Objective: Students will be able to analyze how
the author conveys the theme of a fiction text
SRQ:
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1.
How were the questions on the SBP
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PAIRED PASSAGES
“The Quest of the Silver
Fleece”
By W.E.B. DuBois
Review of SRQ’s
How does the author use sound to
establish the mood of the story?
1.
Skim the text for “sounds”
and underline
2. Next: What mood do these
sounds convey?
How does the author use sound to
establish the mood of the story?
The author uses sound to
establish a mood of __________.
For example, (this is where you
cite your text evidence)
How does the music change the
way the boy feels?
1.
Skim the text to find where
the music was introduced.
2. How did the boy feel
before that?
3. How did he feel after?
How does the music change the
way the boy feels?
As a result of the music, the boy’s
feelings changed from _________ to
_________.
- Cite evidence for how he felt
BEFORE
- Cite evidence for how he felt
AFTER
PAIRED PASSAGES
“Home”
By Rupert Brooke
Review of SRQ’s
How does the speaker’s changing perception
of the setting affect the way the speaker
feels over the course of the poem?
1.
First—figure out how the
setting changes
2. How does this speaker feel
before this incident?
3. How does he/she feel after?
How does the speaker’s changing perception
of the setting affect the way the speaker
feels over the course of the poem?
The speaker’s changing perception
of the setting affects the way
he/she feels over the course of the
poem by..
EXTENDED RESPONSE
Describe how the main character of “The Quest of the Silver
Fleece” and the speaker of “Home” feel initially and how each
one’s feelings change over time.
In your response be sure to do the following
• Describe how the character in “The Quest of the Silver
Fleece” feels at the beginning of the journey and how his
feelings change
SRQ #2
• Describe how the speaker of “Home” feels upon returning
SRQ #3
home and how the speaker’s feelings change
• Describe similarities and differences in the change of feelings
experienced in both passages Compare/contrast
EXTENDED RESPONSE
Similarities
• Both the boy and the
speaker’s feelings are
affected by a specific
occurrence
• Both the boy and the
speaker’s are lonely
Differences
• The boy’s feelings
change from
frightened to comfort
• On the other hand, the
speaker’s feelings
change from comfort
to fright