Read yesterday's blog to get ideas regarding creating the charts and why we have to do that work before we write our statements.
Homework:
Pick a topic such as hardship, loyalty, pride, use of the land, sacrifice, marriage, communication, fear etc that you think is discussed in the story.
Next, go over and over your TICK charts until you start to feel your opinions rising.
Create a wonderful sentence that reflects this opinion.
Be sure to use all 4 charts to synthesize your answer.
Sample Statement of Theme (Thematic Statement)
In the story, "The Lamp At Noon", by Sinclair Ross, despite the realities of the desperate desert-like conditions on the
farm, men attempt to rule over the land in order to prove their worth;
this dominance is a form of pride which destroys families and the land.
See if you can put at least three things that you plan to talk about in the paragraph in your thematic statement.
Monday, we will be writing paragraphs. Review all the work you did in grade 9. Find paragraphs you wrote in grade 9. Read them. What do you plan to improve upon this year?
USSR: Several students have started their second or third books already.
Set a goal for yourself. Finish a book this reading. Fill in the response form before you start the next book.
