A Retrieved Reformation
O. Henry
7-1 Nov. 17, 2014
Dear Jesus, thank you for the gift of
your mother, Mary.
May we always treasure her as you
do.
Help us live as she did in devotion to
you.
May her example of motherly love
teach us to love completely.
Just as she lived in devotion to you,
may we live in devotion to you and
others.
May our actions make her
proud to be our heavenly mother.
Keep us safe until we meet you and
her in heaven. Amen.
HW 11/17/14
• Find 3 coined words – write in notebook
Objectives
• To analyze the protagonist’s actions, attitudes, and changes in
character throughout “A Retrieved Reformation.
• To identify and interpret coined words
Coining a word:
to invent a new word or expression, or to use
one in a particular way for the first time
Tintinnabulation –
a ringing or tinkling sound.
Moonbeama ray of moonlight
Sharing Notes Activity
• Tell us about the coined words you researched
for HW.
• What is the meaning of your words?
• Do you think that these words are useful in
everyday language?
Vocabulary
Specious
Assiduously
Unobtrusively
Eminent
Guile
Alterative
Retribution
Assiduously
• A guard came to the prison shoe-shop, where
Jimmy Valentine was assiduously stitching
uppers.
Assiduously
• Adverb
• Carefully and busily
eminent
• Elvis Presley was an eminent singer.
eminent
• Adjective
• Well known; of high achievement
retribution
• The villain kidnapped the superhero's
girlfriend in retribution for overthrowing his
plans to destroy the city.
retribution
• Noun
• A punishment deserved for a wrong done
Sticky Notes
Pg. 211
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What are Jimmy’s “connections”?
What do the tools indicate?
Humor based on deception
What can be inferred from the occurrence of
“a neat job of safe burglary”?
Pg. 213
• Read passage
• Which of the following statements is supported by the
information given by the passage?
• A. Jimmy is ignored by the young lady.
• Jimmy has fallen in love with the young lady and wants
to know as much as possible about her.
• C. When Jimmy asks the boy questions, he is trying to
get information that will enable him to rob the bank.
• D. Jimmy’s college football sweater makes him very
attractive to the young lady.
Story Questions
Valentine, 9762
• Why is Jimmy Valentine in prison?
• How would “friends on the outside” help
Jimmy shorten his prison stay?
• What do you think the warden means
when he says Jimmy is a compulsory
guest?
• What is Mike Dolan really asking Jimmy
when he asks “Got anything on?”
• When out of prison, how does Valentine
support himself?
• Who is Ben Price?
• Why does Ben start looking for Jimmy?
• At what point in the story does Valentine
become another man?
• How do you know that Jimmy fell in love with
Annabel Adams the first time he saw her? Find
a quote to support your answers.
• Pg. 63
• Who was Mr. Ralph Spencer, the
phoenix that arose from Jimmy
Valentine’s ashes?
• Where did Jimmy learn about the shoe
business?
• What reasons does Jimmy give for his
new and honest life in the letter he
writes to Billy. Do the reasons seem
genuine? Explain.
• Pg. 64
“A Retrieved Reformation”
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