1. The Widow and the Parrot
Virginia Woolf

2. Goals (+2)
Content Goal- We will look at what motivates characters to say and do what they do.
Language Goal- understanding adverbs versus adjectives and defining useful vocabulary; supporting answers with cited text-based details

3. Vocabulary Word Sort (+11) After sorting the words, write each word’s definition.
Adjectives
Adverbs

4. Pre-teaching Vocabulary- sort the vocabulary words into the appropriate category
lame
miserly
peevishly
rational
bitter
dilapidated
aflame
Roman
mercifully
briskly
uncanny
WORD SORT
Adjectives –describe nouns
Adverbs- describe verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs

5. KEY to it ALL! Adverbs Mercifully = in a forgiving manner
Adjectives
Lame = disabled or crippled
Miserly = characterized by greed or money hoarding
Uncanny = peculiarly unsettling or eerie
Rational = sane and/or logical
Bitter = exhibiting animosity due to grief, anguish, or disappointment
Dilapidated = in partial ruin or decay, falling apart
Roman = related to Rome or Romans, especially ancient
Adverbs
Mercifully = in a forgiving manner
Briskly = in an alert or lively manner
Aflame = on fire as adjective; keenly excited as adverb
Peevishly = irritable, petulant (capricious ill humor), or huffy

6. Author & Literary Element (+2)
Virginia Woolf (page 380)
Motivation (page 381) =

7. Pre-reading Journal (+5)
Kindness to animals – think about the characters who are kind to animals. (Several Disney princesses may come to mind.) How does their treatment of animals effect them? In contrast, how do the animals hinder the antagonists?

8. During Reading Plot (+7)
Reading format: Read Aloud
During Reading Plot (+7)
Draw a plot line, and keep track of the exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution as you read the story.(Read through page 386 tonight.)

9. Assessment –CAT Questions specific text-based details (+9)
(LC02) Write a summary of the night Mrs. Gage returned from the lawyer’s office including three details from the story.
(LA06) What are two differences between Mrs.Gage and her brother Mr. Brand? Include text based details in your answer.
(LT08) What is the author’s purpose for writing this story? Include two details from the story in your answer.

10. Post-reading Journal (+5)
What do you think the parrot’s words, “Not at home” meant? Why does the author choose that to be the only [clean] phrase it says? Be creative! Give two details from the story to support your answer, and elaborate by writing five or more sentences.