“Either you run the day or the day runs
you.”
– Jim Rohn
MONDAY, APRIL
29, 2013
Today’s vocabulary:
• Mis, mit, mitt- root word
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send
 Pragmatic adjective
More concerned with practical
results than with theories and
principles.
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“The CEO used a pragmatic
approach to making his business a
success.”
“The Monsters Are Due On Maple Street”’s
reflection
The Twilight Zone was a popular television series during the early to mid1960s that launched many movie stars’ careers. Each story had a strange
twist and involved either the horror or science fiction genre.
• One other common denominator for every show is that there was a definite
theme – the message the screenwriter wanted to give his or her audience.
• Consider how the playwright used the following in the episode you read:
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Plot
Irony – the opposite of what is expected
Suspense – technique used to keep the audience concerned
or worried about what may happen next
Character motivation – why a character chooses a particular
course of action
In the episode “The Monsters Are Due On Maple Street,” what was the
theme? Use specific events from the teleplay to support your answer.
“The Gold Bug”
• Why is the play called “The Gold Bug?”
• If you were producing this play, you would need to decide
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your budget for props and scenery. If you were
financially strapped, what is the minimum prop and
scenery requirement you would need for this play?
Which character would you want to play in this play?
What is Poe’s theme for this play? (His stories always
have a theme).
Read pages 12-17
Answer the questions on page 18 in complete sentences
and submit them to me on edmodo.com.
“The Gold Bug” Questions for Discussion
• Explain the importance of the
following to Edgar Allen Poe’s
life:
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UVA
Richmond
England
Death
Army
South Carolina
Charleston
Edgar A Perry
Sullivan’s Island
Gambling
• Who is Robinson Crusoe?
• How does the allusion to
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Robinson Crusoe appear to be
apt?
Do you think that it is a
coincidence that Poe sets the
story in SC?
Who is Jupe?
What is wrong with Jupe and
how did he get that way?
What does Agnes mean when
she says Sullivan’s Island is
“spooked?”
Who is Captain Kidd– is this
an allusion? Look it up online.
 How is the baby goat an “old
“The Gold Bug”
Questions for
Continued
pirate’s joke?” (7)
 What is persistence?
“The Ugly Duckling”
• How is this play a twisted version of the original?
• Who are the comic characters in the play and why?
• Do you think that the set for this play needs to be
elaborate? What is the minimum you would need on
stage to set the scenes for the play?
• What costumes would be needed for the audience to
understand the roles of the actors on stage? Why?
• Using students’ names from this class only, if you were
directing this play how would you cast this play and why?
• Answer the “Reading Check” questions on page 316.
The Bishop’s Candlesticks
• Before reading “The Bishop’s Candlesticks,” answer
the following:
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Have you watched or read either: the novel, Les Miserables, the play,
the musical or the movie?
What, if anything do you already know about Jan Valjean?
What do you know about the French Revolution?
• As you read the play, think about how desperate Jan
Valjean must have been to do what he does to the
Bishop.
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Use post-its or your notebook to track your responses to what happens
and what has been said in the script.
At the end of reading the play you will have to use those notes and
reflections to answer the questions on page 299. – The questions are
written in paragraph form. You may want to read the questions first, to
direct your reading.
More “The Bishop’s Candlesticks”
 After reading the play (287-289,) answer the
following:
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Do you think the bishop acted as you would expect him to
react, given his job title? Why or why not?
How do you think his actions will affect Jan Valjean in the
future?
What was your reaction to Jan Valjean’s actions during the
play? What surprised you the most? What were you
expecting?