pompeii quiz. Skip the first line and then number 1-10 (don't skip lines between your numbers). Be sure to write your answers in CAPITAL LETTERS!
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