1 / 10

The Widow and the Parrot

The Widow and the Parrot. Virginia Woolf. Goals (+2). Content Goal- We will look at what motivates characters to say and do what they do. Language Goal- understanding adverbs versus adjectives and defining useful vocabulary; supporting answers with cited text-based details. Adjectives .

magar
Download Presentation

The Widow and the Parrot

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. The Widow and the Parrot Virginia Woolf

  2. Goals (+2) • Content Goal- We will look at what motivates characters to say and do what they do. • Language Goal- understanding adverbs versus adjectives and defining useful vocabulary; supporting answers with cited text-based details

  3. Adjectives Adverbs Vocabulary Word Sort (+11)After sorting the words, write each word’s definition.

  4. lame miserly peevishly rational bitter dilapidated aflame Roman mercifully briskly uncanny WORD SORT Adjectives –describe nouns Adverbs- describe verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs Pre-teaching Vocabulary- sort the vocabulary words into the appropriate category

  5. KEY to it ALL! Adjectives • Lame = disabled or crippled • Miserly = characterized by greed or money hoarding • Uncanny = peculiarly unsettling or eerie • Rational = sane and/or logical • Bitter = exhibiting animosity due to grief, anguish, or disappointment • Dilapidated = in partial ruin or decay, falling apart • Roman = related to Rome or Romans, especially ancient Adverbs • Mercifully = in a forgiving manner • Briskly = in an alert or lively manner • Aflame = on fire as adjective; keenly excited as adverb • Peevishly = irritable, petulant (capricious ill humor), or huffy

  6. Author & Literary Element (+2) • Virginia Woolf (page 380) • Motivation (page 381) =

  7. Pre-reading Journal (+5) Kindness to animals – think about the characters who are kind to animals. (Several Disney princesses may come to mind.) How does their treatment of animals effect them? In contrast, how do the animals hinder the antagonists?

  8. Reading format: Read Aloud During Reading Plot (+7) • Draw a plot line, and keep track of the exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution as you read the story.(Read through page 386 tonight.)

  9. Assessment –CAT Questionsspecific text-based details (+9) • (LC02) Write a summary of the night Mrs. Gage returned from the lawyer’s office including three details from the story. • (LA06) What are two differences between Mrs.Gage and her brother Mr. Brand? Include text based details in your answer. • (LT08) What is the author’s purpose for writing this story? Include two details from the story in your answer.

  10. Post-reading Journal (+5) • What do you think the parrot’s words, “Not at home” meant? Why does the author choose that to be the only [clean] phrase it says? Be creative! Give two details from the story to support your answer, and elaborate by writing five or more sentences.

More Related