Friday September 11

We are finishing the Greek vases decorated with the scene from The Golden Apple and a decorative motif from Ancient Greece.

On Monday, the whole school is writing a critical lens based upon the two books you were to have read over the summer. This is being practiced in class. The following is a copy of the model you will follow.

As (insert the author’s name or write as someone once said if you do not know the author’s name) once said, “ (insert quote). In other words (this is where you paraphrase the quote.) Use words that are not part of the quote. You may write two to three sentences. This is supported in the (insert first genre: novel, autobiography, play, memoir, epic poem) (insert first title) by (insert author) and the (insert second genre) (insert second title) by (insert second author) through the literary elements of (choose two:character, plot, setting, theme, tone).
Paragraph 2: support the above with book 1
Give two detailed, specific examples
Paragraph 3: support the above with book 2
Give two detailed, specific examples.

Conclusion: do not repeat the quote, but make a general, universal statement that ties the two books into the writer’s words.

REMEMBER: VOCABULARY PACKET DUE MONDAY