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Get a textbook from the shelf. Copy your homework. Pick up a handout from the front desk. Have out your SIFT of The Sniper and a sheet

of loose leaf.

Warm-up

Brainstorm- What are some qualities of a good theme statement?

Follow up: Why do you go to the movies?

Qualities of a theme statement

Purpose

Theme and Authors Purpose

Qualities of a theme statement

Authors Purpose

-Identifies the message

-UNIVERSAL

-3rd person

-Formal language

-To entertain

-To inform

-To warn

-To persuade

-To illustrate

Authors Purpose and Tone

Identifying the purpose for writing will help you identify the authors attitude (tone).

Work Purpose Tone

A Modest Proposal -John Swift

To inform people about poverty in Ireland.

-Critical, humorous, satirical.

A political debate To persuade people to vote for a certain candidate

- inspiring, forceful, optimistic.

What are we doing today? Students will be analyze literary elements

such as symbols, imagery, figurative language, and tone in order to decipher the theme and authors purpose in a short story.

The Sniper S.I.F.T

The Game Plan

Today you will read and S.I.F.T one of two short stories- The Story of an Hour or Lambs to Slaughter.

You will then partner up, and share your S.I.F.T with a person who read a different story than you did.

*Please take the next 25 minutes to read and S.I.F.T your short story.*

Think-Pair-Share

Discuss what happened in your story. What was exciting? What was disappointing? What left you hanging?

Share you SIFT analysis- particularly your final theme statement.

Identify the authors purpose of your story.

How does the author’s purpose influence the tone?

Literary Modes

What is the literary mode of each story?

How do literary elements and author’s purpose help the reader identify the literary mode? Think About:

What symbols or images helped you decide on the mode?

How does the tone in the story reflect the author’s purpose?

Closer

Answer the following question on a sheet of scrap paper. You should have at least two responses.

What other short stories, books, or movies align with feminism?

Create a Question

Get into a group of three people who have all read the same short story.

Create two thoughtful text based questions regarding your short story. Use your S.I.F.T notes to guide your questions. For example:

As the sniper peers over the parapet, he sees an old lady giving information to the enemy. The sniper later shoot this old woman. Is this old woman a symbol? Why or why not?

Q&A Interview Teams

Story of an Hour

Lamb to the Slaughter

**Separate according to the story that you originally read. **

Team Interviews

In your short story groups, choose your top three questions.

You will be asking the other team to answer these questions.

Your goal is to challenge the other team as much as possible.

Closer What do you think it’s the literary mode of

your story?

How might this inform the author’s purpose for writing?

BCR Answer on a sheet of loose leaf.

Identify the author’s purpose for writing your short story. How do elements of literature (symbols, images,

figurative language, tone, and theme) blend together to help the author illustrate his/her purpose for writing?

-At least 2 specific details

-At least one properly embedded quote.

-9pt Rubric

Think Abouts:

Does the literary mode of the story have anything to do with the author’s purpose?