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Short Story Unit - Advanced 8

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““Tell Tale Heart”Tell Tale Heart”

““Medicine Bag”Medicine Bag”

““Land & Water”Land & Water”

Literary TermsLiterary Terms

Reading Reading StrategiesStrategies

Story Vocab.Story Vocab.

Edgar Allan PoeEdgar Allan Poe

Who is the author of Who is the author of “The Tell Tale Heart”?“The Tell Tale Heart”?

A loud shriek was A loud shriek was heard.heard.

Why were the police Why were the police summoned to the summoned to the

crime by a neighbor?crime by a neighbor?

He wants to reassure He wants to reassure the old man.the old man.

Why does the narrator Why does the narrator greet the old man so greet the old man so

nicely every morning?nicely every morning?

He puts it under the He puts it under the floorboards in the old floorboards in the old

man’s bedroom.man’s bedroom.

How does the narrator How does the narrator dispose of the old man’s dispose of the old man’s

body?body?

What is the loud pounding of the dead man’s heart mean,

and what does it cause?

The loud pounding is only heard by The loud pounding is only heard by the narrator and is a sign of his the narrator and is a sign of his

guilt. guilt.

It causes him to confess to the It causes him to confess to the police.police.

Who is the narrator of Who is the narrator of “The Medicine Bag” “The Medicine Bag”

story?story?

Martin, the Martin, the grandsongrandson

Why does Grandpa Why does Grandpa collapse after first collapse after first

arriving at the house ? arriving at the house ?

He fainted from He fainted from heat heat

exhaustion.exhaustion.

What can the reader infer about Grandpa when he dresses in

fancy clothes to meet Martin’s friends?

He is sensitive to He is sensitive to Martin’s insecurities.Martin’s insecurities.

What happened first to What happened first to Grandpa’s father?Grandpa’s father?

He went on a vision He went on a vision quest.quest.

What is the main reason for Grandpa’s unannounced visit?

Grandpa wants to give Grandpa wants to give Martin the medicine Martin the medicine

bag and pass along his bag and pass along his Sioux history before he Sioux history before he

dies.dies.

The plot of “The Land & The plot of “The Land & the Water” is most the Water” is most

dependent on what?dependent on what?

The setting of the story.The setting of the story.

What is the main What is the main conflict in “The Land conflict in “The Land

& the Water” ?& the Water” ?

Individual vs. Individual vs. NatureNature

What do the land and What do the land and the sea symbolize in the the sea symbolize in the

narrator’s mind ?narrator’s mind ?

LAND = SAFETYLAND = SAFETY

SEA = DANGERSEA = DANGER

What happened first in “The Land & the Water” ?

The narrator and The narrator and her sister were her sister were working on the working on the

dock.dock.

How does the author How does the author create suspense in “The create suspense in “The

Land & the Water” ?Land & the Water” ?

The search was The search was interrupted by interrupted by

the storm.the storm.

In which strategy do In which strategy do you ask questions you ask questions

about the events, title, about the events, title, characters, and then characters, and then

read to find the read to find the answers?answers?

#1: #1: QUESTIONQUESTION

In which step should you In which step should you think about the story, think about the story, consider it as a whole, consider it as a whole,

and decide what it means and decide what it means to you?to you?

#5: PULL IT TOGETHER#5: PULL IT TOGETHER

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“Don’t Choke!”

In which step do you stop to find the answers to your

questions, check your predictions, & make new ones based on new info.?

# 3 CLARIFY# 3 CLARIFY

In which step do you decide what happens next based on clues in the story and your own

experiences?

#2 PREDICT#2 PREDICT

In which step do you In which step do you stop to review the main stop to review the main events and identify the events and identify the important parts of the important parts of the

story?story?

#4 SUMMARIZE#4 SUMMARIZE

The force that opposes The force that opposes the hero is called the the hero is called the

___?___?

ANTAGONISTANTAGONIST

The sequence of events, The sequence of events, required in short stories, required in short stories,

is called the ____.is called the ____.

PLOT:exposition, initial PLOT:exposition, initial event, rising action, event, rising action,

climax, falling action, climax, falling action, resolutionresolution

What is the What is the position/perspective position/perspective from which a story is from which a story is

told to a reader?told to a reader?

Point of View - Point of View -

1st person, 3rd person 1st person, 3rd person limited, 3rd person limited, 3rd person

omniscientomniscient

What is the central What is the central message, concern, or message, concern, or insight into a story insight into a story

called?called?

THEMETHEME

When is the When is the background background

information that information that introduces the setting, introduces the setting,

characters, and characters, and situation given in a situation given in a

story?story?

EXPOSITION EXPOSITION

(step one in (step one in plot)plot)

glowing in the darkglowing in the dark

1.1.LUMINOUSLUMINOUS

a string tie with a a string tie with a sliding decorative sliding decorative

piecepiece

BOLOBOLO

IMPENETRABLEIMPENETRABLE

not able to be not able to be passed throughpassed through

SAGACITYSAGACITY

high intelligence & high intelligence & sound judgementsound judgement

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1.1.DISSIMULATIODISSIMULATIONN

the hiding of one’s the hiding of one’s feelings or purposesfeelings or purposes