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Agenda October 6

Agenda October 6. Agenda. Good Things Vocab Review Story Review: Video Analyzing “The Lady or The Tiger” Homework: Write the Ending of the Story. Vocabulary Review: Synonym or Antonym. Analysis Questions.

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Agenda October 6

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  1. Agenda October 6

  2. Agenda • Good Things • Vocab Review • Story Review: Video • Analyzing “The Lady or The Tiger” • Homework: Write the Ending of the Story

  3. Vocabulary Review: Synonym or Antonym

  4. Analysis Questions • How would you describe the character of the king and the way he rules his people? Explain. • Characterize the princess and her father In what way are they similar? In What way are they different? Show this on a Venn Diagram.

  5. Analysis Questions • When the narrator says of the king’s system of justice, “Its perfect fairness is obvious,” he is using irony. • Explain what the narrator is implying (really meaning) in this line. • Then, find another example of irony in the story; remember to use quotation marks and identify the page number. Explain why you think this is an example of irony.

  6. 4. Character motivation

  7. 5. Surprise Ending

  8. Homework • What do you think is behind the door the young man opens: the lady or the tiger? Write the ending of the story based on the clues you found in the story. • Explain your answer by addressing these factors: the character of the princess, the princess’s motivation for directing the young man to the lady or the tiger, and clues in the narrator’s description of the princess’s thoughts and behavior.

  9. Standards Addressed • R 3.2: Evaluate the structural elements of the plot and the way in which conflicts are or are not addressed. • R 3.3: Compare and contrast the motivations and reactions of literary characters from different historical eras confronting similar situations or conflicts.

  10. Big Questions: To Answer by the end. • Why might Stockton have left the ending of his story ambiguous—was he trying to make aparticular point or create a particular effect? • Which did she choose? Why? • How does the theme of this story relate to modern times? • Is the nature of humanity good or evil?

  11. Literary elements

  12. IRONY: A contrast between what is expected and what actually happens. • CHARACTERIZATION: the description of the characters. • THEME: The universal lesson or moral of the story. • MOTIVATION: what makes the characters do what they do. • SURPRISE ENDING: When the ending is unexpected or unfinished, a plot twist.

  13. Vocabulary • Barbaric • Exuberant • Valor • Assert • Decree • Procure • Doleful • Subordinate • Retribution • Imperious • Destiny

  14. Barbaric • The king was barbaric even though he thought himself to be civilized. • Uncivilized, primitive.

  15. Exuberant • The king was a man of exuberant fancy. • Vigorous and unrestrained; over the top.

  16. Valor • The men were expected to show bravery and valor in the arena. • courage

  17. Assert • The king asserted himself and his ideas to the people. • Put forward, made known.

  18. Decree • The king passed a decree that anyone’s destiny was to be determined by fate alone. • A command or law.

  19. Procure • The king procured the fiercest and most hungry tiger he could. • Acquired, obtained

  20. Doleful • The moment the decision was made, doleful iron bells were rung. • Sad and mournful

  21. Subordinate • The king allowed no subordinate ideas or suggestions to challenge his own ideas of superiority. • Lower, lesser in rank

  22. Retribution • The king considered any challenge to his authority worthy of serious retribution. • Punishment for behavior.

  23. Imperious • The king’s daughter was even more imperious and snobby than her father. • Proud, overbearing

  24. Destiny • Depending on which door the man chose, his destiny would be decided. • Unavoidable lot in life, fate.

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