Lesson 33 Pick up paper at the end of the row. Write answers on a separate sheet of paper. Exercise A- Write the verb/verb phrase and the letter of the tense. Exercise B- Write the answer only (verb/verb phrase).

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Before Reading Questions Complete “Connect to Your Life” p Read “Build Background” p What is the setting of the story? What is a “bleeding tree” and “graveyard flowers”? What does it mean to “draw inferences”? Flashback - Go to the “Glossary of Literary Terms” and find the definition of flashback. Copy the definition. Allusion- Go to the “Glossary of Literary Terms” and find the definition of allusion. Copy the definition.

During Reading Questions 1.In the first paragraph, does the narrator describe the season of the year in a positive or negative manner? Explain. 2.What was Doodle like when he was born? 3.When does the narrator discover that Doodle is “all there”? 4.When and how does Doodle begin to move around and crawl? 5.How does he get the name Doodle?

6.Describe how the narrator feels about taking Doodle out with him. 7.What does the narrator feel he must do when they begin going to Old Woman Swamp? 8.What happens when Doodle refuses to touch his casket? 9.List at least two reasons why the narrator wants to teach Doodle to walk. 10. Describe what happens when the family sees Doodle walk for the first time.

11. Since he has successfully taught his brother to walk, what other plans does the narrator have for Doodle? 12.Describe the weather and destruction it causes during the summer Describe the bird that perches in the bleeding tree. 14.What happens to the bird? 15.What does Doodle do with the bird? 16. Why does the narrator run away from Doodle in the storm? 17.What happens when the narrator goes back and finds Doodle under the bush?

After Reading 1.Re-read the second paragraph. Explain how that paragraph creates a “flashback bridge” for what follows in the rest of the story. 2.Consider this statement : Doodle’s brother killed him. If he hadn’t pushed Doodle to do the things he made him do, Doodle would have lived a longer life. His brother is the same as a murderer. Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Give good reasons for your opinion. 3.Doodle and the Scarlet Ibis - Look back in the story and find similarities between the Scarlet Ibis and Doodle. List them. You should have at least three similarities showing how the two are alike.

4. Now, read the suggested themes below for “The Scarlet Ibis.” Which one do you think is best, and why do you think it is best? BE SPECIFIC with your reasons, and pick only ONE theme. 1. Handicapped people shouldn’t be made to do more than they can comfortably do. 2. The QUALITY of someone’s life is more important than the QUANTITY of that life. 3. Deserting a loved one when he needs you is unforgivable. 4. Brotherly (and sisterly) love can be shown in many different ways. 5. Taking advantage of someone weaker than you is a terrible thing to do, especially when he is your bother.

5. Literary Allusion “It was too late to turn back, for we had both wandered too far into a net of expectations and had left no crumbs behind.” Source of the Literary Allusion: What point is the narrator (the older brother) trying to make?