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Lesson 25

Lesson 25. Today’s Agenda. Sentence Completion – Cause & Effect Signal Words SAT Question of the Day #3 “Story of an Hour” “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” Read story and complete handout – due Lesson 26

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Lesson 25

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  1. Lesson 25

  2. Today’s Agenda • Sentence Completion – Cause & Effect Signal Words • SAT Question of the Day #3 • “Story of an Hour” • “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” • Read story and complete handout – due Lesson 26 Objective: Students will be able to identify and explain major literary devices in “Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge.”

  3. SIGNAL words • CAUSE-EFFECT • Look for words or phrases that indicate one thing causes another. • Because of _______, this happened.

  4. Spot Clues in the Sentence Tarantulas apparently have little sense of ____, for a hungry one will ignore a loudly chirping cricket placed in its cage unless the cricket happens to get in its way. touch time hearing self-preservation temperature

  5. SAT Question of the Day #3 The heretofore peaceful natives, seeking ___ the treachery of their supposed allies, became, ___ according to their perspective, embittered and vindictive. acquiescence in…understandably magnanimity towards...logically evidence of….impartially retribution for…justifiably exoneration of…ironically

  6. “Story of an Hour” Highlight your examples of IRONY & CONFLICT & POINT OF VIEW. Discuss. Add to your notes with a different color writing utensil than you used originally.

  7. IRONY SITUATIONAL VERBAL DRAMATIC FIND AND LABEL AT LEAST ONE EXAMPLE OF EACH. • SITUATIONAL • “Someone was opening the front door with a latchkey. It was Brently Mallard who entered…” • Neither the reader nor Mrs. Mallard knows that Mr. Mallard is actually alive; Mrs. Mallard had just begun to look forward to leading a long life and then she dies.. • VERBAL • “Free! Body and soul free!” • After learning her husband died, we would not expect her to respond with these words. • DRAMATIC • She died of “a joy that kills.” • The reader knows that she was HAPPY that her husband was dead. She was not so happy to see him walk through the door. There was no joy present.

  8. CONFLICT INTERNAL EXTERNAL Find and label at least one example of each. • INTERNAL CONFLICT • “…she was striving to beat it back with her will…” • Mrs. Mallard was fighting against the feeling of relief that was taking her over. She knew she should not feel relieved that her husband was dead and she tried to keep that feeling away. • EXTERNAL CONFLICT • Mrs. Mallard v. Institution of Marriage

  9. Imagery • How does Chopin’s use of IMAGERY contribute to your understanding of Mrs. Mallard’s character and situation? Did the IMAGERY make you more or less sympathetic toward her? Explain, citing specific lines from the story that influenced your response.

  10. “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge”by Ambroce Bierce Part I Part II Part III Part IV

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