Week+Three

Week Three

Day 1:

1. Have students break into pairs and come up with questions about the story, as well as key vocab

2. Identify key vocabulary words from story as a class

3. Students were asked to make predictions as they read. Have them discuss as a class and see if they were right

4. Come back together as a group, and create plot diagram on the board as a class. Take notes. Talk about issues as they come up

Hw:/ Make vocabulary cards for Vocab words identified as a class. Make sure to include sentence using the word on each card.

Day 2:

1. Continue discussion of "The Cask of Amontillado" a. discuss following significance of following: - Family motto - Montresor Family Coat of Arms - Examples of Foreshadowing, How does foreshadowing add to the suspense of a story?

2. Talk about Points of View

Hw:/ Rewrite story from the point of view of Fortunato

Day 3:

Couple of Cool Videos - Cask of Amontillado: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBC7Rown13Q or

1. Review Parts of Speech - briefly? 2. Have students share rewrite from Fortunato's point of view (as a whole or in pairs) 3. Discuss the difference between Concrete and Abstract nouns (p. 68 of PH) 4. Using these sentences starters have the students write and then share: (have them look up and define __verify, distort__) a. The TRUTH about a person can be discovered when. b. It can either be **verified** by or **distorted** by.

Hw:/ Complete Handout that you can find on WIS or the Wiki Page - "The Cask of Amontillado" Handout (Taken from the Prentice Hall Book)