Project…. photo essay

There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve!

" The fear of failure."

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

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……….

an act of magic governed by mysterious rules

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