Washington Irving

What price would you pay? – THINK!  People who’ll stop at nothing to achieve wealth, success, or fame are often said to have “sold their soul.” In other words, they have sacrificed something important—moral beliefs, privacy, family—in order to get what they want. Consider this kind of trade-off. 1 - Do you think it might ever be worth the consequences?

Pair & Share  Working with a partner, list several people—real or fictional—who fit this profile. Then pick one such person and list his or her gains and their consequences. Assign a value to each item and decide whether, overall, the prize was worth the price. Share your conclusions with the rest of the class.

The Devil & Tom Walker  Would you “sell your soul to the devil” for something? (ARCHETYPE ALERT!!)  Satire: a literary device using irony, ridicule, and/or sarcasm with the purpose of bringing a change to something.  Political Satire, Romney/Obama Political SatireRomney/Obama  What sorts of people does Irving poke fun at?  Satire is NOT always FUNNY.

Ex. ... Though a female scold is generally considered to be a match for the devil, yet in this instance she appears to have  had the worst of it.”

The theme  Is the main message or POINT of a work. To find the theme – ask “what did I learn” or “what did the main character learn?”  A theme is NOT one word like “love” or “respect” or friends.

The Devil & T. Walker  What is the THEME of this story? What is the message you think the author is trying to convey?

Imagery – do you see what I see?  Imagery is descriptive language  It’s mental art – it paints a picture in your mind. It appeals to your senses. The smell of burnt toast The softness of a baby’s breath The loud ticking of the clock

Where’s Waldo?  Solving a mystery: Images are often used as symbols for other things. Just like in stories, an item in a poem might not be JUST that item, maybe it represents something else. You have to think and be educated to find them. (The trees in T. Walker)

Figures of Speech  Comparisons between things that are not alike. Similes: A comparison using like or as. “The judge was like a stone wall” Metaphor: A direct comparison that does NOT use like or as (leave it out). “The judge is a stone wall”

Figures of Speech  Personification is where the writer gives human qualities to a nonhuman thing. A writer might talk to an object or part of themselves. “The ocean answered the sound of my voice.” You need to paraphrase – put ideas into your OWN words. I will ask you to read something and paraphrase it.

Paradox…  A paradox is a statement that shows how opposing ideas can be both opposites and the same. “Less is more” “Nobody goes to that store; it’s too crowded.” “A person who scrapbooks with no kids…” In 1800’s, you oppose slavery but purchase cotton. If a paradox is shortened to two words, it’s an oxymoron: jumbo shrimp, civil war, awfully good, clearly misunderstood

Aphorism  A tersely phrased statement of a truth or opinion  Ex: Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.  'A watched pot never boils’  "If you always do what you always did, you will always get what you always got."

Making an inference…  An inference means you make an educated guess based on clues in the text.  A parable is a short, simple story based on ordinary life where a moral lesson is drawn. Many of these are biblical. Little Red Riding Hood