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Collect classwork (if you didn’t turn in
yesterday): list of 40 (guilty/not-guilty)
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Open book to page 342…Review Doodle’s last ½
hour
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“As soon as I had
finished eating…” until the end of the story)
·
Discuss “The Scarlet Ibis”
o
Knot of cruelty with siblings
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How did Doodle die?
o
What were the doctor’s orders?
o
Why did the brother disobey?
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What happened when he did?
§
How did he feel about it?
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What happened next?
o
When is enough, enough?
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PICKUP a copy of the SCARLET IBIS test review.
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Finish for homework.
COPY of Scarlet Ibis TEST
REVIEW:
1.
Review terms:
uneasiness, exhilaration, amusement
a.
find an example of
each in the story – write it out, word for word
2.
Read page 338 –
“go-to-sleep” flower…discuss vocabulary
3.
Explain the
vocabulary words in each of the following quotations:
a.
“…gloriously
iridescent vortex,” (pg. 338),
b.
“With success so
imminent…” (pg. 337)
c.
“an invalid brother…”
(pg. 334)
4.
What 3 words would
you use to describe Doodle’s brother while he was teaching Doodle to walk?
5.
In
"The Scarlet Ibis," Hurst (the author) uses natural elements
of the setting to comment on the action of the story and the characters. These
include plants, birds, insects, and weather phenomena. Make a list of 10
of these natural elements and write a paragraph on ONE of them, explaining how it relates to the action of
the story or the characters themselves.
6.
Write
down BRIEF definitions for the following literary terms:
a.
foreshadowing
(pg. 1 on handout)
b.
conflict
(pg. 1)
c.
theme
(page 3)
d.
allusion,
(pg. 3)
e.
metaphor,
(pg. 4)
f.
simile,
(pg. 4)
g.
symbolism,
(pg. 4)
h.
irony,
(pg. 4)
i.
oxymoron,
(pg. 5)
j.
juxtaposition,
(dictionary)
k.
antipathy,
(dictionary)
l.
apathetic
(dictionary)
7.
Using
page 340 as a resource, figure out
a.
About
what year (pg. 340)
b.
WHERE
did this story take place?
8.
There
is an allusion on page 340 in the paragraph that begins, “It was Saturday
noon…” – Read the whole paragraph and name the children’s story that is
being alluded to.
IF TIME: Complete below…(World’s Thinnest Books redux)…
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1. List characters
in "The Scarlet Ibis" - 7 total – (see the chart below)
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2. List four or
more facts and details about each using your book.
·
Pretend each has
written a book.
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3. Based on the
facts, create 2 IRONIC book titles written by each character that
reflects something he is LEAST LIKELY to know anything about.
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4. Choose your
7 favorite titles and draw a pile of books with the titles showing on a
PINK poster for our classroom (include the author/character for each title)
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1.
Mama
2.
Doodle’s brother
3.
Daddy
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4.
Doodle
5.
Scarlet Ibis
6.
Swamp
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7.
The weather
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