1. “It’s a ‘This-and-That’ Thursday!”
Survey Literature
“It’s a ‘This-and-That’ Thursday!”
September 25, 2008
Mr. Houghteling

2. AGENDA
EXPLORE Test Reflection
The Venn Diagram / Rainsford and Zaroff
Vocabulary / Conflict Review
Review Literary Terms for Quiz on Monday!

3. EXPLORE Reflection
On a separate sheet of paper, please write answers to the following questions.
There were four sections of the test: English, Math, Reading, and Science. Which of the four sections was the easiest for you? Why?
Which of the sections was the hardest for you? Why?

4. EXPLORE Reflection
On a separate sheet of paper, please write answers to the following questions.
3. Do you feel the time limits for each section were appropriate? Why or why not?
4. From 1-10 (1 is lowest, 10 is the highest), how well do you think you performed on the EXPLORE test?

5. The Venn Diagram Two columns: One on each side of the page.
Input characteristics of both Rainsford and General Zaroff.
Put two big interlocking circles in the middle of the sheet.
Characteristics that both Rainsford and Zaroff share? Put those in the middle, interlocking part.
Characteristics that each man has by himself? Put those in the outer portions of the circle.

6. Literary Terms Review FORESHADOWING SETTING CHARACTERIZATION SIMILE
Watch the following slides (40 seconds per slide) and record the examples. Come up with your own for an excellent review for the quiz on Monday!
FORESHADOWING SETTING
CHARACTERIZATION SIMILE
METAPHOR IRONY
PLOT ELEMENTS: CCCDR
Conflicts: Internal / External

7. FORESHADOWING
Pg. 39 mystery/
Pg. 40 very gravely/ (BL)
Pg. 42 extremity of anguish/ (TR)

8. FORESHADOWING –Explain:
Pg. 45 appraisingly/studying (BR)
Pg. 48 new animal

9. SIMILE -Explain the following:
Pg night crawled by like a wounded snake// (TR)
Pg sea was as flat as a plate glass window// (BR)

10. METAPHOR - Pg. 42 yacht/ fireflies (BL)
DICTION –
Pg pipe/brier
Pg. 43 Chateau / mansion (BL)

11. SETTING
Ship Trap Island
Caribbean
CHARACTERS –Describe:
Rainsford-
Zaroff -

12. CHARACTERS cont’d
Ivan –
Whitney –
PROTAGONIST – Rainsford or Zaroff
ANTAGONIST-
Rainsford or Zaroff

13. DYNAMIC CHARACTER –
?????
STATIC CHARACTER-
IRONY-Explain the irony in the following examples.

14. IRONY – Explain:
Pg. 45 R finds Z an affable host / Student’s Answer ???
Pg. 45 Z appears civilized & humane / ???
Pg. 57 Z expects to win game/ ????

15. CONFLICT- EXTERNAL
Zaroff vs. sailors
Rainsford vs. quicksand
Now add your own examples!!

16. CONFLICT- INTERNAL
-Whitney & sailors vs. fear
-Rainsford vs. panic
-R vs. will to survive
Now add your own!!

17. PLOT – SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
Exposition – Whitney, Rainsford/ experienced hunters, STI, Rainsford stranded on island

18. RISING ACTIONS-
-R finds out Zaroff hunts humans
-Z bored w/hunting animals
-Z appears civilized

19. RISING ACTIONS-
-Z hunting humans as a game/exciting

20. CLIMAX
-Rainsford is now the huntee and no longer the hunter. (When R is in tree and realizes he is Zaroff’s prey.)

21. Denouement
-3 traps set by Rainsford
-Z does not get caught by trap or Rainsford during the hunt.
-Ivan & his dog are caught in trap

22. Denouement
-Z agrees to release R if he wins the game.(If R eludes Z for 3 days.)
-R jumps off cliff/Z thinks he won game and that R has died in jump

23. Conclusion
-Z celebrates w/dinner/wine/relaxed
-Z in bedroom, caught by surprise by R behind curtain

24. Conclusion
-R/Z of them is going to the dogs and one is going to sleep in bed
-R wins game / slept in finest bed.