1. The the leave of tremulous palm trees swayed in the cold wind.
A. Having great power B. With danger mental disorder C. Making illegal imitations D.Trembling; quivering E. Maze like passages
2. In the kitchen, the stove could be seen making breakfasts at a PSYCHOPATHIC rate, ten dozen eggs, six loaves of toast, twenty dozen bacon strips, which, eaten by the fire, started the stove working again, hysterically hissing!
A. Having great power B. With danger mental disorder C. Making illegal imitations D.Trembling; quivering E. Maze like passages
O Henry - William sydney porter
began writing career under difficult circumstances: He was in prison
Great short story writer
Born: North Carolina
Embezzled money and fled to Honduras
Returned to Texas to learn his wife was dying
She died, he was arrested and sent to prison in Ohio
1902 - Moved to NYC
Jobs: Worked in drug store, reporter, banker
Situational Irony - Occurs when the outcome is the opposite of what a character or reader expects.
Surprise Ending - A literary device that creates sudden irony. A good reader will find clues throughout the story.
Inferences- Based on details that an author provides and the reader interprets based on his/ her knowledge or experience.
Procedure:
1. Students will be introduced to the author - O Henry
2. Students will discuss plot structure
3. Students will read and analyze the story
4. Students will make personal reflections
5. Students will complete a plot structure
Goals:
1. Students will read the introduction to "Gift of the Magi" in their text.
2. Students will comprehend and interpret a short story
3. Students will relate the story to personal experiences: A person may strive toward a goal with the best of intentions, only to find that his efforts were misdirected.
4. Students will analyze plot
5. Students will respond to the story through speaking and writing.
Assessment:
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Write a short essay - real or imaginary- in which someone tried to do something nice but had his/her plans go awry. Explain what, if anything the person did to fix the problems resulting from his/her actions.
materials: text, highlighter/ pen, paper
Terms: Plot structure - introduction, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution; theme; situational irony, surprise ending and inference
Closure: Discuss one transitional element used in the story
Standards:
Standards:
R11.B.1: Understand components within and between texts.
Understand fiction appropriate to grade level.
R11.A.2: Understand nonfiction appropriate to grade level.
-Analyze inferences and draw conclusions based on text
-Analyze the effectiveness of figurative language
