“T HE S CARLET I BIS ” AND C OMPARISON P ARAGRAPH W EDNESDAY, A PRIL 16, 2014 AND T HURSDAY, A PRIL 17, 2014

Q UICK W RITE : F REE W RITE Since we have no school Friday for “Free Write Friday,” you may do a free write today. You should write coherent thoughts in English in your composition notebook. Please write for the whole 5 minutes.

O BJECTIVE, A GENDA, AND H OMEWORK Objective: Students will analyze the development of theme and conflict in “The Scarlet Ibis.” Agenda: Quick Write Greek Roots “The Scarlet Ibis” Highlight Community, Theme, & Conflict Create Themes Conflict Analysis Write 2 nd Formative Paragraph Conflict(s) in “The Lottery” and “The Scarlet Ibis” Homework: Study your Greek roots, and read your choice book.

G REEK R OOT 60 Root: morph Meaning: shape VisualWord List: * amorphous * metamorphosis * morphology * morphine * morpheus (God of Dreams—Greek)

G REEK R OOT 61 Root: schiz Meaning: split Visual:Word List: * schizophrenia * schism * schizoid

G REEK R OOT 62 Root: pseudo Meaning: false Visual:Word List: * pseudonym * pseudoscience * pseudoanthropoid * pseudoapologetic

H IGHLIGHTING Make a key at the top of your paper. Community Theme Conflict Next to the examples of conflict, you must label each as one of the following: External Brother vs. Doodle Internal Brother vs. Self or Doodle vs. Self Both Internal and External

T HEME D EVELOPMENT Topics: Pride Compassion Death Human Nature Differences Now, from these topics and the textual evidence we have highlighted, develop 2-3 themes. Remember that a theme is a complete statement that expresses a lesson the author is trying to convey about life, the world, or human nature.

E XAMPLE T HEMES While pride can lead to confidence and positivity in our lives, it can also lead to destruction when left unchecked. Sometimes we are most cruel toward the ones we love. An early death can come to those who are least deserving of death. We must have compassion for those who are less fortunate than us. We should be kind to people even when they are different.

C ONFLICT Types of Conflict: Human vs. Self Human vs. Human Human vs. Society Human vs. Nature Human vs. God Human vs. Technology Conflicts in the Story: Brother (and Family) vs. Doodle—external Brother vs. Self—internal Doodle vs. Self (and Body)—internal

C ONFLICT A NALYSIS In your notebook, make a space for the primary (main) conflict and the secondary conflict. For each conflict, complete the following: Type of Conflict: ____________________ Protagonist: _____________ Antagonist: _____________ Problem: ________________________________________ Winner: ______________ Prize: _______________ Solution: _______________ Meaning: ________________________________________

2 ND F ORMATIVE P ARAGRAPH On the pink paper I give you, write 1 paragraph (which should have at least 8 sentences) to answer the prompt. You have the rest of the period to complete this paragraph. You will turn it in at the end of class, even if it is not complete. Your grade will be based on completion, so focus on your work. Be sure to include textual evidence from both stories to support your answer. Write the page number in parentheses at the end of the quotation. Example: “That night, I lay in bed trying to feel the right thing for our dead president. But the tears that came up from a deep source inside me were strictly for me” (6).