Short Stories Bellringer #1
11/21/13
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1. What sort of stories do you remember hearing or
reading in your childhood?
2. What was the purpose of each story?
Today’s Target: I can understand how the author’s choice
of details like diction support mood and tone.
Short Stories Bellringer #2 11/22/13
The tone of “Shock-Headed
Peter” is negative
(condescending, grim etc.).
1. Choose a word from the
positive side of the tone
words sheet.
2. Rewrite “Shock-Headed
Peter,” changing diction
so that the tone fits the
positive word (The
meaning/lesson should
stay the same, only the
tone should change.).
Just look at him! there he
stands,
With his nasty hair and
hands.
See! his nails are never cut;
They are grimed as black as
soot;
And the sloven, I declare,
Never once has combed his
hair;
Anything to me is sweeter
Than to see Shock-headed
Peter
Today’s Target: I can understand how the author’s choice of details like diction
support mood and tone.
Short Stories Bellringer #3
12/2/13
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1. What was life like in the 1950’s? How did people
behave? What was the social expectations of that era?
2. How did these expectations change in the 1960’s?
Today’s Target: I can analyze and evaluate the author’s use
of literary devices to create meaning.
Short Stories Bellringer #4
12/3/13
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1. Think about the short story we read yesterday called
“A&P.” If the manager represents the typical person
from that era, what does Sammy the narrator
ultimately symbolize?
2. Think about the vocabulary term you learned
yesterday: commodification. How did you see this
term applied in this short story? Give a specific
example.
Today’s Target: I can analyze and evaluate the author’s use
of literary devices to create meaning.
Short Stories Bellringer #5
12/4/13
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1. Write a journal about the following question: Do you
believe love can last forever and how do you think love
relates to marriage? Can love ever create unhealthy
situations for individuals? Why or why not?
Today’s Target: I can analyze and evaluate the author’s use
of literary devices to create meaning.
Short Stories Bellringer #6
12/5/13
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1. Why does the old man call his poison “glove cleaner” or
“life cleaner?”
2. Which description do you think is more accurate?
Explain.
3. Do you think it would ever be morally justifiable to use
such a concoction? Explain.
Today’s Target: I can analyze and evaluate the author’s use
of literary devices to create meaning.
Short Stories Bellringer #7
12/9/13
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1. Irony occurs when the unexpected happens. It is about
expectations. If you were writing the second chapter of
“The Chaser”, how could you make the ending ironic?
Today’s Target: I can analyze and evaluate the author’s use
of literary devices to create meaning.
Short Stories Bellringer #8
12/10/13
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1. That is the denotative meaning of the word “lottery”? Use
your phone or a dictionary to look up the definition.
2. What connotative associations do you have with this word?
What feelings do you associate with this term? Why?
3. What would you do if you won the lottery? List the first five
things you would do with your winnings. Make sure your
answers are school appropriate!
Today’s Target: I can analyze and evaluate the author’s use of
irony and other literary devices to create meaning.