1. Objectives for the Week of 10/13/08  Understand literary terms  Analyze the development of plot in a short story  Identify basic conflicts  Recognize theme within a text  Understand and appreciate a classic horror story  Make inferences about a short story

2. Agenda for the week of 10/6/08  DOL  Literary Analysis Chart  Plot Summary  Quick Writes  Assessment  Spring Board Activities- “Cask……”

3. Bell Ringer Proof read and check “The Necklace” Plot Summary Chart.Summarize “The Necklace” in five to seven sentences. Try to include at least three of the Words to Know.

4. Quick Write 2 Homework  Think about the characters in “The Necklace.” Write a speech that conveys the message “ Success is getting what you want, but happiness is wanting what you get.”

5. Words to Know Vocabulary Activity AdulationAghastAskewExoribantGamutPauperPrivationProspectsRuinousvexation

6. Literary Terms Complete Literary Analysis Chart  Plot  Conflict  Irony  Theme  Character  Foreshadowing  Setting

7. Purpose for Reading Read for the purpose of understanding the conflict Mme. Loisel faces in the story. Focus on the internal conflict. During reading complete the plot summary chart. Also focus on the following: Irony Theme Character Setting Foreshadowing

8. Literary Terms  Plot( Use Chart): Sequence of events  Internal Conflict: A struggle of opposition that occurs within the character What is Mme. Loisel’s internal conflict?  Setting: The time and place of action of a story What is the setting of this story?

9. Literary Terms  Theme: The main idea of the story. The author usually does not directly state the theme. The reader must infer the story’s theme. What’s the theme of the story?  Character: The people who take part in the action of the story. Who are the main characters of the story and give a description of each.

10. Literary Terms  Foreshadowing: Foreshadowing is a writer’s use of hints or clues to indicate events and situations that will occur later in the story. Identify two foreshadowing events. Hint: What does the word “martyr” mean? Why do you think the author uses it? Page 31 Pg.32

11. Literary Term  Irony: A special kind of contrast between appearance and reality- usually one in which reality is the opposite from what it seems. For example, one type of irony is situational, the contrast between what the reader or character expects to happen and what actually occurs. What’s the irony of the story?

12. “Cask of Amontillado” Spring Board Activities