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Choose Your Own Scary Adventure-Class Vote Overarching Questions: How does the author’s craft (i.e. flashback, foreshadowing, irony, mood, symbolism, tone) shape meaning? How do vivid, or precise, words affect the text? Introductory Text Choose Your Own Scary Adventure-Class Vote Closing Text “The Tell Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe Prentice Hall Pgs 295-302 Fictional Short Story: Suspense “The Monkey’s Paw” By WW Jacobs McDougal Littell Pgs 681-690 “The Raven” By Edgar Allan Poe Glencoe Pgs 847-852 Poetry “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” By Washington Irving Glencoe Pgs 817-828 Fictional Story: Legend “The Hitchhiker” By Lucille Fletcher McDougal Littell Pgs 655-665 Drama: Radio Play Closer Reading Reread and summarize assigned passage from story Point of View Identify specific things the narrator says or does and explain what these examples tell about the narrator Tone The assigned passage has a “menacing” tone. Find specific examples of words or phrases that contribute to this sense of menace Vocabulary Identify vivid nouns, verbs and imagery that add to the menacing tone of this passage Prior Knowledge Many folktales and horror stories revolve around magic and superstitious beliefs. What stories have you read or heard that contain magic? Comprehension Summarize the plot line of this story. How is the plot line of this story similar to the Tell Tale Heart Author’s Craft What is ironic about this plot line? How does Jacobs use irony to tell this story? List and define 5 unknown words from this story. List 3 precise or vivid words from the text. Edgar Allan Poe is a very well-known American author. What do you know about him? Identify and analyze lines that show how the speaker’s attitude changes toward the dead Lenore. How does the author’s mood affect the beginning of the poem? What would be an example of symbolism in this poem? What do you know about the headless horseman? What do you think happened to Crane? Justify your answer. As the reader, could you trace a glimpse of foreshadowing in this suspenseful story? Explain your answer fully. How is listening to a radio show different from a watching a television program? How is it the same? Why does the repeated sight of the hitchhiker give Adams “the willies?” Explain how the author uses both flashback and foreshadowing in this text. Analysis: Comparing Texts The Glencoe textbook asks “What keeps you glued to the pages of a mystery, a horror story, or a spooky tale?” The text goes on to explain that, “Writers of these scary stories are experts in the art of suspense.” Use evidence from the text to prove which story you believe is the most suspenseful. (You must use 3 solid examples of textual evidence in your essay.) Analytic Summary: “The Remains of Dr. Bass” By Allan Bellows // Handout // Informational Text: Web Article You must use at least 3 solid examples of textual evidence. You decide as a class These assignments are similar to what you will see in Feb. on the writing assessment

Define each word using your textbook Tell Tale Heart Vocab Acute Vex Stifled Wane Audacity Singularly Vehemently hypocritical The Hitchhiker Accelerator Assurance Lark Nondescript sinister Define each word using your textbook

Waned- approached its end Audacity- bold courage, nerve The Tell Tale Heart Acute- severe Vex- annoy; distress Stifled- smothered Waned- approached its end Audacity- bold courage, nerve Singularly- unusually or remarkably; extraordinary Vehemently- strongly; immensely, passionately Hypocritical- pretending to be what one is not; fake, insincere

Assurance-a guarantee or pledge Lark-a carefree adventure Accelerator-a device, especially the gas pedal of a motor vehicle, for increasing speed Assurance-a guarantee or pledge Lark-a carefree adventure Nondescript-lacking in distinctive qualities Sinister-suggestive of evil or misfortune The Hitchhiker

Library day “The Tell Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe Prentice Hall Pages 295-302 Fictional Short Story: Suspense

Tuesday Student Choice Vote as a class Read as a class-volunteer as needed Complete the questions using the answer document that corresponds with the Spooky stories unit diagram questions

Hmmm… I don’t Get it! “Check” and “mate” “he cleared the house” The Monkey’s Paw – Class Discussion Hmmm… I don’t Get it! “Check” and “mate” “he cleared the house” Fakir – a Hindu traveler that lives a very simple life and lives by asking for money. Someone that is a wonder worker / magician. (Webster online)

The Monkey’s Paw – Class Discussion Hmmm… I don’t Get it! Talk about the quote on pg. 683 as a class, “He wanted to show that fate ruled people’s lives, and that those who interfered with it did so to their sorrow.” How does this foreshadow what might happen in the story?

The Monkey’s Paw – Class Discussion What an ending!! What are some possible explanations to the ending of this story? What do you think the 3rd Wish Was? How do you think Mr. White’s wife will react to the 3rd wish… whatever it was?

The Monkey’s Paw – Class Discussion IRONY – a contrast between what is expected and what actually exists or happens. As a class – find 1-2 examples of irony in the story

I STRONGLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE NOTES! Plot line Climax Rising Action Falling Action Resolution Exposition I STRONGLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE NOTES!

The Hitchhiker Radio Play online http://ghostradio.wordpress.com/tag/the-hitchhiker/ Pulling it all together: see overarching question Listen Note vocabulary slide (go up to slide 5) Complete answer document Quiz Monday over vocab!