Feb. 23 - 27: The Alchemist

Overdue - Annotated Bibliography (40)
Complete the student information form (3 marks) 
QUIZ (25) Mon. Mar. 2 - multiple choice on The Alchemist Part One (all pages up to p. 47). 
FINAL MARKING CUT OFF for Feb. work is FRI. MAR. 6

Fri. Feb. 27- The Alchemist      The Alchemist audiobook
- Read to page 47 by Monday (end of Part 1). Search for answers to the questions.
- Finish the review of the questions and notes for part one.
- Finish your final peer editing paragraph response to the topic:
Do you agree that "To realize one's Personal Legend is a person's only real obligation" (Coelho 22)?


Thurs. Feb. 26 - The Alchemist      The Alchemist audiobook
- Read to page 47 by Monday (end of Part 1). Search for answers to the questions.
 - Continue to review questions and notes
for: Introduction, Prologue, 1 - 5 a-j.
- Why is this book so popular? Do Paulo Coelho's Facebook and Twitter pages provide any clues?
- Start your final peer editing paragraph response to the topic:
Do you agree that "To realize one's Personal Legend is a person's only real obligation" (Coelho 22)?

Wed. Feb. 25, 2015
- Both classes are attending the TRU Career Fair today.
Board Bus 2 in front of the school at 11:15.
Bus 2 will leave TRU at 1:15 to return to SKSS.

Tues. Feb. 24, 2015 - The Alchemist      The Alchemist audiobook
- Read to page 33. Search for answers to the questions. Complete up to ques. 7.
- Continue to review questions and notes
- Review symbolism in the novel.
 

Mon. Feb. 23, 2015 - The Alchemist     The Alchemist audiobook
- 30 min. discussion and paragraph completion (Topic: Personal Reading Preferences)
Start Literature Study: The Alchemist
- Meet author Paulo Coelho. As you read his novel, The Alchemist, and learn more about him, decide whether he fits into the category of celebrity.
- Read to the introduction (complete ques. 1-4) and read the prologue (take notes).
- The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho is reported to be the fifth most read book in the world. It holds the Guiness Book World Record for the most translated book by a living author (71 languages). Source 10 Most Read Books in the World.