Garaux’s 9 CP
Week 7
10/8-11 Fall ‘12
Objectives/Goals: Students will be able to…
 Analyze interactions between characters in literary text and how the interactions affect plot.
 Identify and analyze how an author uses figurative language, sound, devices and literary techniques to shape plot, set meaning and
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develop tone.
Write responses to literature that extend beyond the summary and support references to the text, other works, other
authors or to personal knowledge
 Use documented textual evidence to justify interpretations of literature
or to support a research topic
Major assignments due: Work in short fiction packet
Monday, 10/8
 Suspense: the tension and excitement that we feel, which is (ironically) created by slowing down the movement.
 Show edited clip from the exposition of Inglorious B******* as another example. This shows how we get an answer
to our suspense, and then another question, and so on.
 Show clip from Cliffhanger as an example and begin working on the suspense page in packet.
 Pre-reading for “The Cask of Amontillado”
-Discuss the nature of revenge and murder
-Introduce the two characters: Fortunato and Montressor as well as the settings
 Read the story and complete the suspense handout for this story (not in packet). Okay to discuss the situational irony
at the end (Mont. didn’t get the kind of revenge he hoped for)
Homework: Words to know SkillBuilder and Grammar SkillBuilder for “The Cask of Amontillado”
Tuesday, 10/9
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Introduce the concept of irony through clips from The Princess Bride
Watch film of “The Cask of Amontillado” while students look for irony
After modeling an example of each type of irony with the students they will find 2 more examples of each type of irony with a
partner on the irony page in packet
Homework: Irony page in packet and examples of irony from a movie/tv show
Wedensday, 10/10
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Go over homework: using the flyswatter game, students share their examples of irony and peers have to guess what type of irony
it is.
 Alternative: Students write an example of irony from a movie on a scrap sheet of paper and then play the fly swatter game.
 Go over examples of irony from “The Cask of Amontillado”
 Pass back papers
 Montressor is a character who is feeling guilty for something he did in the past, the entire story is a flashback.
 Notes on flashback: Stops the forward movement of a story to describe a conversation, specific event or whole episode in the
characters past.
-Compare to the flash of a camera that illuminates something in the dark. Character is dealing with dark memories and thinking
about them just makes them more clear and brings them to light, brings them into focus.
-We learn something about the character in these flashbacks.
-Flashbacks can also be foreshadowing, thereby illuminating the future: For example, when George tells Slim about what
happened in Weed we learn about George’s dark memory, we learn more about the memories tries to
burry, but they keep unearthing themselves. This episode in his past also fortells, sheds light on his future.
 Read either “The Utterly Perfect Murder” or “Marine Corps Issue” and complete the flashback page in packet
Homework: Building vocabulary on page 798, or page 637
Thursday, 10/11
 Pass out cookies to students: watch for how student’s reacted. How you react says a lot about your personality.
 Notes on characterization (STEAL- Montressor is a compelling character. How do authors create characters?
 Watch the opening clip of Cars and fill in two details for each method of characterization on graphic organizer and go over these
answers (while watching clips, students who need time on their outlines can work on that)
 Go over these answers.
 Watch the closing clip of Cars and fill in two details for each method of characterization on graphic organizer
 Go over these answers
 Notes on dynamic and static character- use this information and the symbols from the movie to determine its theme.
Homework: Fill out a characterization chart on someone you know well
Friday, 10/12
NO SCHOOL 
Monday, 10/15
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Review characterization
Pre-reading for “The Scarlet Ibis”: Show pictures of the setting( one that the author is very familiar with) and the bird of the
story; discuss the burden of a handicapped brother/sister;
Listen to “The Scarlet Ibis” and make predictions
Complete the symbolism page (every row except the last two)
Notes on symbolism: What are common symbols in literature?
Finish the symbolism page in packet.
Homework: Words to know and Grammar SkillBuilder
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