1. Week 19: Antithesis, Foil, and Shift
Reading Bellwork
Week 19: Antithesis, Foil, and Shift

2. Monday, January 30th Write the definitions for:
1. Foil: contrasting characters used to highlight a characteristic in the protagonist
2. Antithesis: a direct juxtaposition of words or phrases for the purpose of contrast (ex. “sink or swim”)
3. Shift: refers to a change resulting from a realization or insight gained by the speaker, character, or reader

3. Tuesday, January 31st 1. Which of the following statements is true?
A. the foil is always a villain
B. the foil is always a main character
C. the foil is never the protagonist
2. True or False: There can only be one foil in a work of literature.
Dude, it’s reading time!
Complete one TCJ while you read.
Remember: Use quotation marks and the page number.
Correct Format: Author’s name (Last, First.) Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Source Type.
C and false

4. Wednesday, February 1st
Choose one example of antithesis to write out. Then, explain why the author uses the contrast.
That’s one small step for man; one giant leap for mankind. –Neil Armstrong
Some men see things as they are and say why. I dream things that never were and say why not. –Edward Kennedy

5. Thursday, February 2nd Dude, it’s reading time!
Consider what you are currently reading or last read.
Was there a shift (a major turning point, a realization by a character)? Explain.
Is there a foil to the protagonist?
Dude, it’s reading time!
Complete one TCJ while you read.
Remember: Use quotation marks and the page number.
Correct Format: Author’s name (Last, First.) Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Source Type.
In The Outsiders Before/ After Jay Mountain
Dallas is the foil to Ponyboy. What he could be like if he got “tough.”

6. Friday, February 3rd
Draw a picture to illustrate the meaning of either foil, antithesis, or shift. Label!
Dude, it’s reading time!
Complete one TCJ while you read.
Remember: Use quotation marks and the page number.
Correct Format: Author’s name (Last, First.) Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Source Type.

7. Examples

8. Quiz
1. Which of the following statements is the best definition of foil?
A character who works in oppositions to the protagonist
A character who has opposing characteristics as the protagonist
An evil character who has bad intentions

9. Quiz
“We find ourselves rich in goods but ragged in spirit, reaching with magnificent precision for the moon but falling into raucous discord on earth. We are caught in war, wanting peace. We’re torn by division, wanting unity.”
2. This statement by Richard Nixon in his Inaugural Address is an example of what?

10. Quiz 3. What would cause a shift in a literary work?
A. a character moving to a new town
B. time passing
C. a character making a serious realization or discovery
D. a new chapter in the book

11. I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. –Martin Luther King Jr.