Scarlet Ibis
Bell Ringer: Thrusday: Define Pride
Monday, 11/16: Should the narrator be blamed for Doodle's death? Why or why not.
Tuesday, 11/17: Make a chart. Indicate how Doodle and the Ibis are similar
Tuesday Lesson:
1. Complete Bell Ringer
2. Go over Vocab Lesson 5 (Test Friday)
3. Complete the Literary and Analysis questions below
4. Work on Plot Structure for "The Scarlet Ibis"
(make sure you have completed plot structures for the following stories: "The Necklace", "The Cask of Amontillado", "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty", "The Gift of the Magi", "The Scarlet Ibis"
5. Begin Essay
Goals:
1. Students will review"The Scarlet Ibis" on page 350 of their text.
2. Students will review key points from their reading
3. Students will discuss predictions made about the main Characters
4. Students will identify and discuss literary terms: Symbolism, Plot elements, irony, tone, mood, foreshadowing
2. Students will review key points from their reading
3. Students will discuss predictions made about the main Characters
4. Students will identify and discuss literary terms: Symbolism, Plot elements, irony, tone, mood, foreshadowing
5. Students will discuss and analyze the theme of the story
Teacher/ students will review their notes/ inferences
-Students will answer the following questions:
Literary Terms:
A. From what point of view is the story told?
B. Who are the two main characters?
C. What are the the settings in the story?
D. The author has said that the setting acts like another "character" in the story. Why is the setting so important>
E. List 2 examples of foreshadowing?
F. What does the scarlet Color symbolize in the story?
G. What does the ibis symbolize in the story?
Analysis and Comprehension:
1. Do you blame the narrator for Doodle's fate?Why or why not?
2. Why does the narrator cry when everyone congratulates him for teaching Doodle to walk?
3. What do the narrator's tears reveal about his conflicted, or mixed, feelings?
4. What does Doodle do with the dead ibis?
5. What do you think motivates Doodle to treat the Ibis as he does?
6. Why do you think the narrator sets such demanding goals for Doodle?
7. After Doodle's death, how do you think the narrator felt about his expectations of Doodle?
8. Symbolism and Allegory: Make two columns: Doodle and Ibis
fill in both sides of the chart with descriptions of Doodle and the bird's physical characteristics. Match up similar traits.
Journal:
Quotation analysis:
Hurst wrote, "I did not know then that pride is a wonderful, terrible thing, a seed that bears two vines, life and death."
How does this author use this quote to springboard his concept of "pride" throughout the story? (If you look closely, you will see that the author refers to pride several times after this quote. Each time, he is referring back to the original quote.)
**To answer this question, you must locate the original quote listed above. Next, find several references of "Pride." Why does the author continuously refer to pride throughout the story? What does pride mean to him?
Explain the quote using examples from the story.
(You may write in first or third person. If you use first person, you will be writing from the narrator's point of view.....You are the narrator)
This should be a 1 1/2 - 2 page entry.
Remember, you are explaining the quote and analyzing the mind frame of the narrator.
Worksheet:
Students will complete structure worksheet
**Journal and worksheet - due on Friday
Closure: How does the narrator's pride influence his expectations of his brother?
Assessment: Discussion/ Questions/ chart/ worksheet
Assessment: Discussion/ Questions/ chart/ worksheet
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
Student Name:
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5
Paragraph Essay
INTRODUCTION
Write a sentence that will
capture your audience’s attention (motivator). ____________________________________________________________________________________
Write your brief transitional
background information: ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________
Write your thesis statement
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Write the three parts of your
blueprint either in one or three sentences
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Body
Paragraph 1
Topic Sentence (first point in your
blueprint)
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3 specific examples: Provide details and support your topic sentence/
blueprint
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Summary/
overview
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Transition
to next
paragraph____________________________________________________________________________
Body Paragraph 2
Topic Sentence (first point in your
blueprint)
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3 specific examples: Provide details and support your topic sentence/
blueprint
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Summary/
overview
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Transition
to next paragraph____________________________________________________________________________
Body Paragraph 2
Topic Sentence (first point in your
blueprint)
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3 specific examples: Provide details and support your topic sentence/
blueprint
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Summary/
overview
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Transition
to next paragraph____________________________________________________________________________
Conclusion:
Summary of each point
Overview of thesis/ proven
point
Final details
Concluding Sentence
