Lesson 45

Today’s Agenda1. Sentence Completion – Contrast Signal Words

2. SAT Question of the Day #2

3. “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge”1. Read story and complete handout – due Lesson 46

Objective: Students will be able to identify and explain major literary devices in “Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge.”

SIGNAL words CONTRAST

◦ Look for words or phrases that indicate a contrast between one idea and another.

◦ antonym or near-antonym should be correct answer

AlthoughButDespiteEven thoughHowever

In contrastIn spite ofInstead ofNeverthelessOn the contrary

On the other handRather thanStillYet

Spot Clues in the Sentence

We expected her to be jubilant over her victory, but she was __________ instead.a. triumphantb. adultc. morosed. loquaciouse. culpable

SAT Question of the Day #2

Although he is ___ about the problems that still confront blacks in ballet, Mitchell nevertheless is optimistic about the future, especially that of his own dance company.

a. hopeful

b. uninformed

c. abstract

d. realistic

e. unconcerned

Journal #3… someone is always between the reader and the action of the story. That someone is telling the story from his or her own point of view. This angle of vision, the point of view from which the people, events, and details of a story are viewed, is important to consider when reading a story.“

Is the narrator always reliable? Examples?

What if the narrator is unreliable?

“An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge”by Ambrose BiercePART I

PART I I

PART I I I

PART IV

ANSWER QUESTIONS AS YOU LISTEN AND FOLLOW ALONG.

QUESTIONS 1-4 DUE BEFORE YOU LEAVE. WE WILL F INISH THE STORY NEXT TIME.