WALTER MITTY – SUPPORTING WITH TEXTUAL QUOTES
NAME:
DATE:
PERIOD: 1 2 3 4
HEROISM
DIRECTIONS: Find quotes showing that Walter Mitty is heroic in each daydream. Cite the page number in
parentheses after the quote. Then explain how the quote proves he is heroic. These skills are essential for PSSA
testing. It is imperative that you support opinions with textual facts.
Sample:
QUOTE: “The Old Man’ll get us through. … The Old Man ain’t afraid of hell!” (1).
EXPLANATION: Walter Mitty’s subordinates in the Navy trust that their leader will get them through this terrible
storm. Mitty is fearless and reliable in pressure situations such as this.
DAYDREAM 1 – COMMANDER
QUOTE:
EXPLANATION:
DAYDREAM 2 – DOCTOR
QUOTE:
EXPLANATION:
DAYDREAM 3 – EXPERT MARKSMAN ON TRIAL
QUOTE:
EXPLANATION:
DAYDREAM 4 – CAPTAIN IN BOMBING RAID
QUOTE:
EXPLANATION:
DAYDREAM 5 – FIRING SQUAD TARGET
QUOTE:
EXPLANATION:
WALTER MITTY – SUPPORTING WITH TEXTUAL QUOTES
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NAME:
DATE:
PERIOD: 1 2 3 4
INEPT IN REAL WORLD
DIRECTIONS: Find quotes showing that Walter Mitty is inept or hopeless in real life. Cite the page number in
parentheses after the quote. Then explain how the quote proves he is heroic and make sure you attribute the quote
to its speaker when appropriate.
Sample:
QUOTE: “It’s one of your days. I wish you’d let Dr. Renshaw look you over” (1).
EXPLANATION: Walter Mitty’s wife constantly nags him about what he cannot do and for his shortcomings. She
believes much of his troubles can be helped with a visit to the doctor. Mitty most likely has Alzheimer’s Disease,
which was not called that when the story was written.
REALITY 1
QUOTE:
EXPLANATION:
REALITY 2
QUOTE:
EXPLANATION:
REALITY 3
QUOTE:
EXPLANATION:
REALITY 4
QUOTE:
EXPLANATION:
REALITY -- OTHER
QUOTE:
EXPLANATION:
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REPEATING
MOTIFS
IN “WALTER MITTY”
__________/20 POINTS
NAME:
DATE:
PERIOD:
MOTIF – Recurring words, phrases or concepts in a literary work.
WORD(S) THAT REPEATS: _______________________________________________________________
PAGE AND LINE NUMBERS: Ie. 1:1. _________ _________ ________ ________ ________
________ ________ _________ _________ _________ _________ ________ ________ ________.
REASON FOR REPEATING IT: __________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________.
PHRASE THAT REPEATS: “_______________________________________________________________”
PAGE AND LINE NUMBERS: Ie. 1:1. _________ _________ ________ ________ ________
________ ________ _________ _________ _________ _________ ________ ________ ________.
REASON FOR REPEATING IT: __________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________.
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