1. Warm-Up Jot down your thoughts on the following: What is “good”?
Does good exist in everyone?
What is “evil”?
Does evil exist in everyone?
What does courage have to do with good and evil?

2. Good vs. Evil Let’s Discuss… What is “good”?
Does good exist in everyone?
What is “evil”?
Does evil exist in everyone?
What does courage have to do with good and evil?
Say: Today’s story deals with these topics.

3. “The Scarlet Ibis”
Add the terms below to your booklet. Definitions are on p. 2-3 and on pgs. R1-13.
climax - figurative language - sensory details
denouement - first person POV - setting
dialogue - foreshadowing - simile
exposition - imagery - symbolism
falling action - rising action - theme
protagonist - resolution -internal conflict
antagonist - external conflict
third person limited POV
third person omniscient POV

4. climax = moment of most suspense
denouement = see resolution
dialogue = conversation b/t characters
exposition = intro of story
falling action = after climax
protagonist = main character
antagonist = person/force against protag
3rd person limited = narrator focuses on 1 character
3rd person omniscient = all-knowing narrator

5. figurative language = expressions that are NOT literally true
1st person POV = character in story tells from his/her POV
foreshadowing = hints about future events
imagery = vivid images created in reader’s mind
rising action = events leading up to climax
resolution = end of story
external conflict = character vs. outside force
internal conflict = character vs. himself
sensory details = appeal to 1 of the 5 senses

6. setting – when/where story takes place
simile – compares using like or as
symbolism – an object that represents something else
theme – the lesson, or insight into life, the story teaches

7. Closing 1 What did you learn today?
How did you feel about our discussion?
What predictions do you have about “The Scarlet Ibis”?

8. Warm-Up 2
Do you ever mistreat family or friends? Do you think you mistreat friends more than family or family more than friends? Why? What compels you to do so? Can you think of a particular incident? Describe that incident.

9. Reading Strategies Read over the strategies on p. 4-5
As you read “The Scarlet Ibis” (on p. 257) independently, stop at the end of each column and do one of those 7 things.
Ex: 1. Predict – Doodle will die.
2. Connect – sounds like my house
**don’t have to stop on p. 260
When you’re done reading, find examples in story for literary terms booklet.

10. Closing 2 How do you feel about “The Scarlet Ibis”?
How did you feel about the reading strategy (stop & process) we practiced today?
What did you learn today?

11. Literary Elements
Let’s share what we found…

12. Discussion Groups Answer p. 268, 1-10 and “Figurative Language”
P. 269, “Examining Setting” and “Evaluating a Symbol”