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Introduction
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Task
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Process
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Resources
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Evaluation
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Conclusion
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Introduction
Occasionally, a writer's purpose is merely to entertain. More
often, however, a writer wishes to say something important, to present a message
about the life of human beings. This message becomes the theme of the
selection.
Task
Visit selected web sites to collect facts and photos about Phyllis Reynolds
Naylor, the small towns of Sistersville and Friendly, West Virginia, and beagles
to create a newsletter.
Using both primary and secondary sources, write a composition on a theme
found in Shiloh Season. Choose one of the following themes:
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A child’s imagination is a wonderful
thing.
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There are some things children can not
tell their parents.
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Laughter smoothes over problems.
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Truth is more important, but gossip is
more interesting.
Process
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Read Phyllis Naylor's Novel Shiloh Season.
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Visit the computer lab to conduct secondary research about the
author, the setting, and the subject.
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In the computer lab, create a newsletter giving information
about the author, the setting, and beagles.
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In the classroom, compose an essay to discuss the theme of the
novel.
Resources
Click here for a copy of a reading/research guide to help you
uncover the theme of Shiloh Season.
About the Author . . .
About West Virginia . . .
About Beagles . . .
Neither the Port Neches-Groves Independent School District nor
any employee of the school district
assumes responsibility for the
appropriateness of any web site or link
beyond the original link that is
provided on this page.
Click here for your newsletter
template.
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Once you have opened the template, save it to your folder on
the Desktop.
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Close the template and Internet Explorer to return to the
Desktop.
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Re-open your template and follow the instructions on the
template itself.
Click here for composition directions.
Evaluation
Click here for a rubric for the theme paper.
Click here for a rubric for the newsletter.
Conclusion
In Shiloh Season Phyllis Reynolds Naylor presents a
message, or theme, through her use of a familiar setting of a small town in West
Virginia, a plot which helps the reader understand why people act as they do,
and a cast of characters who are like others we know.
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