May 15, 16 17

May 15
Read and analyze 3 stories. Use the Worksheet to guide you.

Aesop's fables   http://www.read.gov/aesop/

May 16
Presentations

May 17 
1.  Warm-up:  Emotional Fruit Salad - high energy game that works on expressing extreme emotions

Write reflection:
a. name of exercise
b. purpose
c. what you learned doing this activity
d. how this will help you with your acting

2.   Recap

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Some of the Most Common Themes in Literature (keywords for more research on this topic:  Common Themes in Literature)

• Crime Doesn't Pay.
• Own Worst Enemy.
• Coming of Age.
• Overcoming the Odds.
• Love conquers all.
• Humanity vs. nature.
• The individual vs. society.
• Good vs. evil.

3.  a.  Research and choose a story that you will retell in class for you Criterion B Assessment
     b.  What is the moral or theme for that story?
     c.  Why did you choose that story?  What was your inspiration?