1. Journal Have you ever felt as if you were “caught between a rock and a hard place”- where you needed to make a choice between two courses of action and neither option seemed right? Write about this situation and what choice you made in the end. How did you know it was the right choice?

2. The Lady, or the Tiger?

3. Theme: Love makes people do strange things Make a list of how people do strange things when they are in love (or think they are) Examples: While daydreaming about the person, someone puts their hat in the refrigerator or, someone hurts or ignores boyfriend/girlfriend over a rumor Conflict: Will discuss after reading Characterization: Based on her personality, which door does the princess signal to? Have this working in your mind as we read. Brainstorming time! Come up with ideas and themes.

4. You will fill out the short story terms handout as we read the short story

5. Before we jump in… Building Background pg 44 Meet Frank R. Stockton

6. Let’s read!

7. Let’s discuss conflict again…

8. Remember…Conflict is the dramatic struggle between two forces in a story. Without conflict, there is no plot.

9. What were the forces again???

10. Count off 1-3…then answer… 1. What conflicts does the young man have? Are his conflicts internal or external? Support your answers with details from the story. 2. What internal conflict does the princess have? Include specific lines from the text in your explanation. 3. Why is the princess’s internal conflict so important to the story?

11. Parking lot question Most stories end by telling you what happens to the main characters. This story leaves it open for the readers to decide. What is your opinion of this type of ending? Why or why not? Turn terms on the way out