Weekly Objectives Understand and appreciate a short story Understand and appreciate a short story Examine Character in a short story Examine Character in a short story Make inference about a short story Make inference about a short story Demonstrate understanding of literary terms, vocabulary terms, and various fiction genres. Demonstrate understanding of literary terms, vocabulary terms, and various fiction genres.

Weekly Class Agenda Read “Charming Billy” Read “Charming Billy” Review Anticipatory Guide Review Anticipatory Guide Review Quick Write Review Quick Write Review Final Exam Review Final Exam 10-week Assessment 10-week Assessment

“Charming Billy” Setting - ?? Name place & environment Irony – We might expect a soldier to die of a bullet wound or land mines in a war; however, in “CB” the soldier Billy dies how???

“Charming Billy” Mood – (Your reaction to story.) Intense, fear, ????? Examples! Characters – Paul – scared, homesick, examples……..

Characters – Billy Boy – Soldier that takes Billy Boy under his wing – concern, caring, ??? Paul’s dad – concerned, worried, ???

Simile- Pg. 63 One by one, like sheep in a dream, they passed through a hedgegrow,…./ Explain: Pg.66 Wading through the paddy, his boots made sleepy, sloshing sounds like a lullaby… / The men moved quietly through

The water/grass so they would not alert the enemy just like a lullaby is to quiet babies, not alert them. Pg. 66 Paul was on his hands and knees, crawling like an insect. / ??? Pg. 66 …brain flopping like wet cement in a mixer. / He is not…?

Pg. 67 Stretching ahead of him like dark beads on an invisible chain, a string of shadowed soldiers…. / Explain! Pg. 67 He felt quite separate from them, as is trailing behind like the caboose on a night train. / ????Explain!

Conflict- External Paul He is young & naïve vs. terror of war Soldiers vs. ??? Soldiers vs. moon

Conflict-Internal Paul Torn between making parents proud vs. fighting the fear of war (shows weakness) Paul Torn between the reaction of Billy’s death & by laughing

Pun – Irony Pg. 70 Paul informs reader that when he gets home he will tell dad a funny war story.