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The Possibility of Evil

The Possibility of Evil. By Shirley Jackson. Quickwrite. Have you ever wanted to tell someone something unpleasant in order to help them? (Ex: Your boyfriend/girlfriend is cheating on you) Did you tell them? How did you tell them?

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The Possibility of Evil

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  1. The Possibility of Evil By Shirley Jackson

  2. Quickwrite • Have you ever wanted to tell someone something unpleasant in order to help them? (Ex: Your boyfriend/girlfriend is cheating on you) • Did you tell them? How did you tell them? • Do you think in situations like this it is right to tell them?

  3. Character Motivation • Why a character acts as they do • Ex: Mary ran to the kitchen, grabbing the fire extinguisher from the hall. Smoke poured from the doorway. • What was Mary’s motivation for running to he kitchen with the fire extinguisher?

  4. Character Motivation • Readers can discover motivation by thinking about: • The character’s words, thoughts, actions • How other characters react to him/her • In this story, Miss Strangeworth believes she is motivated by moral principles. We will read to discover if this is her only motivation.

  5. Vocabulary • Degraded: adj. corrupted, depraved • Infatuated: adj. intensely fond • Negotiable: adj. able to be bargained with • Rapt: adj. fully absorbed; entranced • Reprehensible: adj. deserving blame and criticism • Translucent: adj. allowing light to shine through

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