Second+Sem+9W

=Ms. WIlliams= =Second Semester= Notes and Class Information

The Odyssey
1/7/08 •**Objective**: To identify and understand the author’s purpose for writing. •**Warm Up:** Who is Zoey and why does she agree to read Oliver Twist? •**Literary Terms**: Parable, Fable, Allegory •**Read**: “The Rebellion of the Magical Rabbits” by Ariel Dorfman •**Assignment**: Turn in homework writing assignment __The Big Idea__ How would you respond to life in a country where expressing your true thoughts and beliefs might get you arrested?

Parable - a story told to communicate a moral Fable - a story with a moral often told with animals. Allegory-

1/9/08 •**Objective**: To identify and understand the author’s purpose for writing. •**Warm Up:** Why is Zoey forced to go to the library to read the book? •**Literary Terms**: Parable, Fable, Allegory, Symbol •**Read**: “The Rebellion of the Magical Rabbits” by Ariel Dorfman •**Assignment**: Write your own fable __The Big Idea__ How would you respond to life in a country where expressing your true thoughts and beliefs might get you arrested?

Jan. 10,2008 •**Objective**: To identify and understand the author’s purpose for writing. •**Warm Up:** When Zoey looks for the time, what does she find instead of her cell phone? What problems does that cause? •**Literary Terms**: Parable, Fable, Allegory, Symbol •**Assignment**: Write your own fable (20 minutes) Read your fable to the class. Can you figure out the moral? __The Big Idea__ How would you respond to life in a country where expressing your true thoughts and beliefs might get you arrested?