The Scarlet Ibis
by James Hurst
Semester II.
Introductory Activity
Activity
• PART 1
1. Listen to the passage read aloud.
2. VISUALIZE the setting.
• What do you see in your mind’s eye?
• How does it smell, feel, etc.?
3. Create a BUBBLE MAP
(Topic: The Scarlet Ibis Opening Setting)
(Frame of Reference: Prior Knowledge)
4. You must have 8 attaching bubbles (adjectives),
which describe the elements of the image.
Visualization
NOTES section 2/5/13
• A reading comprehension
strategy
• Uses keywords,
descriptions, figurative
language, and shared
experiences to connect
with the reader and
understand the text
The cough syrup stuck between her
fingers like honey.
-Do you think about a time when you were sick?
-Do you see honey dripping? Or red, sticky cough
syrup?
Activity extension…
• PART 2
– On a clean sheet of loose leaf with MLA format
expand your Bubble Map into a DOUBLE BUBBLE
MAP.
– The left bubble remains The Scarlet Ibis setting.
– The right bubble will have the topic “A Sadness
Setting.”
– NOTE: save space between for the shared qualities.
Think about a time when something
particularly sad happened to
you and/or your family. Where were
you? How did your surroundings look
and feel?
-Develop at least 9 bubbles,
adjectives, describing this experience.
-Develop at least 3 shared/ common
bubbles between this and The Scarlet
Ibis.
-You are comparing PLACES.
Visualizing and Inferences
• What do you notice
about the opening of
the story, The Scarlet
Ibis?
• Does it have a sort of
sadness?
• How did your own
experience help to
identify this?
“The Scarlet Ibis”
By James Hurst
– The narrator is Doodle’s older brother. Doodle is a child
with physical disabilities and severe health problems.
Predict how the relationship between the brothers might
affect the story. Respond in one paragraph.
“At times I was mean to Doodle. One
day I took him up to the barn loft and
showed him his casket, telling him
how we all believed he would die”
(Hurst 557).
Mood
• What do you predict the
mood of “The Scarlet
Ibis” will be? Explain in
2-3 sentences.
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Pessimistic?
Depressing?
Sad?
Dark?
Optimistic?
Hopeful?
Gratifying?
Inspiring?
Somber?
“The Scarlet Ibis”
• You will need a TEXTBOOK to define the
following terms:
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Imminent
Iridescent
Vortex
Infallibility
Entrails
Precariously
Evanesced
1.Write the definition for each term.
Skip 2 lines between
2. For each of the terms, write a sentence
using the word. Make sure the sentence
shows the meaning of the word!
Imminent
Iridescent
Vortex
Infallibility
Entrails
Precariously
Evanesced
To Access The Story Online
• http://www.calapitter.net/dead/39/scarlet_ibis.html
• http://schaus.org/units/scarletibis/
– Then, scroll down a bit and click on the link for the full text