Get obsessed. They'll score their best. short stories unit TOLSTOY'S "THE JUMP" and STOCKTON'S "THE LADY, OR THE TIGER?" ELA | ELL | Test Prep product information Everything you need to know about how this product was made and how to use it Terms of Use This product was created for personal and classroom use only. Do not sell it or distribute it on the internet or in any place outside of your classroom or tutoring sessions. You may print copies of this for classroom usage or tutoring purposes only. Do not claim the product as your own or modify the information for resale. You may not use this product as a free download for your own personal site. If you like the product, please feel free to share the cover image for the product with a link back to my TpT store. Credits The fonts used here are from the Josefin Sans/Josefin Slab family. The script font is King Basil Lite. The images are from FlatIcon.com. Copyright Information © Test Obsessed 2016. "The Jump" questions When he saw his son teetering on the uppermost crossbeam, he at once aimed the gun at him, shouting, "Jump! Jump into the water! Or I'll shoot!" Directions: Answer each of the following items. 1. Who wrote this story? Where is this person from? 2. What is the setting of the story? 3. What type of narrator does the story use? 4. What is the crew like? How do they react to the events that take place? 5. Describe the captain and the young boy in the story, using at least one fact and one inference to describe each. 6. In your opinion, why don't the characters have names? 7. What is the main conflict in this story? What kind of conflict is it? 8. What are TWO main themes in this story? 9. How does the story end? This was the king's semibarbaric method of administering justice. "The Lady, Its perfect fairness is obvious. The criminal could not know out or the Tiger?" of which door would come the lady: he opened either he questions pleased, without having the slightest idea whether, in the next instant, he was to be devoured or married. Directions: Answer each of the following items. 1. Who wrote this story? Where is this person from? 2. What is the setting of the story? 3. What type of narrator does the story use? 4. The King is repeatedly referred to as semibarbaric. Based on what you have read, does this seem to be an accurate description? Explain using textual evidence. 5. The reader gets information about the princess as well as the young man. Describe each character using at least one fact and one inference in your description. 6. What are the main conflicts in this story? Name at least TWO conflicts, one internal and one external. 7. What are TWO main themes in this story? 8. Define the word ambiguity. Explain how this term relates to the end of the story. "The Jump" and "The Lady, or the Tiger?" vocabulary Direction: Write a definition or synonym for each vocabulary word next to the term. impartial emanate fervent dire novel semibarbaric amphitheater scampering conflict perched teeter Direction: Select 5 vocabulary words that you think you will see again in another reading passage. For each word selected, make a new sentence using this word correctly, demonstrating that you know the meaning of the word. "The Jump" Activities Readers are caught off guard when the captain gives his son a surprising ultimatum at the climax of the story. Engage with the story through these creative activities to show what you know about the story and explore how point of view can change how a reader understands a story. Text to Text Connections Readers can make insightful connections between a text and their own lives or between one text and another. Did you see similarities between the two stories as you were reading? Directions: Fill out the Venn Diagram below in order to make text to text connections for these two short stories. Think beyond the obvious as you compare and contrast. "The Jump" "The Lady, or the Tiger?" Bonus: On the back, explain which story you believe is better and why. Use textual evidence to support your opinion. Make your essay even more persuasive by using quotes from the stories to prove your point.
