LITERATURE REVIEW “WHEN DID WE READ THAT?!” SHAKE THOSE COBWEBS!

“THE LOTTERY”  When does the Lottery take place?  What type of community is this? Farming, Industry, Fishing, Urban, Wildlife  Who is the lottery official?  On what materials are the family names placed? What did they use to use? Why don’t they anymore?  About how many people live in the community?  How long does is take to conduct the lottery?  Who shows up late?  How many lotteries are held (drawings)?

“THE LOTTERY”  Who is the head of household?  Who is described as a “jovial” man? What does “jovial mean?  What happens to the winner of the lottery?  What family draws the marked slip?  What do Nancy and Bill Jr. do when they draw their slips of paper?

“CASK OF AMONTILLADO”  What is the name of the narrator?  What is the main theme?  Who is he trying to get back at? Why?  The primary setting takes place where?  Fortunato is an expert in what? What’s another word for expert?  What is happening in the city?  When Montressor finds Fortunato in the streets, he is ______?  What has Montressor “purchased”?

“CASK OF AMONTILLADO”  What is a Cask? What is Amontillado? What color is Amontillado?  How is Fortunato dressed?  How is Montressor dressed?  Who is Luchesi? Why does Montressor mention Luchesi?  Why does Montressor tell his servants NOT to leave the house?  What is on the walls of the crypt?  What do the bricks and mortar in the crypt suggest?  Why does Fortunato scream? Why does Montressor start to scream?  What happens to Fortunato?

POE’S FINAL DAYS  What did Poe’s family die of?  What did Poe’s doctor say he died from?  What was Poe wearing the night he was found wandering the streets?  In the modern day article, what did the doctor claim Poe died from?  While at a conference, the doctor was given a paper with what on it to diagnose his patient?

“SCARLET IBIS”  What is the name of the narrator?  Where does the story take place?  What is a symbol of Doodle? Why?  Why does the family wait so long to name the baby? What do they name him?  What does Doodle say about the baby’s name?  Why does the narrator nickname him Doodle?  Why does his brother have to pull Doodle around the go cart with him?  What does the narrator make Doodle do in the barn? Why?

“SCARLET IBIS”  How old was Doodle when he learned how to walk?  Why did the narrator teach him how to walk?  What happens to the ibis?  What does Doodle do with the bird?  Describe Doodle’s character  How does Doodle die?

“KENNEDY STORY”  What day was Kennedy Assassinated?  What city was Kennedy Assassinated?  Who was in the car with the Kennedy’s?  What color was Jackie Kennedy wearing?  What was significant about her dress?  What is Air force One?  What happened on Air Force One?

TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

PART 1 HIGHLIGHTS  Focuses on Scout, Jem, and Dill  What is Scout’s real name? What are Jem and Dill’s real names?  How old is she? How old is Jem?  Who are they fascinated with?  Where does the story take place?  Where does Dill Harris live?  Describe Scout’s school experience. What is her teacher’s name and what does she do to Walter Cunningham?  Who is the school bully? Why is he important?  Why does Scout end up in the Radley yard?

PART 1 HIGHLIGHTS  What does she find in the Radley tree?  Who are the children fascinated with? What game do they play?  What are they going to deliver to Boo Radley? How are they going to deliver it?  Later that night, the kids are peeping in the window. Why? What happens that night.  What happens to Jem’s pants?  What does Dill say happened to the pants?  The children go to deliver a thank you note and find what has happened to the knot-hole?  Why is school closed?  Who does the snowman resemble?

PART 1 HIGHLIGHTS  Whose house burns down that night?  Where are Scout and Jem standing while the house burns to the ground?  What happens to Scout?  As Christmas draws closer, the kids start to taunt Scout about what?  What is Atticus’s advice?  What does Francis call Atticus? What does Scout do to him? What does Uncle Jack to do her?  Atticus can’t do anything, right? Who is Tim Johnson? What happens to him?  What does Atticus break in the process?  Who pushes Jem’s buttons? What does he do to retaliate?