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“A RETRIEVED REFORMATION”

“A RETRIEVED REFORMATION”. O. Henry. DO SOMETHING SPECIAL FOR SOMEONE YOU CARE ABOUT. WRITE WHAT YOU DID, HOW YOU FELT ABOUT IT, AND HOW THE OTHER PERSON REACTED. (DUE ON MONDAY ) TEST TOMORROW. O. Henry September 11, 1862 – June 5, 1910 . Pseudonym of William Sydney Porter

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“A RETRIEVED REFORMATION”

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  1. “A RETRIEVED REFORMATION” O. Henry

  2. DO SOMETHING SPECIAL FOR SOMEONE YOU CARE ABOUT. WRITE WHAT YOU DID, HOW YOU FELT ABOUT IT, AND HOW THE OTHER PERSON REACTED. (DUE ON MONDAY )TEST TOMORROW.

  3. O. Henry September 11, 1862 – June 5, 1910 • Pseudonym of William Sydney Porter • Mother died when he was three • Liked to draw and write

  4. Was a clerk at The First National Bank of Austin Accused of embezzlement Served three years in prison

  5. What Makes O. Henry's Stories Special  #1: Surprise endingO. Henry is the master of twist endings. He will surprise you with either a twist of fate, an unexpected ending, or a character trait revealed in the end that changes everything.

  6. Surprise Ending An unexpected twist at the end of the story

  7. #2: Witty comments, puns, word playO. Henry loved playing with words, using dialects, and coining new words. In fact, he's the one who coined the term "banana republic," which refers to a small country that is economically dependent on a single export commodity, such as bananas.

  8. #3: VocabularyIf you want to build your vocabulary power, these stories will help you. O. Henry's vocabulary compared to Shakespeare's. His words are simple, but varied.

  9. #4: SettingMany of his stories are set in New York City, where he lived during most of his writing career. Many stories are also set in the Mid-West.

  10. #5: ValuesAlthough he went through a lot, with losing his wife to tuberculosis and being wrongly imprisoned, his stories are not dark or depressing. They talk about universal values, such as self sacrifice, true love, and loyalty.

  11. “A Retrieved Reformation” Jimmy Valentine Safe cracker Based on a real character

  12. Retrieved – recover or get back Reformation – make a change for the better

  13. Vocabulary Assiduously Eminent Retribution Specious Guile Alterative unobtrusively

  14. Assiduously A guard came to the prison shoe-shop, where Jimmy Valentine was assiduously stitching uppers.

  15. Assiduously Adverb Carefully and busily

  16. eminent Elvis Presley was an eminent singer.

  17. eminent Adjective Well known; of high achievement

  18. retribution The villain kidnapped the superhero's girlfriend in retribution for overthrowing his plans to destroy the city.

  19. retribution Noun A punishment deserved for a wrong done

  20. specious The teen told the officer a specious story about her car accident, because she did not want to tell the truth about how she'd run off the road into the ditch while texting on her cell phone.

  21. specious Adjective Seeming to be true without really being so

  22. guile After meeting Sue, I knew I could not trust her motives; her every word and facial expression betrayed guile.

  23. guile Noun Craftiness

  24. alterative Environmentalists are finding new and alterative ways to conserve energy.

  25. alterative adjective Causing a change

  26. unobtrusively He crept into the room unobtrusively, leaving me wonder if he was really shy or not.

  27. unobtrusively Adverb Without calling attention to oneself

  28. HW Use a picture to illustrate a meaning of a word. Use 4 words-put the words in a word bank. Example:

  29. Film clip – Jimmy Valentine Short Story – The Private Booth

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