Quickwrite in your CNBQuickwrite in your CNB

1.1. Fully describe a goal or dream that you Fully describe a goal or dream that you are working toward.are working toward.

2.2. What is the purpose of this goal?What is the purpose of this goal?

3.3. What are the steps necessary to attain What are the steps necessary to attain your goal?your goal?

4.4. What strengths do you possess that will What strengths do you possess that will help you along the way?help you along the way?

Plan for todayPlan for today

Analyze poems in groups, present, & Analyze poems in groups, present, & discuss.discuss.

Background on author of Background on author of The AlchemistThe Alchemist Simple ThingsSimple Things

Roles for GroupsRoles for Groups

1.) 1.) Choose or assign rolesChoose or assign roles::-Reader-Reader-Leader-Leader-Secretary-Secretary-Deliverer-Deliverer

2.) 2.) ReaderReader - Read the poem out loud to the group. - Read the poem out loud to the group.

3.) Each person will then read it independently.3.) Each person will then read it independently.

4.) 4.) Leader Leader – Read each question and guide the discussion. – Read each question and guide the discussion.

5.) 5.) SSecretaryecretary – Record your groups answers from the analysis sheet. – Record your groups answers from the analysis sheet.

6.) 6.) Deliverer Deliverer – Be prepared to deliver your analysis to the class.– Be prepared to deliver your analysis to the class.

Paulo CoelhoPaulo Coelho

Born in Rio de Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in Janeiro, Brazil in 1947.1947.

Parents had him Parents had him institutionalized in a institutionalized in a mental hospital (3 mental hospital (3 times) for wanting to times) for wanting to pursue his dream of pursue his dream of becoming a writerbecoming a writer

Paulo CoelhoPaulo Coelho Became rebellious and Became rebellious and

got involved in the hippie got involved in the hippie movement in the 1960’s.movement in the 1960’s.

Wrote popular Brazilian Wrote popular Brazilian rock songs.rock songs.

He was imprisoned and He was imprisoned and beaten by a military beaten by a military dictatorship.dictatorship.

Paulo CoelhoPaulo Coelho

He then decided to tame his radical He then decided to tame his radical behavior.behavior.

He had a spiritual awakening in Spain He had a spiritual awakening in Spain and wrote about it in his first book and wrote about it in his first book The The Pilgrimmage(1987).Pilgrimmage(1987).

He was 38 when he published his first He was 38 when he published his first book.book.

Paulo CoelhoPaulo Coelho

His second book, His second book, The The Alchemist, Alchemist, has made has made him famous.him famous.

FableFable

Short narrative that makes a moral point.Short narrative that makes a moral point. Usually involve legends about Usually involve legends about

supernatural or mythical characters or supernatural or mythical characters or events.events.

Typically use animals.Typically use animals.

Ex. The Tortoise and the HareEx. The Tortoise and the Hare The AlchemistThe Alchemist is a fable about following is a fable about following

your dreams.your dreams.

1. Setting: Spain and Egypt

The AlchemistThe Alchemist

IntroductionIntroduction

1.

•What are the What are the four obstaclesfour obstacles that Coelho feels you will face that Coelho feels you will face while trying to reach your while trying to reach your “Dream?”“Dream?”

FindFind the obstacles in the introduction, the obstacles in the introduction, write write them below your quick write, and them below your quick write, and challengechallenge yourself to see if you have yourself to see if you have faced these or foresee yourself facing faced these or foresee yourself facing them. them.

Inspirational VideoInspirational Video

Simple ThingSimple Thing

ReviewReview

Predict how Paulo Coelho’s life experiences Predict how Paulo Coelho’s life experiences could have possibly contributed to his could have possibly contributed to his writing of writing of The AlchemistThe Alchemist. .