You were asked of the three author purposes... Persuade, Inform, and Entertain... is the most representative of Coelho's purpose for writing The Alchemist.
2. Gather into like-minded groups. (settled on an argumentative side)
3. Using the big piece of paper, your group will post your most significance evidence support for your position on author purpose. You do not need to post the same evidence twice. (brainstorming evidence)
4. When each side is done posting their evidence, the group will work to identify the "how" for each example. What literary device do you think is being showcased in each quote. There are multiple device choices, it will be your explanation that will be significant in how it supports your author purpose argument. (connecting the evidence to the "how" the author achieves this purpose)
5. Your group will then select the five best examples. (Selecting most significant evidence for argument)
For Tuesday:
You will prepare a small writing sample (not a full paper) answering the question that you prepared for today...
What is Coelho's purpose for writing The Alchemist?
Requirements:
- MLA Heading
- First sentence will begin... "Paulo Coelho's purpose for writing The Alchemist is . . . "
- Using the five examples that your group settled upon, present the quote starting with "Coelho writes/describes/explains/contends, ". . . . . . . . "
- With each of the quotes, identify what literary device Coelho utilizes in the quote to support your argument.
- Explain how each quote supports your argument.
- Cite each quote with (Coelho). Period goes after parentheses.
- Conclude your writing sample with the following sentence... "Therefore, it is evident that Paulo Coelho's ultimate purpose for writing The Alchemist is to ______"
- Post to Schoology by class on Tuesday, August 28th.
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