1 st Objective of the Day:
Given the notes on theme, students will read “Catch the
Moon” in the text book or interactive readers and identify the story’s theme by using the given guidelines with 100% accuracy.

Given the notes on theme, students will read “Catch the Moon” in the text book or interactive readers and identify the story’s theme by using the given guidelines with 100% accuracy.
Let’s review before finding the theme…
1. Why is Luis working for his father?
2. Who are the Tiburones, and what does their name mean?
3. What “treasure hunt” does Luis go on late one night?
4. Find the passage that explains the story’s title.

Given the notes on theme, students will read “Catch the Moon” in the text book or interactive readers and identify the story’s theme by using the given guidelines with 100% accuracy.
5. What is Luis’ attitude at the beginning of the story toward his job and how does it change?
a. Luis loves working at the junkyard at the beginning but hates it because he fights with his father all the time.
b. Luis hates working for his father and makes fun of the business, but after his “treasure hunt,” he appreciates his father’s work more.
c. Luis doesn’t like working at the junkyard but he starts to like it because he starts dating Naomi.

Given the notes on theme, students will read “Catch the Moon” in the text book or interactive readers and identify the story’s theme by using the given guidelines with 100% accuracy.
6. What role does Naomi play in the story?
a. Naomi’s appearance triggers Luis’ good side and makes him confront his mother’s death.
b. Naomi starts dating Luis and helps him heal the pain over his overbearing father and dead mother.
c. Naomi is mean to Luis for not finding her hubcap in time.

Given the notes on theme, students will read “Catch the Moon” in the text book or interactive readers and identify the story’s theme by using the given guidelines with 100% accuracy.
7. Besides Naomi’s beauty, why else is Luis attracted to her?
a. Luis is also attracted to her because of her kindness, compassion, and poise.
b. Luis is also attracted to her because of her energy, smiles, and laughter.
c. Luis is also attracted to her because of her shyness, smiles, and love for him.

Given the notes on theme, students will read “Catch the Moon” in the text book or interactive readers and identify the story’s theme by using the given guidelines with 100% accuracy.
8. Even though Luis’ mother is dead, she plays an important role in the story. How does she continue to influence Luis and his father?
a. Luis acts out because he doesn’t know how to grieve the loss and this makes him fight with his father, who grieves by keeping this wife’s things.
b. Luis acts like the adult of the family and has to take care of his father who is not taking the loss of his wife well.
c. Luis believes that his mother sent Naomi to him to help him get over the loss and the father cannot get over his loss.

Given the notes on theme, students will read “Catch the Moon” in the text book or interactive readers and identify the story’s theme by using the given guidelines with 100% accuracy.
9. Why do you think Luis is able to cry “a flood of tears” when he does?
a. Luis cries because he’s angry with is father and just wants to run away.
b. Luis cries because Naomi broke his heart by rejecting him.
c. Luis cries because of the strong emotions stirred by his memory of his mother.

Given the notes on theme, students will read “Catch the Moon” in the text book or interactive readers and identify the story’s theme by using the given guidelines with 100% accuracy.
10.How does Luis’ relationship with his father change in the story?
a. It goes from resentment to appreciation.
b. It goes from hate to even more hate.
c. It goes from disgust to dislike.

Given the notes on theme, students will read “Catch the Moon” in the text book or interactive readers and identify the story’s theme by using the given guidelines with 100% accuracy.
On to finding the theme…
1. How does the main character change?
2. How is the conflict resolved?
3. What does the title suggest?
4. What, in general, does the story reveal about life or people?
And finally….

Given the notes on theme, students will read “Catch the Moon” in the text book or interactive readers and identify the story’s theme by using the given guidelines with 100% accuracy.
5. What’s the theme?
• everyone should work hard
• you cannot escape your past problems
• we all have one true love
• involvement in life can ease painful losses

2 nd Objective of the Day:
• Given 2 days and all the notes on grammar the past 2 weeks, students will complete the Chapter Review B,
D, and F, even numbers only to demonstrate level of knowledge in the material before taking their test on Friday.