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Contents of a Dead Man’s Pocket By Jack Finney

PRE-READING ACTIVITY Step 1: List 5 of the most important things in your life. Step 2: Put those 5 things in order from most important (1) to least important (5). Step 3: At the bottom of the page, list in a few words, what success means to you (ie money, boss, CEO, fancy cars)

PRE-READING ACTIVITY Step 4: If I can promise you this success, which of those top 5 items would you be willing to give up? Cross off anything you would sacrifice to achieve this success.

LITERARY ANALYSIS VOCABULARY: CONFLICT: Struggle between two forces. Conflict drives the plot of the story. EXTERNAL CONFLICT: A character struggles against an outside force, such as another character or nature. INTERNAL CONFLICT: A character struggles with his or her own opposing desires, beliefs or needs. This can also be a struggle against society.

Pre-Reading Survey Have you ever used a typewriter? What does cc: mean? Have you ever been in a skyscraper? When? Where? Have you been to a famous one? Are you afraid of heights or get vertigo?

Pre-teaching Vocabulary Write the following words down. If you know it, put a (+) by the word and write what you think it means. If you do not know it, write a (-) and look up the definition (pg 116) CONVOLUTED (adj) VERIFY (V) DEFTNESS (n) IMPERCEPTIBLY (adv) REVELING (v) 6. INTERMINABLE (adj) Page 6

Meet Jack Finney (pg 117) Jack Finney Write down the two most important details about Jack’s life. Background - Write down two things about the time this story is set- one thing you learned and one thing you already knew. Lexington Avenue and Chrysler Building

Picture the scenes your author describes to get involved in the story and read actively. -New York City Public Library -Fifth Avenue -Empire State Building

Pre & During Reading Activity Before you read and AS WE READ, complete the CONFLICT GRAPHIC ORGANIZER (parts 1-4).

After you Read Questions - Assessment For full credit, you must restate questions in the answer; answer in complete sentences. Use specific, text-based details in your answer. 15 POINTS TOTAL After you Read Questions - Assessment Write a summary of the yellow paper’s journey during this story. Include three main events from the story in your summary. (+3) Analyze why Tom opened the apartment window and the consequence of this decision. Include two details from the story support the relationship between cause and effect. (+2)

After you Read Questions - Assessment 3. What is the author’s purpose for writing this short story? Provide two details from the story to support your answer. (+2) 4. What is your opinion of the decisions Tom makes in this story? Provide two details from the story to support your answer. (+3)

After you read Questions- Assessment 5. What do you think about the story’s ending? Did you think it was – predictable? disappointing? abrupt? heartwarming? Why? Explain your opinion including details from the story for support. Elaborate in a journal of five or more descriptive sentences. (+5)