9.9.16+and+9.12.16

Share out homework: discussion of single stories in our own lives.

Add Theme to notes on literary devices:

Theme: A major idea or unifying subject that can be found throughout a reading. A theme is more than one word; it is an idea that an author reveals through his/her choices. This idea is central to an author’s goals in writing his or her piece.

Not all is fair in love and war because the actions lovers’ take in the name of love might cause harm to innocent parties in the lovers’ peripheral”=a theme
Theme List by class: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wYDirP16nR6j7DRj31mGHCdWI-IF5tQZyySJ1SXxilk/edit?usp=sharing

WU: Identity and Culture (respond to at least two questions in your journal)

How do you define culture? What/who makes up your culture? How do you define identity? What makes you “you”? How much do you control your identity, and how much of it is out of your control or is “fate”?

Begin reading: "Dark they were, and Golden-Eyed" by Ray Bradbury--we got through just the first page and will finish next week.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B270PU2LFF7bcWhHUVg1d1ZsMVk/view?usp=sharing

HW: No homework