Theme-Work!

 

All classes have been working together so well these past few days on examining the text, "The Three Century Woman" and discovering the theme! The formulation of their arguments as well as the design of their posters is amazing! Tomorrow in class we will be tying together loose-ends and presenting the work. What is the theme? Which group/team can argue their ideas strongest? 

Can't wait to see!

Here is an overview of the assignment:

What theme (message about life) is revealed in “The Three Century Woman”? Is there more than one? What can we learn from the story or various characters’ experiences and apply to our own experiences or own life? Grab quotes or evidence from the text that you can use to argue on why your theme is correct.

In your group, each member has a job.
Work together to sort out who is doing what.

·       Together discover and talk about a theme (one or two sentences).

·       Find an investigator or two who will search through the text and find quotes or evidence to support this theme.  These investigators will also serve as secretaries and copy the evidence/quotes neatly down on paper. (INCLUDE PAGE NUMBERS!)

·       Designate an attorney or two who will present the evidence/quotes and argue to the class on why your theme is accurate.

·       Establish one or two people who will act as artists and represent the theme through a drawing. Ensure that the theme (composed of one or two sentences) and the title of the story “The Three- Century Woman” are included somewhere on the drawing.