1. He-y Come on Out Shin’ ichi Hoshi

2. Origin Japan

3. Relationships? Townspeople and hole Scientist and townspeople Village and future village

4. What is the environment? The hole has the future of the city inside of it. How can you tell? What message is being sent by the author (theme)? What you do to the environment today affects the future.

5. How do they relate? Townspeople and hole/ man vs. nature/society They throw the trash into hole to get rid of it and don’t think of the consequences of their actions Scientists and towns people/ man vs. man The scientists can’t figure out a solution so he says fill it in- the townspeople don’t question

6. Conflict of each Relationships? Man vs. Nature Man vs. Man Man vs. Society

7. Critical Thinking What problems exist in our environment? What changes can we make? Who is to blame for environmental disasters? Current Events? What environmental issues/catastrophes have been in the news?

8. Tone Author’s attitude, emotions, feelings toward the subject, characters. Example: lighthearted, amusing, reflective, impatient, angry Conveyed through the choice of characters, situation, language, word choice (connotation and denotation)

9. Symbolism Symbol: a person, place, thing (object) that stands for something beyond itself Example: flag stands for country/freedom/liberty

10. Foreshadowing Clues that the author gives us to help understand the plot/helps predict

11. Surprise Ending Unexpected twist at the end Usually leaves clues that can help you predict (foreshadowing) Adds to the suspense

12. What is Shin’ichi’s attitude toward the villager’s use of the hole? Serious, cautionary Believes serious mistake to dump hazardous waste “Safer to get rid of something one didn’t understand.” bottom of 160

13. Why so concerned? Industrial city Waste is a big problem with overcrowded cities Radiation Nuclear explosions/power plants Threatening- daily issues Pollution

14. End of story Reactions Satisfying? Why/why not? Fit expectations? Surprise ending Part of plot twist (suspense) Clues? Foreshadowing Old man’s warning top of 160 The broken rope top of 160 People accepting the hole is the answer no questions asked- no thought of consequence

15. Surprise Ending What is the impact? More force Situational irony Ironic reversal of expectations Opens more thought to the consequences of not fixing a problem, consequences for irresponsible behavior

16. Why write this surprise ending? Think about dangers of irresponsible waste disposal Think about own actions Follower or leader

17. What does the hole symbolize? Quick fix Not solving the real problem/covering up problem Ignorance is bliss

18. Who is the author blaming? Villagers Government Scientists Technology If you don’t know the answer, don’t pretend you do

19. What about us? Environmental problems in current events… Global Warming BP oil spill (2006) Tsunami and power plant nuclear explosion Radiation threat (Japan) (very recent) Recycling Stopping a wrong action when you see it happening Think about the future and impact of our consequences- affects more than we see