Paulo Coelho Pilgrimage Pathfinder
Using a variety of resources, students get to know Paulo Coelho, the author of The Alchemist, and the events that inspired his most famous work.
Every journey begins with one step
The Beginning
The Alchemist is an allegorical tale parallelling the author's life. Lessons Coelho learned are also lessons the main character, Santiago learns. At the beginning of this path, you will understand the events that inspired Coehlo's pilgrimage.
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The Middle
Searching for answers to the turmoil in his life, Paulo Coelho embarked on a pilgrimage along the 500-mile route comprising the Camino de Santiago. Watch the documentary here, and in your journal, write 10 lessons he learned from this journey.
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Once you finish, navigate back to the Clever page (remember how to do this?) and, using the EasyBib application, select MLA 8 and video/film at the top tabs (see example below).
Follow the directions to cite the video and include the citation in your journal.
Follow the directions to cite the video and include the citation in your journal.
The Outcome...not the end!
We will read The Alchemist in class together; but before that, you should familiarize yourself with three other books inspired by Coelho's pilgrimage. Using either of the book review sites linked here, learn a bit about each of the three titles listed below.
www.librarything.com/
Goodreads.com
Your search should answer the following questions which you will record in your reader's journal:
How is this title related to Coelho's childhood?
How does this title reflect Coelho's journey?
What else can we learn about the author from this book?
www.librarything.com/
Goodreads.com
Your search should answer the following questions which you will record in your reader's journal:
How is this title related to Coelho's childhood?
How does this title reflect Coelho's journey?
What else can we learn about the author from this book?
Now, you will search for books written by Paulo Coelho in our school and public libraries. Navigate back to the library webpage and select the library catalog tab at the top. Search by either author or title to find one of the books below. You may select a book by Coelho for your SSR choice class reading.