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“The Monkey’s Paw”

“The Monkey’s Paw”. Page 85. Learning Target:. Identifying motif in literature T SWBAT list examples of motif Analyze mood in literature TSWBAT examine words, setting, and events in a story to determine the mood. Thematic Question. Is it a good idea to tempt fate?. Setting - The Moors.

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“The Monkey’s Paw”

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  1. “The Monkey’s Paw” Page 85

  2. Learning Target: • Identifying motif in literature • TSWBAT list examples of motif • Analyze mood in literature • TSWBAT examine words, setting, and events in a story to determine the mood

  3. Thematic Question • Is it a good idea to tempt fate?

  4. Setting - The Moors

  5. The Moors of England • Mystical • Eerie • Believed to have supernatural powers Tied to both fictional and non-fictional events • Robin Hood • Dracula • Screaming Skull • ghosts • Murders

  6. Vocabulary • Amiably: good natured (adv) • Presumptuous: overly bold or confident (adj) • Apathy: lack of emotion of interest (n) • Condoling: expressing sympathy (v) • Credulity: Tendency to believe to readily (n)

  7. Prewrite • In your notebooks, respond: • Imagine you are given three wishes. What would you wish for and why? • Here are the conditions on your wishes: 1. You cannot ask for all the money in the world. This would make money valueless. 2. No, you cannot ask for more wishes. This is a basic rule of wishing. 3. No, you cannot ask to be the richest person in the world. See rule #1 • Keep in mind why you want your wish to come true.

  8. Literary Elements • Motif: element in literature that recurs across cultures and time periods. • Examples: number three, use of magic/supernatural, marvelous transformations, evil villains, helpful animals, damsels in distress, perilous journey • Mood: the overall feeling of the story • Resolution: the final part of the story where the conflict is resolved and the story is brought to a close.

  9. Part 1 • http://ia700502.us.archive.org/12/items/monkeys_paw_librivox/monkeyspaw_jacobs.mp3 • In the text, the editors removed a short part of the original story. In the audio recording, this part is included in the telling of the story. • Follow along and listen to the story when the audio adds the omitted part.

  10. After Part 1… • Compare/contrast the Whites attitudes towards the paw to the Sergeant Major’s. 2. What instances of foreshadowing are there? 3. Evaluate Mr. White’s first wish. Do you think it was a good one or not? Why? 4. Make a prediction: what do you think will happen regarding the wish?

  11. Part 2 and 3 • Follow along as we continue reading on page 92.

  12. In Your Notebooks…Copy the chart, take notes about the literary elements.

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