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=AGENDA:= =1. Read "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson= =2. Literary terms/Notes: Author's purpose, Theme, Imagery= -
 * =**Author's Purpose ** – the intended goal of a piece of writing; the reason a person writes (entertain, explain, describe, inform, persuade, respond) =
 * =**Theme ** – the central or universal idea of a piece of fiction or the main idea of a nonfiction essay. Themes are ideas or concepts that relate to morals and values and speak to the human experience. =
 * =**Imagery** - the use of vivid or figurative language to represent objects, actions or ideas =