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“The Dinner Party” by Mona Gardner

“The Dinner Party” by Mona Gardner. 1. Composition books open to a blank page. 2. Textbook open to page 32. Materials. He showered her with roses but never asked her favorite flower. What's wrong with this story?. He showered her with roses but never asked her favorite flower.

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“The Dinner Party” by Mona Gardner

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  1. “The Dinner Party” by Mona Gardner

  2. 1. Composition books open to a blank page. 2. Textbook open to page 32. Materials

  3. He showered her with roses but never asked her favorite flower. What's wrong with this story?

  4. He showered her with roses but never asked her favorite flower. It has no PLOT!

  5. Predict the meaning of the term plot. Example Plot is _______. “The Dinner Party” by Mona Gardner

  6. Plot is the sequence of events within a story. During the exposition, the author introduces the setting (time and place) and characters. The rising action introduces the conflict (problem). The climax is the turning point in the story or the point of highest suspense. The falling action eases suspense, and the main conflict is resolved. “The Dinner Party” by Mona Gardner

  7. In the resolution, all conflicts are resolved, and the story ends. “The Dinner Party” by Mona Gardner

  8. Based on the story's title and after skimming the story, predict the climax of Mona Gardner's “The Dinner Party.” Follow the model below. Model After briefly analyzing Mona Gardner's “The Dinner Party,” one may infer the story's climax will contain ________ because ________. “The Dinner Party” Prediction

  9. Create the following chart in your notes. “The Dinner Party” by Mona Gardner

  10. Create the following chart in your notes. “The Dinner Party” by Mona Gardner

  11. Respond to the questions below in complete sentences. As you reply, provide the author and story title, restate the question, and cite evidence with line numbers in order to justify your response. 1. Note the story's exposition. Why does the author provide this exposition? 2. Delineate the text's rising action. Why does Gardner present this rising action? 3. Infer the narrative's climax. Why is this climax significant? 4. List the text's falling action. Why does the author provide this falling action? 5. Discern the story's resolution. Why is this resolution effective? “The Dinner Party” by Mona Gardner Discussion Questions

  12. 2. Delineate the text's rising action. Why does Gardner present this rising action? • In “The Dinner Party,” by Mona Gardner, The text’s rising action occurs when an argument ensues about male versus female self-control when it comes to fearful situations. Another aspect of this rising action is when the American notices the expression on the hostesses face. Gardner presents this rising action to build suspense. The author states in line15-16, “he sees a strange expression come over the face of the hostess.” Gardner uses these examples to make the reader want more.

  13. Respond to the questions below in complete sentences. As you reply, provide the author and story title, restate the question, and cite evidence with line numbers in order to justify your response. 1. Note the story's setting. Why does the setting prove significant? 2. Infer the story's overarching conflict. Why is this conflict resolved? 3. Discern the American's profession. Why does is his profession significant? 4. Determine the story's mood. Why is this mood created? 5. Why does the boy's character escalate the rising action? “The Dinner Party” by Mona Gardner Discussion Questions II

  14. Analyze “The Dinner Party” text. Extract evidence that reveals the story's rising action, and compile this evidence into a found poem. Also, cite line numbers for each piece of evidence provided. Ultimately, include at least five pieces of evidence. Example strange expression (15-16) eyes widen (19) milk in a bowl (22) bait for a snake (23) commotion will frighten (31) voice so arresting (32) stone images (37) the cobra emerge (39) “The Dinner Party” by Mona Rising Action Found Poem

  15. Assume the character of Mrs. Wynnes. While embodying this point-of-view, craft a narrative from a first person perspective. Focus on retelling the rising action. In your narrative, incorporate at least three scenarios that actually occurred within the story. Example Throughout the dinner party, the colonel, with his bristly pearl moustache, insinuated that women possess less self-control than men (11-13). As anger rose inside my chest, as a snarling, jagged-toothed lion, suddenly, I froze. Contorting, my face cringed like that of a wrinkled pug (15-16). Powerfully, my jaw clenched, teeth scraping one another (16-17). Rough sandpaper snagged the flesh of my exposed foot, and this slithering texture could only belong to one animal: a cobra. “The Dinner Party” by Mona Rising Action Writing Activity

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