OBJECTIVE:  Students will be able to analyze and trace a story’s time and sequence by taking Cornell notes.

Begin Exposition: 1) Setting 2) Background 3) Characters *focus: Cause and Effect

Cause and Effect tree map  Cause: what makes something happen  Effect: is the result; what happens Example: A plastic bag is blown out the car window because the window was rolled down. (cause? effect?) Ex: Man goes to beach  sunburned.

Cornell Notes: “Contents of the Dead Man’s Pocket” 1. Left side: Setting (right: Time + Place) 2. Left: What type of conflict is Tom facing, internal or external? Explain. 3. Left: What does the word unannounced mean? (Un- is a prefix that means not. Invisible? In- is a prefix) 4. What does Tom value most? Use a quote to support your answer. “…” (pg. #). 5. TAKE OUT CAUSE AND EFFECT

Cornell Notes: “Contents of the Dead Man’s Pocket” 6. Left: Imagine this as a movie. Is the pace slow or fast? How does it build suspense? 7. Left: What does the apartment represent to Tom? 8. TAKE OUT CAUSE AND EFFECT

Cornell Notes: “Contents of the Dead Man’s Pocket” 5. What internal conflict is Tom experiencing here? 6. Imagine this as a movie. Is the pace slow or fast? How does it build suspense? 7. Left side: What does the apartment represent to Tom? Summary: What has happened so far in the story? (Please use the following words in your summary: protagonist, exposition, and complication.) TAKE OUT CAUSE AND EFFECT

Cornell Notes: “Contents of the Dead Man’s Pocket” 8. What action is occurring? Is the suspense greater? Why? 9. What does the cigarette represent to Tom? TAKE OUT CAUSE AND EFFECT

Cornell Notes: “Contents of the Dead Man’s Pocket” 1. What does the lit cigarette make Tom realize? Why is this ironic? How does this increase suspense? 12 TAKE OUT CAUSE AND EFFECT How does Clare’s calm setting parallel Tom’s predicament? What does it make you realize about time? 13 Take out cause and effect How does the author prolong the suspense? 14