January 21, 2011 Ideas and Content

January 21, 2011 Ideas and Content “Frankenstein (or, the Modern Prometheus)” Day 4 A thesis sentence tells the reader what you intend to write about in the essay! What idea do you think the author is trying to prove? What is a thesis statement? Write a thesis statement for the essay. Evaluate this potential thesis statement. Frankenstein has had as many different interpretations as it has had retellings, and the story’s themes are strong enough to hold up to every interpretation.

Student Goal • Revise paragraph identifying and explaining a common theme found in at least three of the writings we have read by Alvarez. • Read “Antojos.” • Finish Exam!

Theme • Revise paragraph identifying and explaining a common theme found in at least three of the writings we have read by Alvarez. • Highlight the author’s name. • Circle the titles. Did the writer remember the quotation marks? • Check off three specific examples from three different works. • Write an evaluation on the bottom of the paper.

Reading Check 1 • What does Antojos mean? • A craving

Reading Check 2 • What is the main character’s name? • Yolanda

Reading Check 3 • What is it the main character craves? • Guavas

Reading Check 4 • Who helps her find guavas? • Jose (Jose Duarte Sanchez y Mella Garcia)

Reading Check 5 • What happens to the car? • A flat tire

Reading Check 6 • How does the main character end up all alone in the countryside as the sun goes down? • Jose runs to a neighboring farm for help.

Reading Check 7 • What item makes the two men particularly menacing? • They are carrying machetes.

Reading Check 8 • How does the main character protect herself? • She uses language as a shield; she speaks in English.

Reading Check Final Score • 8/8=100% • 7/8=88% • 6/8=75% • 5/8=62% • 4/8=50% • 3/8=37% • 2/8=25% • 1/8=12%

HOMEWORK • Week 17 due Wednesday, Jan. 26. • Finish questions and vocabulary on p. 284 for class Wednesday. We will be having a quiz.

January 21, 2011 Ideas and Content