EVIL JOURNAL
• Answer each of the following questions in one large
paragraph.
• What is your definition of “evil?”
• What does “evil” look like today in our modern world? Are
there different types of “evil” today? Explain. Cite specific
examples if you can.
• Why do people commit “evil” acts?
• What are your personal thoughts on “evil?”
MUST BE AT LEAST HALF A PAGE
“THE TYGER” BY WILLIAM BLAKE
PHASE 1
• Read the poem.
• Write your reaction, how you emotionally respond
to the poem and why?
• Rate your initial understanding of the poem on a 1
(don’t get it all) to 10 (I’m pretty sure I wrote this
poem) scale.
“THE TYGER” BY WILLIAM BLAKE
PHASE 2
• Read the poem again.
• This time read to the end of each sentence.
• In one color, highlight anything that gives you trouble (a
word, phrase, line, etc.)
• In pen/pencil, explain what you think the poem means
off to the side.
• To simplify, explain after each stanza.
• Next to your explanation, rate your understanding of the
poem on a 1 (don’t get it all) to 10 (I’m pretty sure I
wrote this poem) scale.
Share 2-4 w/ partner.
“THE TYGER” BY WILLIAM BLAKE
PHASE 3
• Read the poem one last time
• This time read to the end of each line.
• In a different color, highlight anything that still gives you
trouble (a word, phrase, line, etc.)
• In pen/pencil, write specific questions you have about
the poem beside it.
• One last time, rate your understanding of the poem on a
1 (don’t get it all) to 10 (I’m pretty sure I wrote this poem)
scale.
Share 2-4 w/ partner.
“THE TYGER” BY WILLIAM BLAKE
REFLECTION
• How did your understanding change from PHASE 1
to PHASE 3?
• Were your more or less confused as you read multiple times
and we discussed? Be specific what helped or what made
it more confusing.
• What questions are you still unable to answer in
terms of understanding the poem or the author’s
purpose after our discussion?
• Make sure they are specific.
“THE CHILD BY TIGER” QS
1)Was justice served? Explain.
2) Why is the short story called “The Child by Tiger”?
3) Rate your final understanding of the poem (1-10) and explain
what you think the poem means after finishing the short story.
4) Come up with two different themes that the author is trying to
get across through this story.
• Avoid clichés. (“what comes around goes around”)
• Avoid the words “don’t,” “you,” and words like “should”
• (Hint: think about the big subjects of this story…violence, evil, human
behavior, etc.)
5) What is the meaning of Dick’s final gesture of removing his
shoes and awaiting the posse? How does the action contrast
with the way his body is treated by the whites?
6) Why include the biblical passages that Dick had marked at
the end? What effect does it have on the reader, the character,
or the story?
7) What is the meaning of the last paragraph?
“THE CHILD BY TIGER” MINI-ANALYSIS
• In a well-developed paragraph, explain why the
author uses William Blake’s “The Tyger” to contribute
to his overall purpose.
• Use at least two pieces of textual evidence
• Provide some context to the quote beforehand
• Use correct parenthetical citation (Last Name #)
• Make sure you are explaining how the poem contributes to
the author’s purpose in “The Child by Tiger” (theme)
“THE CHILD BY TIGER” MINI-ANALYSIS
• In a well-developed paragraph, explain how
Thomas Wolfe, through his short story, “The Child by
Tiger” conveys his meaning of the work.
• Use at least two pieces of textual evidence
• Provide some context to the quote beforehand
• Use correct parenthetical citation (Last Name #)
• Make sure you are explaining how the evidence contributes
to the author’s purpose (theme)
• No first or second person.
• Write in present tense. (Ex. Dick shoots or Dick is killed)
• Have concluding sentence.