1. Wk5.1 EQ? How do authors engage readers/hold their attention? QUESTIONS FOR “Contents of the Dead Man’s pocket” by Jack Finney (pg 5-10) 1.What is the setting? 2.Who is the speaker/Pov? 3.Characters? 4.Beginning want/situation/problem? 5.What are the characters wearing? 6. What does he ask Clare? Where does she go? 7.Why did he not go? 8.What flew out of the window? 9.What results were “on that yellow sheet?” 10.,… because it proves his new grocery store display method idea… “countless hours of work (4 Saturdays).” 11.Conflict.. What is his want (to stand out, get to top) 12.How was going outside different?

2. Wk5.1 EQ? How do authors engage readers/hold their attention? QUESTIONS FOR “Contents of the Dead Man’s pocket” by Jack Finney (pg 5-10) WARM-UP- please grab your books & silently read pg 14 QUIZ 1. What did Tom do to get a man’s attention? 2. What did his shoes, shirt buttons, knees, and forehead do as he reached down for the paper? 3. As he reached for the paper, what did he see/stare at that scared/paralyzed him? 4. What was he astonished to feel, and put in his teeth? 5. After reaching and missing a brick, he falls to his__ 6. Then he falls backward until___ 7. What 2 things does he hit the window with? Now read pg 15-16- asking/write 2 good questions per pg *Use group procedures

3. Wk5.1 EQ? How do authors engage readers/hold their attention? QUESTIONS FOR “Contents of the Dead Man’s pocket” by Jack Finney (pg 5-10) Now read pg 15-16- asking/write 2 good questions per pg *Use group procedures Pg 14/15 – What 2 things does he do to get a man’s attention? How does he feel about Clara? 15 What is his plan? 16 What does he do to get into the apartment? What does he decide to do after he gets in? What happens to his yellow paper? DISCUSS- What is your opinion of the story/ending? EQ?- How did/not the author keep readers engaged? HW- finish all your questions for pages 5-16 *study Fig Lang words and Narrative Elements