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Go to the library to check out a book for
your outside reading!
› The book can NOT have a movie based from
it!
› It needs to be a book you have NOT read
before.
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Tic Tac Toe Book Report.
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Practice pronoun antecedent
agreement!
Find the pronoun
2. Find the antecedent- what the pronoun is
referring to
3. Determine if the antecedent is: singular or
plural/masculine or feminine (or neither),
possessive or not. If it agrees, great! If not,
change it so it does.
Complete the practice handout.
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Discuss what comes to mind when you think of a
personal legend? What happens? Why must people
have a personal legend?
Think about what you wrote as I read the Introduction.
Did you have the same idea as the author?
Answer the following questions with a
partner.
1. What is alchemy?
2. What is an alchemist?
3. Who is Narcissus?
4. What is a fable?
5. What is an allegory?
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Alchemy is the ancient practice of trying to turn lead
into gold.
An alchemist can be defined as a profession/person
that practices alchemy which is the quest of
searching for a way in which to turn metals into gold.
Narcissus is a character from Greek mythology who
loved his beauty. He would look at his reflection
everyday in the water. One day, he drowned. His
love of his own beauty was his tragic flaw.
A Fable is a short imaginary tale that teaches a
moral or a lesson. The story can be in prose or verse.
An allegory is a narrative that has two levels of
meaning: a literal one and a figurative or symbolic
one.
The Alchemist is a fable. In fact, The Alchemist is
subtitled "A Fable about Following Your
Dreams." Like most fables, The Alchemist has a
theme/moral that reflects a universal truth
concerning life and human existence. The
universal point this story makes is that everyone
has a special destiny, and yet not everyone
tries to achieve it because it takes hard work.
Reaching one's destiny requires leaving behind
familiar surroundings. It also demands courage,
persistence, the ability to change when
appropriate and the willingness to respond to
omens that point the way.
Also, like many fables, the story told in The Alchemist
does not make its universal point directly, or in so
many words, by the author telling the reader in plain
language what the moral of the story is. Instead, the
story of the main character in The Alchemist is what
we call an allegory. An allegory is a narrative that
has two levels of meaning: a literal one and a
figurative or symbolic one. As a reader, your
challenges with this fable are to watch for and try to
interpret symbols (symbolism=something that is itself
but also represents something else or something
deeper). Remember, most anything in a story can
have symbolic meaning, including objects,
characters, places, names, events, etc.
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Read pages 3-25 and answer the questions on
your own paper.
In groups at your table, decide who will answer
what question. Do only 3-4 questions at a time.
Once you have completed your particular
question for your group, discuss the answers for
those questions.
Rotate the order of the questions for the next set.
In order to study for the test, you will be
responsible for keeping up with all your work
with The Alchemist unit .
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Many successful adults recall a time in life when they
were considered a failure at one pursuit or another.
Some of these people feel strongly that their previous
failures taught them valuable lessons and led to their
later successes. Others maintain that they went on to
achieve success for entirely different reasons. In your
opinion, can failure lead to success? Or is failure
simply its own experience? In your essay, take a
position on this question. You may write about either
one of the two points of view given, or you may
present a different point of view. Use specific reasons
and examples to support your position.
I am looking for: organization (intro, body, conclusion,
transition words) and strong claims for each body!