JEOPARDY Short Story Unit 8 Categories “Tell Tale Heart” 100 200 300 400 500 “Charles” 100 200 300 400 500 “Rain, Rain, Go Away” 100 200 300 400 500 Reading Strategies 100 200 300 400 500 Literary Terms 100 200 300 400 500 Story Vocab. 100 200 300 400 500 Edgar Allan Poe Who is the author of “The Tell Tale Heart”? He couldn’t stand to look at the old man’s eye. Why does the narrator kill the old man? He wants to reassure the old man. Why does the narrator greet the old man so nicely every morning? He puts it under the floorboards in the old man’s bedroom. How does the narrator dispose of the old man’s body? The loud pounding is only heard by the narrator and is a sign of his guilt. It causes him to confess to the police. What is the loud pounding of the dead man’s heart mean, and what does it cause? Laurie is actually the bad boy, Charles. Why is Laurie’s mom’s worry humorous after the surprise ending? It is his first day of kindergarten What new experience is Laurie facing at the beginning of ‘Charles’ ? He is turning into a swaggering, shouting boy because of Charles’ bad influence. How does the mother start to view Laurie after he begins school?. Laurie stops to think before saying the boy’s name & won’t say exactly what the boy did. What two clues in the story show that Laurie is not being truthful about the first day’s spanking? Laurie does not behave well at home. What does the phrase “Laurie spoke insolently to his father” tell about Laurie? Lillian tells her husband about the neighbors and their home. What happens first in “Rain, Rain, Go Away?” Mrs. Sakkaro is always looking at the sky. What clue foreshadows what will happen at the end of “Rain, Rain…” ? The main conflict is figuring out why the Sakkaros are behaving so strangely. What is the main conflict in “Rain, Rain…” ? The Sakkaros are not from earth. What inference do we make at the end of “Rain, Rain…” ? Isaac Asimov Who is the author of “Rain, Rain, Go Away” ? #1: QUESTION In which strategy do you ask questions about the events, title, characters, and then read to find the answers? #5: PULL IT TOGETHER In which step should you think about the story, consider it as a whole, and decide what it means to you? “Don’t Choke!” Daily Double # 3 CLARIFY In which step do you stop to find the answers to your questions, check your predictions, & make new ones based on new info.? #2 PREDICT In which step do you decide what happens next based on clues in the story and your own experiences? #4 SUMMARIZE In which step do you stop to review the main events and identify the important parts of the story? ANTAGONIST The force that opposes the hero is called the ___? PLOT:exposition, initial event, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution The sequence of events, required in short stories, is called the ____. Point of View 1st person, 3rd person limited, 3rd person omniscient What is the position/perspective from which a story is told to a reader? THEME What is the central message, concern, or insight into a story called? EXPOSITION (step one in plot) When is the background information that introduces the setting, characters, and situation given in a story? 1. PULSATION A beating in rhythm CELESTIAL of the sky METICULOUS Careful about details SIMULTANEOUSLY at the same time “Don’t Choke!” Daily Double 1. INCREDULOUSLY with disbelief