1. Can progress be made without conflict?
ENGLISH 2
MRS. LOWRANCE

2. POINT OF VIEW
Narrator – Speaker/character telling story 1st Person – Narrator is a character, refers to himself/herself using I or me 3rd Person – Narrator does not participate in action Limited – restricted Omniscient – all knowing

3. WORD WALL
DRAMATIC IRONY – A contrast between what the readers know and what the narrator/character believes. TONE – Writer’s attitude toward his/her audience and subject.

4. CAN PROGRESS BE MADE WITHOUT CONFLICT?
“One Thousand Dollars” by O. Henry pgs “By the Waters of Babylon” by Stephen Vincent Benet pgs
In both of these stories the main character finds themselves challenged by unusual challenges.
CAN PROGRESS BE MADE WITHOUT CONFLICT?
Facing adversity could teach someone _______.
After a disagreement is resolved, a person may be able to ___________.

6. Background Information
Setting is New York City before 1910
Today’s $1 = $11.38 (then) so….
$1000 = $11,380
$50,000 = $ 569,000
Would you pick up…
a penny? a nickel? a dime? a quarter?
What do you consider to be a significant amount of money?

7. Narration & Tone
Pg. 310 – Which details in the scene with Miss Lotta would Gillian know firsthand? Which might he not know? Pg. 312 – How does the use of a limited 3rd person narrator help readers see what Gillian is doing in secret? Explain and evaluate the connection between this form of narration and the tone of the scene?

8. “By the Waters of Babylon”
What is a dystopian society?
How do you think man will survive a global…
war?
natural disaster?

9. Narration & Tone
Pg. 315 – What words in the 2nd paragraph indicate the form of narration? How does this effect the tone so far? Pg. 316 – What details give the narrator credibility? Do you trust him? Why or why not? Pg What does the reader understand about the Dead Places that John does not? How does this use of dramatic irony affect the tone of the scene?

10. Critical Thinking
Pg What challenge does John face at this point in the story? Does John benefit from the decision he makes? Pg Describe the temple John enters. What building could this be? Pg. 322 – How does John’s being stalked by dogs as he approaches the city reflect the current and previous societies?

11. Narration & Tone
Pg. 325 – What is John’s perception of the gods? Why does John assign supernatural powers to the civilization of the past? **Why do we assign supernatural powers to situations we do not understand?** In what way has John’s view of the gods changed?

12. Comparison of “One Thousand Dollars” and “By the Waters of Babylon”
WRITING ASSIGNMENT: Both stories contain dramatic irony. In a 1 page essay, compare and contrast how the form of narration helps to create irony in these stories. Support your response with details from the text. PLANNING: How does the form of narration develop dramatic irony? What is the nature of the truth that is revealed in the ending? How does irony affect your response to the selection?