Wednesday 9/03: Turn in your books to page p. 434 to read about Theme and Symbol EQ 9

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Wednesday 9/03 Turn in your books to page p. 434
to read about Theme and Symbol EQ 9 13(take
notes)

• Read the short story The Last Leaf to yourself.
• Answer the following questions
• 1. Re-read lines 4-8. How does the ivy leaf
  symbolize Johnsy and her feelings about life?
• 2. The theme emerges in lines 29-30. Summarize
  and explain what the writer is saying about how
  people should view life.
• 3. How does the symbol help to convey the theme?

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Possible Responses

• 1. Johnsy is waiting to die, and she sees herself
  as a tired leaf ready to fall down.
• 2. The theme of the story is that people should
  never give up on life. According to Johnsy, it is
  a sin to want to die.
• 3. The last leaf, symbolizing (no matter how
  fragile), helps to show Johnsy the error of her
  ways and helps to communicate the theme as well.

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EQ 11Cause and effect Cause and effect-noting a
relationship between actions or events such that
one or more are the result of the other or
others.

• Match the following cause and effects
• 1. Drunk Driving A. Trip and fall
• 2. Untied shoe laces B. Pass the test
• 3. Texting and walking C. Car crash
• 4. Studying often D. Burnt finger
• 5. Playing with fire E. Hit by car
• 6. Fill in the blank Rainsford snuck into
  General Zaroffs room and the effect was________ .

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Word Wall 16-20 words

• Write the word and a synonym next to each one
• Word Wall Word Synonym
• Alienate ________
• Delineate ________
• Advocate ________
• Chronic ________
• Abstinence ________

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EQ 14 How do we differentiate the main idea from
the supporting ideas in a passage?

• Take notes in your notebook
• Main Idea-central point that the author is trying
  to make, usually the first sentence but not
  always.
• Supporting sentences- support the main idea and
  prove the authors point.
• Complete the following 5 questions on your
  paper.

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Exit Ticket

• Give an example of a cause and effect
  relationship that we havent discussed.
• What does the word delineate mean?
• What is the difference between main idea and
  supporting detail?