2. The Jumping Frog of Calaveras County By Mark Twain

3. Homework Finish the PowerPoint questions and reading for “The Jumping Frog of Calaveras County.” Study for your quiz on Friday.

4. Before 1-1 Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. To read and analyze a humorous short story about a gambling man who is conned at his own game  To write a description of Twain’s use of satire

5. Free-write What examples of dialect(local language) can you find as Wheeler’s tale begins? Why might Mark Twain include this type of local language in his short story?

6. The Confusion Factor Because we are not used to seeing our conversations in print, when we read this language, it is difficult to decipher. We must always remember that it is the sounds that are important, not necessarily the grammar and spelling.

7. Twain’s Language Technique Colloquial Language: The everyday language we use in conversation. It is sometimes ungrammatical, and it may contain slang words and phrases. It varies from place to place and among ethnic groups. Dialect: the way of speaking and writing that is particular to a specific region of the country. Every dialect differs from every other dialect in the details of its vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation. Writers often use dialect to make their characters seem realistic. Regionalism: Words or phrases peculiar to a particular region. In literature regionalism is the tendency among certain authors to write about specific geographical areas. Regional writers present the distinct culture of an area, including its speech, customs, beliefs and history.

8. Before 1-2 Mark Twain was born in 1835 and died in 1910. Click the Speaker button to hear more about Mark Twain.

9. Take note of the picture portrayed of our short story. Why do you think the picture is portrayed the way it is?

10. Before 1-3 BACKGROUND Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. Did You Know? In the remote mining camps and frontier towns of the 1800s, life was hard and entertainment was scarce. To create some fun and laughter, people invented tall tales– stories containing such quirky, larger-than-life characters as Pecos Bill and Paul Bunyan. Such tales were often first passed by word of mouth, with each person adding a few details. Later these tales frequently appeared in newspapers. The Time and Place This story takes place in the early 1860s in a small mining town called Angel’s Camp, which still exists in Calaveras County, California. At Angel’s Camp, Twain first heard someone tell the story that he later developed into “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County.” 

11. Before 1-5 FOCUS ACTIVITY Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. Have you ever heard someone use a humorous exaggeration, such as “I’m so hungry, I could eat a horse”?  Setting a Purpose Read to enjoy a story that is filled with humorous exaggerations.

12. Read page 3 and answer the following questions. 1. What two things were wrong with the race horse? 2. What two things took place with the race horse and the bull pup? Here’s a hint: $

13. Read pages 4 & 5 and answer the following questions. 1. What happened after ol’ Andrew Jackson lost the fight with the other dog who had no legs? 2. Smiley said all a frog wanted was _________? 3. What did Smiley say might have been in the box? What was actually in the box? 4. If you were Smiley would you have left your frog with the man who wanted to make the bet?! Before we read the end of the short story together, predict what you think will happen towards the end.

14. The Jumping Frog of Calaveras County By Mark Twain

15. 1. I’m confused about… 2. What I would like to tell someone else about what I learned today is… 3. What we can take away from this story is… 3 rd Hour Exit slip https://todaysmeet.com/RS3

16. 4 th hour Exit slip https://todaysmeet.com/RS4 1. I’m confused about… 2.What I would like to tell someone else about what I learned today is… 3. What we can take away from this story is…

17. 6 th hour Exit slip https://todaysmeet.com/RS6 1. I’m confused about… 2.What I would like to tell someone else about what I learned today is… 3. What we can take away from this story is…

18. 7 th hour Exit slip https://todaysmeet.com/RS7 1. I’m confused about… 2.What I would like to tell someone else about what I learned today is… 3. What we can take away from this story is…