Transcript The Bet” Vocabulary - Mr.Hanley

Agenda
• Submit Julius Caesar Essay
• Begin Short Story Notes
• Theme Reading Assignment Page 183
– Complete Socrative
• “The Bet” Anticipation Guide
• Quick Write on Page 209
“Glossary” Terms
• Flashback-a scene in a movie, play, short story,
novel, or narrative poem that interrupts the
present action of the plot to show events that
occurred at an earlier time.
• Motivation-the driving force, stimulus or
influence that puts the characters into action.
“Glossary” Terms
• Protagonist –
– Main Character in fiction or drama. The
protagonist is the character we focus our
attention on, the person who sets the plot in
motion.
• Rounded
• Dynamic Characters who change in some important
way by the end of the story, novel, or play.
• Often, but not always, the hero
“Glossary” Terms
• Antagonist –
– The character or force that blocks the protagonist.
• Often, but not always, the villain in a story.
Literary Gem
• “To produce a mighty book, you
must choose a mighty theme.”
•Herman Melville
“Glossary” - Theme
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Theme – Offers some idea about life
Reveals the writer’s philosophy of life
Reveals how the world works or fails to work
Unseen and Unstated, yet Vital
– Gives meaning to stories characters & events
– Reveals writer’s personal attitude…
– Toward world
– Toward how people should behave
– Toward how people do behave
Theme
• Theme is an idea.
• May give us insight into some aspect of life
that we have never really thought about
• May make us understand something we
always knew but never realized we knew.
• Read “Discovering a Story’s Theme” (182).
Add relevant information to your Notes
Regarding Theme and complete SOCRATIVE
Theme Socrative Instructions
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Instructions for using Socrative in Mr. Hanley’s class
Choose your device.
Connect to the BYOD network
Go to  m.socrative.com
Enter the virtual room number 477571
*** You do not need to memorize it. It will always be on
your home screen. ***
• You will see the following message: “Waiting for teacher
to start an activity….”
• Once Mr. Hanley initiates the activity, choose the best
answer to each question on your device.
• THIS SCORE WILL COUNT, SO DO YOUR BEST!
Agenda
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“The Bet” Vocabulary – Record Definitions
Review Theme
Anticipation Guide Discussion
“The Bet” Reading Questions
Read “The Bet” Part I (Page 210-214) Answer
Questions 1-9 – Submit Today at the end of
the period.
“The Bet”
Vocabulary
• 1. Compulsory- adj. required; enforced
To Kill a Mockingbird is a compulsory reading for
tenth grade students.
2. Caprice- Noun- a sudden notion or
desire.
• Employees have complained of being at the
mercy of the manager's every whim and
caprice.
3. Audible- adj. capable of being heard
Her voice was barely audible over
the noise.
4. Zealously- adv. – fervently; devotedly
Mr. Krabs zealously guards the secret of his special
sauce in his krabby pattys, which he sells in his
restaurant, The Krusty Krab.
• 5. Indiscriminately- adv.- without making careful
choices or distinctions; randomly.
A police officer writes a summons for an
indiscriminately parked vehicle ...
• 6. Ethereal- adj.- light and delicate; unearthly
• The ballerina moved with such ethereal grace, it
looked like she was floating!
7. Cleaving- verb- splitting
After cleaving the oak logs, the wood was ready for
the carpenter to use.
8. Illusory- adj.- not real; based on false ideas.
The illusory giraffe disguise fooled nobody. Everyone
knew it was a wiener dog.
9. Posterity- noun- descendants; future generations
• 10. Renounce- verb- to give up; reject
The queen renounced her title after she was hated by
her people.
“Glossary” - Theme
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Theme – Offers some idea about life
Reveals the writer’s philosophy of life
Reveals how the world works or fails to work
Unseen and Unstated, yet Vital
– Gives meaning to stories characters & events
– Reveals writer’s personal attitude…
– Toward world
– Toward how people should behave
– Toward how people do behave
The Search For Meaning
• Would you give up all human company for
years to win an amazing fortune? A character
in this famous Russian story bets that he can
do it, and his voluntary solitude raises some
big questions – for him and for readers.
Now
• Open textbooks to page 210
• Read “The Bet” Part I (pages 210-214)
• Answer Questions 1-9 – Submit Today
“The Bet”
• Complete the Anticipation Guide
• Prepare to share and discuss your responses
• Complete the Quick Write on page 209.
Focus
• Although the plot appears simple on the
surface, it is complicated by the conflicts
between and within the characters? What
conflicts have you identified so far? Are they
internal or external?
The Real Reason the Lawyer Left Early
Comprehension Check “The Bet”
Socrative Instructions
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Instructions for using Socrative in Mr. Hanley’s class
Choose your device.
Connect to the BYOD network
Go to  m.socrative.com
Enter the virtual room number 477571
*** You do not need to memorize it. It will always be on
your home screen. ***
• You will see the following message: “Waiting for teacher
to start an activity….”
• Once Mr. Hanley initiates the activity, choose the best
answer to each question on your device.
• THIS SCORE WILL COUNT, SO DO YOUR BEST!
Agenda
• SOCRATIVE
• Analyze laywer’s philosophy of life and
meaning of freedom – Complete the Chart
• Share and Discuss with a Partner
• Discuss as a class
• Exit Assignment
• Comprehension Assessment Tomorrow
Exit Assignment
• Why do you think the lawyer’s imprisonment
causes him to renounce humanity and
materialism? Write a paragraph explaining
your position. Support your ideas with at least
two details from the selection.