Tuesday, November 15, 2011

1^st trimester – Day 47

1. Checked homework: a chart for the 2 characters in “Thank You, Ma’am” that lists 10 direct and 10 indirect characterizations for each - 40 ITEMS TOTAL
2. Write what you think Roger (from “Thank You, M’am”) wanted to say (but didn’t) at the end of the story besides, “Thank you, M’am.”
3. Review this week’s vocabulary handout (pronunciations, etc.)
4. Picked up Exam Review Guide
5. Reviewed short story “Thank You, M’am” in Literature book pgs. 134 – 140
6. Watched 2 short videos of “Thank You, M’am”

CLASSWORK – COLLECTED FOR A GRADE: Discuss the quote, “There is within me (and it is with sadness I have watched it in others) a knot of cruelty” and how it relates to this story: With partner: PARAGRAPH and DRAWING FORM:

• What might have happened to Roger that created his knot? (in his past)
• What did he do with his knot?
• What was the outcome of this?
• PICTURE AND PARAGRAPH: What’s another choice he could have made given the same past/background, same situation, but a different choice?
• What might the outcome of that have been?

Answer questions:

1. From what point-of-view is this story told?
2. What was Mrs. Jones’s motive in leaving the door open when she dragged Roger to her room?
3. Why does Mrs. Jones not watch Roger or watch her purse?
4. Roger decides something in the story that marks the story’s turning point.  What did he do?
5. How does the setting of Mrs. Jones’s home contribute to your sense of who she is (her character)?
6. From what Roger tells Mrs. Jones, what can you infer about his home life?
7. What does Mrs. Jones say that surprises Roger?
8. What characters don’t say can be as important as what they do say.  Find two points in the story when Mrs. Jones and Roger are silent, and explain why you think each character chose not to speak.
9. Give a specific example of an action done by Mrs. Jones that reveals one of her character traits. (2 points)
10. What do you think Roger learned from the way Mrs. Jones treated him?
11. What overall impression do you have of Roger by the end of the story?
12. What is the theme of this story?
1. List three important events or details that suggest the story’s theme.

Homework:

Study for Friday’s vocabulary test (Lesson 5: jaded, gist, advocate…)

Use study guide to review for exam.