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Getting to Know the Author:
Knowing background information about an author can often times help us understand the story better because author’s often times, “write what they know.” Read the biography about the author and then do the small assignment below.
Photo:
"Liam O'Flaherty Photo." Bloomsbury. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Oct. 2013.
Vocabulary:
Being familiar with the vocabulary in a story in important because if you don’t understand the words in the story then you won’t understand the story itself. Complete the vocabulary assignment below so that you are familiar with the words that will appear in the story.
Directions: Read through ALL the vocab words below so that you are familiar with these words and their definitions. Then pick 10 of the ones that you find the most interesting and write them in a sentence. The sentence must include context clues to what the word means.
Example: The loquacious boy ran down the hall making tons of noise.
agony- intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain
ascetic-someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline
beleaguer -annoy persistently
civil -of or occurring within the state or between or among citizens of the state
drought -a shortage of rainfall
envelop -enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering
fanatic -a person motivated by irrational enthusiasm (as for a cause)
hail -precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents
paroxysm -a sudden uncontrollable attack
remorse -a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)
ruse -a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)
utter -without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers
whiff -a short light gust of air
whirl -the shape of something rotating rapidly
Mini Lesson:
Complete these mini lesson below. These mini lessons will cover the concepts that you will be looking for when reading the story.
Irony: There are three types of irony. Watch the videos below and take notes on what each type is and a few examples of each type.
Point of View and Foreshadowing:
Point of View: The perspective from which the story is told. This can change as the story unfolds. The tone and feel of the story, and even its meaning, can change radically depending on who is telling the story.
Foreshadowing: Hints the author gives during a story that helps the reader infer what will happen next.
Watch the following clip and answer these questions: Clip
1. How is suspense created in this clip?
2. What different points of view are shown in the clip?
3. Which point of view effectively creates suspense?
4. What events in the clip are being foreshadowed and how do you know?
Reading the story:
Read the story and complete the assignment for the story.
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