Writing About Theme with Support

Goal: Explain how evidence supports the theme.

Agenda:
Read
Explain how your evidence supports the theme

Explain your Evidence: 

1. Open your English Journal, add today's date at the top. 
2. Open the Theme Organizer document your team was working with on Thursday and Friday. 
3. Copy and paste in ONE theme and one set of quotes from your book. 
4. Write a paragraph in which you explain/defend how this theme is relevant to your book. Use the evidence/quotes you found on Friday to support your points. Explain how that evidence supports the theme. 

Theme Paragraph Frame: (You can change this to fit what you are trying to say.)
An important theme in ...(book title)... is that (....................theme..............) The events of the novel support this theme because............ For example on page ..... it says that ".......(quote from the book)......" This shows that....... because....... Another moment from the book that reveals the theme is when....... Which is why ...... says/does....  ".....(quote)....." All of this means that.... 

Homework: 
Complete the Article of the Week from Friday by TONIGHT, or you won't be able to later as those resources will change.
Finish reading your group novel before Thursday the November 10th.
Check the calendar at the bottom of the blog for upcoming assessments.
Be sure all your work is up to date in your English Journal.