Monday, March 31 - And of Clay we are created

Objective: By the end of class, students will analyze short fiction and make real life connections in order to distinguish between fiction and reality.

DO NOW

Now that we have finished reading the story, look at the title of "And Of Clay we are Created." How and why is it an appropriate title for the story?

Direct Instruction 

Discuss potential themes of "And of Clay we are Created."

View video of Nevada del Ruiz volcano eruption

Guided / Independent

Complete constructed response questions from Friday.:

 Evaluate the outcome of this story. Were u surprised? Evaluate the characters 'feelings - how does Rolf feel? How does the narrator feel? (provide evidence from text)

3.  How does the author use elements of fiction and figurative language to help the reader understand how the narrator feels at the end. Be sure to cite examples from the text.

4. What might be a potential THEME of this story? In other words, what is the author's message in telling this story?

Write a sentence for six of the vocabulary words on page 256. Be sure to use context clues so I can decipher the meaning of the word by just reading your sentence.

Closure 

Review themes

Exit Pass

What element of fiction might be most like reality and why? (plot, setting, character or point of view).