“The Open Window” By Saki.

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“The Open Window” By Saki

Bellwork Freewrite: Has your first impression of someone ever turned out to be wrong? Freewrite for a few minutes about a time when you were mistaken about a first impression.

Meet Saki In your reading notes, write 4 main ideas from Saki’s biography (Glencoe 10) You might have included: Saki (1870-1916) began life in Burma, but lost his mother when he was young; his father sent him to his aunts’ house in England Saki’s aunts were not good with kids and he later wrote stories with similar situations He took the pen name Saki in 1900 – an allusion to an epic poem He died on a French battlefield in WWI

Preview Vocabulary Look at the vocabulary on page 11 If you know the words, just review them aloud with your partner If there are any new, unfamiliar words, add them to your reading notes (include the example sentence for context)

As we read We’ll be focusing on plot elements – from exposition to denouement We’ll pay particular attention to the sequence of events and how Saki uses flashback

After we read Work with your group to respond and think critically to the following. Each of you should write your responses in your own notes Questions 1-7 (page 15): Work with your group to come up with thoughtful responses Extension: Create a plot diagram with the elements from Saki’s story