Quickwrite 10/31 “It’s the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting.” What does this quote mean? How does this quote relate to your life? Do you know who said this and why????? When you finish with this, be prepared for a pop quiz over class discussion of book…

2nd – Plan for today 10/31 Silas Marner questions Independent Reading Project The Alchemist - analyze author’s meaning Discuss Study Guide questions 1-14 Quotes handout Read page 7 to 21 (at least) Work on Study Guide & Quotes Quiz Characterization of Santiago Omens/Signs

4th - Plan for today 10/31 Independent Reading Project The Alchemist - analyze author’s meaning Discuss Study Guide questions 1-17 Quotes handout Quiz Read page 21 to 28 (at least) Work on Study Guide & Quotes Characterization of Santiago Omens/Signs

6th – Plan for today 10/31 Silas Marner questions Independent Reading Project The Alchemist - analyze author’s meaning Discuss Study Guide questions 1-14 Quotes handout Read page 11 to 21 – answer through 19 Work on Study Guide & Quotes Quiz Characterization of Santiago Omens/Signs

Read for comprehension Study Guide Be prepared for quizzes

Treasures buried in the sand Page 24

Quickwrite 11/1 “Don’t forget that everything you deal with is only one thing and nothing else.” What does this quote mean? How does it relate to your life?

1st – Plan for today 11/1 Bubble Independent Reading Project Analyze author’s meaning in The Alchemist Discuss questions 20 – 25 Study Guide and Quote Analysis Read beginning on page 28 Characterization of Santiago Signs Free Will vs. Fate

3rd– Plan for today 11/1 Bubble Analyze author’s meaning in The Alchemist Discuss questions 1 – 19 Quiz Read beginning on page 21 Characterization of Santiago Signs Free Will vs. Fate

7th– Plan for today 11/1 Bubble Analyze author’s meaning in The Alchemist Discuss questions 20 - 25 Explain 1st page of study guide Read beginning on page 28 Characterization of Santiago Signs Free Will vs. Fate

Quickwrite 11/4 “I’m like everyone else – I see the world in terms of what I would like to see happen, not what actually does.” – Santiago page 40 What does this quote mean? How does it relate to your life?

1st period - 11/4 Discuss questions through 28 Work on quotes through page 32 Read from top of page 33 to 42 Begin on question 29 and work on quotes Characterize Santiago – 5 ways “STEAL” – on a sheet of paper to turn in Signs / Omens Fate vs. Free Will

Prologue Read the Prologue (pages ix – x) in The Alchemist In your CNB, complete the following: 1. Summarize the Prologue 2. What is the lesson in the story of Narcissus?

2nd period – 11/4 Discuss “bellwork” Silas Marner questions?? & Works Cited page Bubble Analyze author’s meaning: discuss study guide 15 - 19 ?? Read from star on page 21 to star on page 42 Study guide and quotes Signs / Omens Fate vs. Free Will

On the back of your quiz: Tell who said or thought each quote and explain the context in which they were said/thought (when, where, to whom, why, etc.) 16. “Take to the fields, and someday you’ll learn that our countryside is the best, and our women are the most beautiful.” 17. “It’s this: that at a certain point in our lives, we lose control of what’s happening to us, and our lives become controlled by fate. That’s the world’s greatest lie.”

Signs according to Paulo Coelho Page 28

Fate vs. Free Will Page 30

Bellwork Read the Prologue (pages ix – x) in The Alchemist In your CNB, complete the following: 1. Summarize the Prologue 2. What is the lesson in the story of Narcissus?

4th period – 11/4 Discuss “bellwork” Bubble Analyze author’s meaning: discuss study guide up to question 25 Read from star on page 21 to star on page 42 Characterize Santiago – 5 ways “STEAL” – on a sheet of paper to turn in Signs / Omens Fate vs. Free Will

Signs according to Paulo Coelho Page 28

Fate vs. Free Will Page 30

Bellwork Read the Prologue (pages ix – x) in The Alchemist In your CNB, complete the following: 1. Summarize the Prologue 2. What is the lesson in the story of Narcissus?

6th period – 11/4 Discuss “bellwork” Silas Marner questions?? & Works Cited page Bubble Analyze author’s meaning: discuss study guide 15 – 19 ?? Read from star on page 21 to star on page 42 Study guide and quotes Signs / Omens Fate vs. Free Will

On the back of your quiz: Tell who said or thought each quote and explain the context in which they were said/thought (when, where, to whom, why, etc.) 16. “Take to the fields, and someday you’ll learn that our countryside is the best, and our women are the most beautiful.” 17. “It’s this: that at a certain point in our lives, we lose control of what’s happening to us, and our lives become controlled by fate. That’s the world’s greatest lie.”

Signs according to Paulo Coelho Page 28

Fate vs. Free Will Page 30

Review What about the author’s life influenced Santiago’s journey?

Bellwork 11/5 Read the Prologue (pages ix – x) in The Alchemist In your CNB, complete the following: 1. Summarize the Prologue 2. What is the lesson in the story of Narcissus?

1st period – 11/5 Prologue Project assignment Turn in characterization of Santiago – 5 ways “STEAL” Discuss questions through 31 Read from 42 through 47 Signs / Omens Fate vs. Free Will

Signs according to Paulo Coelho Take out a piece of paper Dig back into the book from pages 28 to 47 to find one omen that you like that directs Santiago in his personal journey. Write the omen on the 1st line of your paper in “quotes” and use the correct in-text citation For example: “It’s the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting” (11). Write one paragraph that explains the omen and why it is significant to Santiago. Be sure to check your spelling and grammar before you turn in your work.

Fate vs. Free Will Page 30

Quickwrite 11/5 “I’m like everyone else – I see the world in terms of what I would like to see happen, not what actually does.” – Santiago page 40 What does this quote mean? How does it relate to your life?

3rd period – 11/5 Turn in Characterization of Santiago Project assignment Discuss study guide questions 20 – 28 Signs/Omens Fate vs. Free Will Begin reading on page 33

Signs according to Paulo Coelho Take out a piece of paper Dig back into the book from pages 28 to 47 to find one omen that you like that directs Santiago in his personal journey. Write the omen on the 1st line of your paper in “quotes” and use the correct in-text citation For example: “It’s the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting” (11). Write one paragraph that explains the omen and why it is significant to Santiago. Be sure to check your spelling and grammar before you turn in your work.

Fate vs. Free Will Page 30

Review What about the author’s life influenced Santiago’s journey?

Quickwrite 11/5 “I’m like everyone else – I see the world in terms of what I would like to see happen, not what actually does.” – Santiago page 40 What does this quote mean? How does it relate to your life?

7th period – 11/5 Turn in Characterization of Santiago Project assignment Discuss study guide questions 20 – 28 Signs/Omens Fate vs. Free Will Begin reading on page 33

Signs according to Paulo Coelho Take out a piece of paper Dig back into the book from pages 28 to 47 to find one omen that you like that directs Santiago in his personal journey. Write the omen on the 1st line of your paper in “quotes” and use the correct in-text citation For example: “It’s the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting” (11). Write one paragraph that explains the omen and why it is significant to Santiago. Be sure to check your spelling and grammar before you turn in your work.

Fate vs. Free Will Page 30

Review What about the author’s life influenced Santiago’s journey?

1st – Bellwork – 11/6 Study for a quiz

1st period – 11/6 Quiz Omens

Signs according to Paulo Coelho Take out a piece of paper Dig back into the book from pages 28 to 47 to find one omen that you like that directs Santiago in his personal journey. Write the omen on the 1st line of your paper in “quotes” and use the correct in-text citation For example: “It’s the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting” (11). Write one paragraph that explains the omen and why it is significant to Santiago. Be sure to check your spelling and grammar before you turn in your work.

2nd – 11/6 Silas Marner test & turn in paper Read The Alchemist to star on 65 The Alchemist Project assignment Pilgrimage Movie

4th Bellwork – 11/6 Read from star on 42 to star on 59 Answer questions 31 – 40 on study guide Quote page through page 58

4th – 11/6 Quiz Final Project Discuss 20 – 39 Omens assignment Free will vs. Fate

Signs according to Paulo Coelho Take out a piece of paper Dig back into the book from pages 28 to 47 to find one omen that you like that directs Santiago in his personal journey. Write the omen on the 1st line of your paper in “quotes” and use the correct in-text citation For example: “It’s the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting” (11). Write one paragraph that explains the omen and why it is significant to Santiago. Be sure to check your spelling and grammar before you turn in your work.

Fate vs. Free Will Page 30

6th – 11/6 Silas Marner test & turn in paper The Alchemist project assignment Movie

1st 11-7 Read from page 51 to 65 – answer study guide questions and quotes page

3rd 11-7 Work on vocabulary words

7th 11-7 Work on vocabulary words

1st – 11/8

2nd 11/8 Read 42 to 65 – study guide/quotes Quiz Hand out final project Omens

4th 11/8 Turn in omen paragraph Free will vs. fate Read 59 to 87

6th 11/8 Read 42 to 65 – study guide/quotes Quiz Omens