Wednesday, November 29, 2017

November 30 - Gift of The Magi

Objective: By the end of class,  students will analyze short fiction in order to improve reading comprehensive skills.

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Write in notebooks:

Cultural values are the core principles and ideals upon which an entire community exists. This is made up of several parts: customs, which are traditions and rituals; values, which are beliefs; and culture, which is all of a group's guiding values.




Direct Instruction
What are some American Cultural Values?
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GUIDED
Finish reading Gift of the Magi - pages 120 - 121 - Keystone Finish Line book.

Guided / Independent


Answer the following short answer questions. Questions 1-10 = 7 points each. Question #11 and each multiple choice question = 3 points each for a total of 100 points. 

1. Explain the allusion on page 119.


2. What is the main narrative perspective of this story? Why is this important?


3. Name 2 things you learn about Jim through dialogue.

4. There is both situational and dramatic irony in this story. Explain.

5. Find the paragraph on page 120 that uses the most imagery and list 5 descriptive words used.

6. Why are the gifts that Della and Jim got for each other so special? 

7. What does the author mean when he says " Eight dollars a week or a million a year - what is the difference? A mathematician or a wit would give you the wrong answer."

8. In the last paragraph, the author changes to 1st person POV. He does this to deliver the MORAL or THEME of the story. What is the moral of the story?

9. Explain " ...let it be said that all who give gifts, these two were the wisest." Why were they the wisest?

10. How and why is it more valuable to give a gift that you think of yourself as opposed to choosing something off a gift request list that someone provided? 



11. Do you enjoy giving as much as receiving? Explain how you feel when you give. Explain how you feel when you receive.

12. Complete multiple choice questions 1-9 on pages 122-123.

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