COLLECT homework: STAPLE the graph to the back of your TYPED
story.
Review vocabulary answers.
Read: “The Farmer’s Luck” by Jon J. Muth - from Zen Shorts
http://vimeo.com/17468634
Once upon the time there was an old farmer who had worked
his crops for many years.
One day his horse ran away. Upon hearing the news, his
neighbors came to visit. “Such bad luck,” they said sympathetically.
“Maybe,” the farmer replied.
The next morning the horse returned, bringing with it three
other wild horses.
“How wonderful,” the neighbors exclaimed.
“Maybe,” replied the old man.
The following day, his son tried to ride one of the untamed
horses, was thrown, and broke his leg.
The neighbors again came to offer their sympathy on his
misfortune.
“Maybe,” answered the farmer.
The day after, military officials came to the village to
draft young men into the army.
Seeing that the son’s leg was broken, they passed him by.
The neighbors congratulated the farmer on how well things had turned out.
“Maybe,” said the farmer.
NEXT: Answer questions 1-10…
1. Why was
the farmer lucky that his horse had run away?
2. Why was
the son lucky to have broken his leg?
3. When is a
time that you have felt lucky?
4. What is
an example of a time you felt unlucky? How was this different from feeling
lucky?
5. What do
you do when you feel unlucky?
6. Give an
example of a time when you felt unlucky but as time passed realized that you
were actually lucky.
7. Describe
how a person could experience bad luck but still be happy.
8. Describe
a situation where a person you know had bad luck but is still successful.
9. Explain
how you think having good luck is necessary to being successful?
10. If luck is
not necessary to being successful than what is?
Reviewed omniscient narration (pg. 233)
Previewed “The Interlopers” (read bits of beginning, middle,
end; looked at illustrations; made predictions) – 2 minutes
Read “The Interlopers” by Saki – pgs. 232 – 240.
DIRECTIONS: As you read, list 3 events from the
story. Then write down what each event reminds you of in your life outside of
school.
For example, if we did the same thing for “The Most
Dangerous Game,” I might write: When the story mentioned that Zaroff had a
collection of heads, it reminded me of this kid in my grade school who always
wanted to show off his collection of rare comic books.
ENGLISH homework:
Finish reading “The Interlopers” by Saki – pgs. 232 – 240.
Finish your list of 3 events from the story and explain
what each event reminds you of your life outside of school. (see example above)
Study for vocabulary test on Friday (the test will have a
word bank and 20 fill-in-the-blank sentences – you provide the correct vocabulary
word for each sentence)
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