English 9-2, Tuesday October 23, 2018

1. Silent Reading

2. Talking through the plot of the story:

1. A sniper is on one roof, shooting at people.  
2. He seems calm but might be getting tired of killing.
3. Another sniper, an enemy, discovers his hiding place when the first sniper shoots at an old woman who was talking to the enemy.
4. The first sniper is able to trick the second sniper into thinking he has been shot.  
5. When the second sniper stands up on the roof, the first sniper kills him.
6. The first sniper jumps off the roof and goes over to the dead sniper and turns him over, and sees that he has shot his own brother!

3. Talking through the theme:

A short video:  The Irish Civil War

• Write down some ideas that come to mind while watching,  
• pare share/ group share

4. Some possible themes: What is your evidence? Write this down as pre-writing notes

5. Written Response:

• How to write a paragraph
•  What is a theme of, "The Sniper," and how can you support this?