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    1. The document provides discussion questions and writing prompts about the short story "On The Sidewalk Bleeding" by Ed McBain. It asks readers to analyze various elements of the story like plot, characters, and conflicts. 2. Students are asked to complete character analysis charts for 3 characters and respond to questions about the plot that reveal how different characters react to finding the injured main character Andy bleeding in an alley. 3. One writing prompt asks readers to journal from the perspective of a character about their experience with conflict in the story and how they might feel knowing Andy's thoughts as he was dying.

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    1. The document provides discussion questions and writing prompts about the short story "On The Sidewalk Bleeding" by Ed McBain. It asks readers to analyze various elements of the story like plot, characters, and conflicts. 2. Students are asked to complete character analysis charts for 3 characters and respond to questions about the plot that reveal how different characters react to finding the injured main character Andy bleeding in an alley. 3. One writing prompt asks readers to journal from the perspective of a character about their experience with conflict in the story and how they might feel knowing Andy's thoughts as he was dying.

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    On The Sidewalk Bleeding

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    1. The document provides discussion questions and writing prompts about the short story "On The Sidewalk Bleeding" by Ed McBain. It asks readers to analyze various elements of the story like plot, characters, and conflicts. 2. Students are asked to complete character analysis charts for 3 characters and respond to questions about the plot that reveal how different characters react to finding the injured main character Andy bleeding in an alley. 3. One writing prompt asks readers to journal from the perspective of a character about their experience with conflict in the story and how they might feel knowing Andy's thoughts as he was dying.

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    ESLC01/D01

    Mrs. Eizenga
    EXPLORING SHORT STORIES
    “On The Sidewalk Bleeding” by Ed McBain
    Link to story:
    http://courses.oermn.org/pluginfile.php/10862/mod_resource/content/1/onthesidewalkbleeding.pdf

    Link to YouTube reading:


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ln9EXLlAlf4&t=36s

    Link to YouTube drama:


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDyzOii4O0Q

    TASKS: EXPLORING SOME ELEMENTS OF FICTION

    PLOT: Answer the following questions that relate to the development of the plot

    1. What effect does Andy’s jacket have on the people who find him in the alley?

    2. What are the reasons these people do not help Andy?

    3. At what point does Andy realize that he is dying?

    4. What does Andy do with the last of his strength? Why?

    5. What is the police officer’s reaction to Andy? How does this contribute to the author’s
    message?
    6. What kind of person do you think Andy was? Did he deserve what happened to him?

    CHARACTERS AND CHARACTERIZATION: Select three characters from the story and complete a chart
    for each one.

    Character’s Name:

    Type of Characterization Example from the Text What is Revealed About the
    Character
    What do they say?

    What do they think?

    How do they look?

    How do they affect others?


    What do others say about
    them?

    Character’s Name:

    Type of Characterization Example from the Text What is Revealed About the
    Character
    What do they say?

    What do they think?

    How do they look?

    How do they affect others?


    What do others say about
    them?
    Character’s Name:

    Type of Characterization Example from the Text What is Revealed About the
    Character
    What do they say?

    What do they think?

    How do they look?

    How do they affect others?


    What do others say about
    them?

    Conflict:

    Choose a character in the story and journal about their experience with respect to conflict. Consider
    what type of conflict they encountered in the story and how they felt about their situation. If you
    choose, you can extend your thinking and write your journal from the point of view of the character after
    Andy dies, knowing what Andy was thinking.
    Https://www.whsd.k12.pa.us/userfiles/2017/Classes/23534/Printing%20Combo%201.pdf

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