Warm-Up
• Jot down your thoughts on the following:
– What is “good”?
– Does good exist in everyone?
– What is “evil”?
– Does evil exist in everyone?
– What does courage have to do with good and
evil?
Good vs. Evil
Let’s Discuss…
– What is “good”?
– Does good exist in everyone?
– What is “evil”?
– Does evil exist in everyone?
– What does courage have to do with good and
evil?
“The Scarlet Ibis”
• Add the terms below to your booklet. Definitions
are on p. 2-3 and on pgs. R1-13.
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climax
- figurative language
denouement
- first person POV
dialogue
- foreshadowing
exposition
- imagery
falling action
- rising action
protagonist
- resolution
antagonist
- external conflict
third person limited POV
third person omniscient POV
- sensory details
- setting
- simile
- symbolism
- theme
-internal conflict
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climax = moment of most suspense
denouement = see resolution
dialogue = conversation b/t characters
exposition = intro of story
falling action = after climax
protagonist = main character
antagonist = person/force against protag
3rd person limited = narrator focuses on 1
character
• 3rd person omniscient = all-knowing
narrator
• figurative language = expressions that are NOT
literally true
• 1st person POV = character in story tells from
his/her POV
• foreshadowing = hints about future events
• imagery = vivid images created in reader’s mind
• rising action = events leading up to climax
• resolution = end of story
• external conflict = character vs. outside force
• internal conflict = character vs. himself
• sensory details = appeal to 1 of the 5 senses
• setting – when/where story takes place
• simile – compares using like or as
• symbolism – an object that represents
something else
• theme – the lesson, or insight into life, the
story teaches
Closing 1
1. What did you learn today?
2. How did you feel about our discussion?
3. What predictions do you have about “The
Scarlet Ibis”?
Warm-Up 2
• Do you ever mistreat family or friends? Do
you think you mistreat friends more than
family or family more than friends? Why?
What compels you to do so? Can you
think of a particular incident? Describe
that incident.
Reading Strategies
• Read over the strategies on p. 4-5
• As you read “The Scarlet Ibis” (on p. 257)
independently, stop at the end of each
column and do one of those 7 things.
– Ex: 1. Predict – Doodle will die.
2. Connect – sounds like my house
**don’t have to stop on p. 260
• When you’re done reading, find examples
in story for literary terms booklet.
Closing 2
1. How do you feel about “The Scarlet
Ibis”?
2. How did you feel about the reading
strategy (stop & process) we practiced
today?
3. What did you learn today?
Literary Elements
• Let’s share what we found…
Discussion Groups
• Answer p. 268, 1-10 and “Figurative
Language”
• P. 269, “Examining Setting” and
“Evaluating a Symbol”