2009 Working Thesis Statements
Put your first name and last initial before your working thesis statement. I will give you feedback on your thesis. Come see me if you need help!
AHS seniors discuss Life of Pi's issues related both to the book and to their lives.
Put your first name and last initial before your working thesis statement. I will give you feedback on your thesis. Come see me if you need help!
Thinking about what you know needs to be in a thesis statement, as learned in your English classes and certainly practiced last year American Literature, write a thesis statement for one of the topic choices on the green handout.
Labels: Life of Pi, thesis statement
Today, we had a simulation of sorts. First, the tribes had to guess 1) what 1 thing was that almost made Pi crazy and 2) what was 1 thing that made Pi successful with Richard Parker. After figuring out that it was thirst and a whistle, the students competed in a cracker/whistle race, feeling the importance of being able to whistle in the midst of deep dehydration. Too fun! (Your homework post is below this!
Labels: Google Docs, Life of Pi, online discussion
1. Find the passage from the book that you think best represents Pi's relationship with his father or uncle, his relationship with animals, or his relationship with his three different religions AND explain why you think the quote best represents that relationship.
Labels: existentialism, oxymoron