“The Cask of Amontillado”

Today’s Date __________ Bellringer What do you already know about Edgar Allan Poe? On page _____ of your Reading Notebook, answer the following quick-write in complete sentences and paragraphs as needed. You will need at least fifteen (15) sentences. During his brief life, Poe searched for love and acceptance. Perhaps to get even with the world which rejected him, he often wrote stories about revenge. Think about the idea of revenge. What experiences could lead to revenge? How could an obsession with vengeance lead to tragedy? Describe examples of revenge including personal, TV programs, movies, etc.

Today’s Date __________ Bellringer Paragraph Correction: Identify the twelve mistakes and correct them. he cask of amontillado is the story about two characters on the search for the amontillado the main character takes his friend fortunato into a chamber while at the same gettin him drunk so he wont know what happen the way I see it the outhor is saying that when taking revenge on someone you have to one up them do something worst then what they did and you to seek revenge

“The Cask of Amontillado” Vocabulary Copy the definition and part of speech of each of the following words from the bottom of the pages they are used on in the Elements of Literature book. They are identified as Words to Own.

Write the definition and part of speech for the following Words to Own Precluded (233) Impunity (233) Retribution (233) Immolation (234) Connoisseurship (234) Impose (235) Recoiling (237) Endeavored (238) Obstinate (238) Succession (238)

Practice Sentences—answer yes or no If you lose your passport, is a trip to Japan precluded? Should bank robbers be allowed to work with impunity? Do you expect retribution if you never do your homework? Could an earthquake cause the immolation of an entire city? Would connoisseurship of horses help someone recognize a thoroughbred?

Practice Sentences continued If a guest were to impose upon you, would you invite that person again? If a cobra were attacking you, would you be recoiling? If you endeavored to do something, did you give up before you even started? Is an obstinate mule easily moved? Would a succession of lost election please a politician?

Vocabulary Matching ___ 1. Precluded ___ 2. Impunity ___ 3. Retribution ___ 4. Immolation ___ 5. Connoisseurship ___ 6. Impose ___ 7. Recoiling ___ 8. Endeavored ___ 9. Obstinate ___ 10. Succession tried moving backward Destruction Stubborn Prevented punishment or payback to take advantage of expert knowledge series freedom from punishment 


Today’s Date __________ Bellringer On page _____ of your Reading Notebook, answer the following in complete sentences and paragraphs as needed. "The Cask of Amontillado" uses a first-person narrator (a narrator that is a character in the story), and, sometimes, first-person narrators can be unreliable. How reliable or unreliable do you regard the narrator Are there any ways that the narrator might be manipulating the truth? How would you describe the narrator's attitude toward himself and his actions?

How does “point of view” affect the plot, mood, and tone of a story? Today’s Date __________ Bellringer What do you already know about Edgar Allan Poe? On page _____ of your Reading Notebook, answer the following in complete sentences and paragraphs as needed. What is the “point of view” for the following short stories? (1st person, 3rd person limited, or 3rd person omniscient) How does “point of view” affect the plot, mood, and tone of a story?

Today’s Date: ______________ POINT OF VIEW: The position of the narrate that the author uses to tell the story. On page _____ of your Reading Notebook, write and answer the following in complete sentences. FIRST PERSON, THIRD LIMITED, OR THIRD OMNISCIENT (ALL-KNOWING) WHICH POINT OF VIEW IS EACH? ______________ 1. THOUGH HIS FATHER WAS FAT AND MERELY OWNED A CANDY SHOP, HARRY LIKED HIS PAPA. HIS PAPA ALWAYS THOUGHT ABOUT BECOMING RICH AND FAMOUS. ______________ 2. I WAS GOING TO MISS SCHOOL TODAY. IT DIDN’T MATTER THAT I HAD A TEST. THERE WAS SOMETHING MORE IMPORTANT TO DO TODAY. ______________ 3. SAM WAS ALWAYS ON THE BRIGHT SIDE OF THINGS. HE THOUGHT ABOUT WINNING BUT HE WANTED TO WIN WITHOUT MAKING ENEMIES. HE WISHED HE KNEW WHAT THE OTHER TEAM WAS THINKING THOUGH. ______________ 4. THE DOG RAN DOWN THE STREET AND BARKED AT THE MAN.

What is the “setting” for the story “The Cask of Amontillado.” Today’s Date __________ Bellringer What do you already know about Edgar Allan Poe? What is the “setting” for the story “The Cask of Amontillado.”

Today’s Date __________ Bellringer What do you already know about Edgar Allan Poe? Foreshadowing: hints in the story line that allow the reader to predict what might happen later in the story.

Today’s Date __________ Bellringer On page _____ of your Reading Notebook, choose 4 out of the 6 literary terms below to define and explain. External conflict Internal conflict Irony Setting Point of view (1st, 3rd limited, 3rd omniscient) Theme