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Read…The Alchemist
by Paulo Coelho
• Brazilian novelist• born August 24, 1947• a publishing phenomenon • 65 million copies sold • Coelho's stories are full of
simple wisdom • was 40 before he finally
pursued his own dream and started writing novels
Think about ….• What is more important— the journey….or the destination?
• What is alchemy?
• How are the countries described in the novel different and yet similar?
• What is the “ Soul of the World”?
create a photo essay …
1. Trace Santiago’s journey through the African continent
2. Search images to present your ideas
3. Create a photo essay in PowerPoint
What you need to do• each image must relate to an ideas present
in the story
• choose images with the same care with which a writer chooses his words
• the images must feature prominently in the layout
• provide a caption to the image, to convey what the image makes you feel or wonder
Each group will
• Make a class presentation
• Write an article on “Soul of the world”
• Develop a role play scenario from the story
• Check out the sample photo essay
Alchemy was practiced in
ancient Egypt, India, and China in
Classical Greece and Rome in
the Islamic empire and
then in Europe up to the 19th century —
in a complex network of schools and philosophical systems spanning at least
2500 years.
Alchemy• The alchemists did not follow the
scientific method, much of the "knowledge" they produced was later found to be banal, limited, wrong, or just meaningless
• Today, the discipline is of interest mainly to historians of science and philosophy, and for its mystic, esoteric, and artistic aspects
Metallurgy & mysticism
• were inexorably tied together in the ancient world…
• transformation of drab ore into shining metal must have seemed to be an……….
Remember References are important!
• ReadingGroupGuides_com - THE ALCHEMIST by Paulo Coelho.htm
• Paulo Coelho - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.htm• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Alchemist_(book)• http://www.nationalgeographic.com/resources/ngo/
education/ideas912/index.htmlwebsite.lineone.net/.../ fractal_gallery.html
• Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia• MSN Office free clipart
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