Theme and Point of View

September

25th

Learning Target:

Measure

Standards:

Do Today:
“CommonLit and Finish
EdPuzzle from yesterday

Odyssey Book 10
Guided Reading
questions for book 10

R

RL1: Cite Evidence
RL5: Author’s Choices/Craft
RL6: Author’s Purpose/POV

Reading Strategy:

Keywords and Summarize

✅

I can use details from text to

support my ideas
✅

I can determine what

techniques an author used to
develop their purpose/POV
✅

I can analyze how author’s

choices affect the overall
meaning and impact of a text

Hans in Luck

Hans has been working hard for seven years but wishes to return to see his poor mother. His master
pays him his wages which amounts to a lump of gold the size of his head. Hans puts the gold in a
handkerchief and starts on his journey jogging but soon becomes tired. He spots a rider on horseback,
and seeing the ease at which the horse travels, he offers to exchange his lump of gold for the horse.
Happy with the exchange, the man gives him the horse, and Hans rides off. The horse bolts and Hans
gets bucked off, at which point he meets a shepherd who convinces Hans to trade his horse for a
cow—telling Hans that a cow can provide milk, cheese, and butter and is of more leisurely company.
Hans takes up the offer and continues his journey only to find that the cow is dry and not producing any
milk as he had been told. Disgruntled with the cow, Hans meets a butcher who gives him a pig for the
cow. Thanking the butcher for the pig, Hans sets off jogging again, hopeful he has found an ideal travel
companion. Alas, Hans meets a villager who informs him that the pig's owner is the squire, and he is in
danger of being arrested for taking the squire's pig. Hans takes the villager's goose in exchange for his
pig, happy that it will provide a good roast and a supply of goose fat. At his next stop in a town, Hans
meets a scissor-grinder and explains his story to him. The scissor-grinder offers him a grindstone for
his goose, arguing that a grindstone will provide a source of income. Hans happily exchanges the goose
for the grindstone. He continues on his way but is tired of carrying the grindstone and is short of money
for food. Hans stops for a drink on the banks of a river. The grindstone falls into the deep water and is
lost. Hans is happy to be rid of the heavy grindstone and be free of all troubles. He walks into his
mother's house and recounts his lucky tale.

ELAGSE9-10RL6: Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how an
author uses rhetoric to advance that point of view or purpose.

I can determine what techniques an author used to develop their purpose/POV

Author’s Purpose

P-Persuade

I-Inform

E-Entertain

What is the author's main purpose in this
story?

A. To entertain the reader with a comical tale of
a foolish man
B. To teach a moral lesson about the
importance of hard work and perseverance
C. To highlight the difficulties of traveling long
distances in the past
D. To show the value of exchanging goods and
bartering

ELAGSE9-10RL6: Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how an
author uses rhetoric to advance that point of view or purpose.

I can determine what techniques an author used to develop their purpose/POV

Perspective

The vocabulary, tone,
and literary techniques

that the writer uses

can help us to

determine the desired

perspective

How does the author's use of descriptive
details about the exchanges (e.g., the size of
the gold, the horse bolting, the dry cow)
influence the reader's perception of Hans'
decision-making?
A. The details emphasize Hans' poor judgment.
B. The details highlight Hans' resourcefulness.
C. The details are neutral and do not influence
the reader's perception.
D. The details create a sense of humor about
Hans' situation.

ELAGSE9-10RL6: Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how an
author uses rhetoric to advance that point of view or purpose.

I can determine what techniques an author used to develop their purpose/POV

Theme

What is the lesson that is
learned?

Remember all parts of your
answer must be correct

What is the main theme of the story?

A. The importance of hard work and
perseverance
B. The dangers of greed and reckless
trading
C. The value of simplicity and
contentment
D. The power of luck and good fortune