Whoa. Our last day of March together. How did you spend the month? Did your habits and actions get you where you wanted to go over the last four weeks? If you could do it over again, would you do it the same way or would you change things?
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Choose your own topic.
AGENDA:
1. Mindfulness (this is up to you today; you can do it together, at the beginning of the period or whenever someone suggests it, or you can do it by yourself, anytime)
2. Journal (happy Friday; please remember to turn in)
3. Answer the questions below on paper and turn them into the sub (you're going to have to manage your time well in order to get all this done by the end of fourth period. No late work will be accepted. Some of you will have to resist distractions, talking, etc. because the time will go faster than you think. You know who I'm talking to. Yaxeny. Luis. Ricardo. All of you. :)
ABOUT THE MONKEY'S PAW:
Please answer the first three questions in one paragraph (3-5 sentences) each.
- How does the setting set the tone at the beginning of "The Monkey's Paw"?
- Before Morris (the soldier) mentions the Monkey's Paw, the White family seems happy. What's the appeal then? Why wish for wishes when you're already satisfied with your life? What do you think the author wants the readers to understand about this? Is this a theme of the story?
- Morris (the soldier) says that the last person before him to have the Monkey's Paw wished for death. Is this foreshadowing? Explain.
- One theme of "The Monkey's Paw" has become associated with a common saying: "Be careful what you wish for." In the short story "The Monkey's Paw, author W.W. Jacobs uses diction, syntax, figurative language, symbolism, exposition, foreshadowing, plot twists, the supernatural, and a strong sense of tone to establish this theme. Pick any three of these literary elements and explain how they contribute to your understanding of the central message of the story.
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