“The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst Page 342

Before You Read, Page Label your paper with the story’s title and today’s date 2. Complete the Quickwrite (one paragraph) Make a list of situations tht might make someone feel proud. Is pride positive or negative? Can it be both? Jot down your thoughts about what it means to be proud.

Before You Read, Page 342 Define these words: – Symbol – Inferences Read “Background” and summarize what you just read. You should write about the settings, including the time period of the story.

Vocabulary Review Use the words on Page 342 to help you. 1. What events might make you behave sullenly? 2. What is an event in your life that is imminent? 3. Describe an object or animal that is iridescent. 4. Describe a serene setting where you would like to be right now. 5. Describe a time when you were infallable. 6. What might happen to an orchard of fruit trees that are blighted?

Vocabulary Review Use the words on Page 342 to help you. 7. How would a person behave if they were well-known for their doggedness? 8. What is one piece of advice a friend or family member has reiterated to you? 9. Describe a situation that would cause you to walk precariously. 10. What event might happen that would mar someone’s positive reputation?

Answer these questions while you read. Page What can you infer about the little boy from the details in this paragraph? Page What can you infer about the narrator from his comments about his pride and from his behavior toward Doodle?

Answer these questions while you read. Page Which details in the last two paragraphs show that the summer of 1918 “was blighted”? Wht connection can you make between the local blight and events in France?

Answer these questions while you read. Page The sensory details in the description of the bird seem to give it extra meaning. Does the bird’s struggle to fly remind you of a character in the story? What special significance might the bird have?

Answer these questions while you read. Page Why is Doodle so fascinated by the scarlet ibis? Why does he take such pains to bury it? Page What do the details in the description of Doodle in the last two paragraphs remind you of? Explain why you think the writer makes this association.

Read “If There Be Sorrow” on Page 355 Complete all the questions you see on page 356 (1-12) Then complete Vocabulary Development (1- 10) on Page 357.