WARM-UP

f you had three wishes, what would you wish

for? Wishing for more wishes is not allowed!
Describe in detail what you would wish for
and why.
 BELLWORK: THURSDAY, 10/24/13
1. Place your summary paragraphs on “The
Third Wish” on your desk.
2. Take out your green “Comparing Literature”
chart from yesterday.
3. Take out your Bellwork sheet, containing the
objectives & notes on mood and resolution
from yesterday.
 “THE
MONKEY’S
PAW”
By

W.W. Jacobs

Pages 85-99
 OBJECTIVES
I can…
 identify the mood of a short story by
analyzing the author's use of words/phrases.
determine the resolution of a short story by
analyzing the events and character actions in
the stories.
 REVIEWING MOOD &
RESOLUTION

ood = the overall feeling of a piece of literature

esolution: final part of the story in which the conflict

is resolved and the story is brought to a close.
Answer the following questions from the PowerPoint on your
green “Comparing Stories” Chart:
“The Monkey’s Paw” “The Third Wish”

Main character _________

What does he want? _________
First wish _________
(and consequences) _________
Second wish _________
(and consequences) _________
Third wish _________
(and consequences) _________
Mood of the story _________
How does the story end?_________
Lesson about life _________
 HOMEWORK: 10/24/13

omplete the "Reading Check" chart from

page 100 for "The Monkey's Paw” by drawing
the chart and answering the sections correctly.

tudy for Vocabulary Test (#s 11-30 from the

handout) on “The Landlady” tomorrow.
READING ANALYSIS
 QUESTION 1

espond to the quote: “If you keep it, don’t blame

me for what happens.”

hat does Sergeant Major Morris mean by this?

 QUESTION 2

xplain how Mr. White’s feelings about the

monkey’s paw change throughout the story.
Use specific details from the story to support
your answer.
 QUESTION 3

ite at least three instances of FORESHADOWING in the

story. Include the exact wording from the story and the
page number

xplain why each is an example of foreshadowing.

 QUESTION 4

hat is the THEME of this story? What are we

supposed to learn from this?
 QUESTION 5

ecide whether Herbert’s death is due to Fate or

Coincidence. Using specific examples from the
story, write two paragraphs defending your
decision about the cause of his death.