The Pit and the Pendulum Notes
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Describe the picture
See
Hear
Taste
Smell
Feel
Describe the picture
See
Hear
Taste
Smell
Feel
Describe the picture
See
Hear
Taste
Smell
Feel
What is a pit?
What is a pendulum?
Make a prediction
What will happen in the story?
Setting: The Spanish
Inquisition
1478
Before or after The Crucible?
If you did not follow the teachings of the Catholic Church,
you were tortured or executed
You were tortured less if you named others who were “not
following the teachings”
Sound familiar?
Spanish Inquisition
Vapor
It was so foggy out
that the water vapor
in the air left a layer
of moisture on my
skin.
Very small particles
in the air (usually
water)
Abyss
The scary part of
climbing a
mountain is looking
down into the
abyss.
An extremely deep
pit that is too deep
to measure
torturous
The sick man had to go
through several
torturous medical tests.
Severely painful
Exceed
Marie didn’t want to exceed her budget, so she kept
track of all the money she spent.
To go beyond; to be greater than
Pendulum
The cat watched the rhythmic motion of the clock’s
pendulum.
An object that is hung so that it can swing back and
forth.
Crescent
DeAndre looked up at the crescent moon.
A shape similar to that of a quarter moon.
Suffocated
The people trapped in the crowded elevator nearly
suffocated from the closed in space.
Died from a lack of oxygen
Sidelong
With a wide, sidelong reach, the spectator caught the
fly ball in his glove.
Toward the side
Essential Vocabulary
Conflict: a struggle between opposing forces
Internal: in one’s mind
Man vs. self: decision-making
External: outside the mind
Man vs. Man: character vs. character
Man vs. Nature: character vs. weather
Man vs. Society: character vs. large
group of people
Video 1: What type of
conflict is it?
Man vs. Self ?
Man vs. Nature
Man vs. Man?
Man vs. Society
Video 2: What type of
conflict is it?
Man vs. Self ?
Man vs. Man?
Man vs. Nature
Man vs. Society
Video 3: What type of
conflict is it?
Man vs. Self ?
Man vs. Man?
Man vs. Nature
Man vs. Society
Video 4: What type of
conflict is it?
Man vs. Self ?
Man vs. Man?
Man vs. Nature
Man vs. Society
Essential Vocabulary
Imagery: language that appeals to the senses
Sight
Hearing
Touch
Taste
Sound
Essential Vocabulary
Mood: The “feeling” of the text
What was the mood of the Crucible?
How do authors create mood?
Essential Vocabulary
Suspense
Getting a feeling of unease or that something may
happen.
How do movie producers create suspense?
How do writers create suspense?
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The Pit and the Pendulum
Vocabulary
Hideous:
That small dog was
the most hideous
thing I’ve ever seen.
Very ugly
The Pit and the Pendulum
Vocabulary
Clammy
When James
feels nervous, his
hands get
clammy
Cold and sticky;
sweaty
Agony
I was in great agony
after breaking my
arm.
Intense pain or
suffering
The Pit and the Pendulum
Vocabulary
Merged:
The traffic from the
two highways merged
into one lane.
Joined together
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Vocabulary
Resolving:
I am resolving to do
better on my next
English test.
Making a strong
decision