Short class today so we looked at our "Lemon Brown" theme papers quickly and saw the importance of using the protagonist when trying to explain the theme. We also emphasized the need to use parallel episodes to explain and support the theme you decide upon. Just like Greg had a relationship with his father, Lemon Brown had a relationship with his son Jesse. So while the "treasure" of Lemon Brown were supposedly the newspaper clippings and the harmonica, those of you with a keen insight realized that the real treasure for Lemon was his son ( and vice versa) and the real treasure for Greg was his father (and vice versa).
We watched the "Lamb to the Slaughter" video today and highlighted some significant similarities and differences between the short video of the story and Roald Dahl's version. With the story fresh in our heads, we should be able to respond to the prompts well tomorrow and generate some good discussion. Be prepared.
Keep reading those fiction books. I have had several people tell me that they have already completed the reading. Great! Get busy on the project information then and see me soon with questions, concerns, problems, or just for some advice.
See you soon.
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