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1 “The Devil & Tom Walker”
By Washington Irving

2 The Author: Washington Irving
Satirist and Lawyer Limited Education Wrote “Rip Van Winkle”

3 Story Overview Play Me

4 Symbolism Click me

5 Literary Skills Focus: Mood
Overall feeling or atmosphere of story First look at setting Time and place How does it make you feel?

6 Mood Look at author’s diction or word choice “wooded swamp or morass”
Feeling of darkness Bad things are going to happen

7 Reading Skills Focus: Making Predictions
Educated guess Based on clues Adjust predictions as you read Look for foreshadowing

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