1. Lesson 39
Activity 2.8: Visualizing the Ending of “The Cask of Amontillado”
Lesson Goals:
Visualize in order to deepen comprehension of a text
Identify images from a written text and apply them in a visual rendering

2. What is it again? Review: Imagery
Use of descriptive words and phrases to represent person, objects, actions, feelings, and ideas to appeal to the five senses

3. Page 108: Visualizing the Ending
With your group, you will create a drawing to represent the ending of “The Cask of Amontillado.” Reread the text and make notes on the elements that appeal to the senses in the passage, specifically the visual images.
AKA, IMAGERY 

4. Consider the Following:
What characters are present in the scene?
What does this place look like?
What type of clothing is mentioned in the text?
What visual elements should be in your drawing? (A trowel, flambeaux?)

5. Before you draw…
Reread the ending together. Have one person read aloud
Each person should take notes in the Writer Box—what could you include from the text to transform into a visual?
After reading, discuss as a group what you each filled in the first box—how can you now translate this to a visual? Fill out the Artist box

6. After you draw… Answer questions 1-3 on the back of your drawing
Brief class presentations—summarize your answers to 1-3 while presenting your drawing!

7. Activity 2.10: “The Stolen Party” Close Reading
Page 110
Lesson Goals:
Read and interpret a short story
Identify and recognize literary elements in a short story
Identify multiple purposes for reading and select strategies to guide the reading

8. As we read…
We are going to annotate the text focusing on four categories
Characterization
Conflict
Tone
Theme
The reading is broken up into chunks, so don’t panic!

9. Characterization
Conflict
Tone
Theme
Two main characters
Herminia = Mother
Rosaura = Daughter
Highlight information given about each character in two separate colors
The main conflict is between the mother and daughter
Draw a star next to places in the story where the conflict is apparent
Think about what leads to the conflict; make notes in the margin on what the conflict is between the two characters
Remember that tone is the speaker’s attitude toward a subject
Draw brackets around passages that use clear tone; then make notes in the margin describing the tone of the speaker chosen
Think about the ideas of good versus evil
Where are there moments in the story that we see good versus evil?
Write G v E next to these examples

10. Homework: Regular
Finish reading “The Stolen Party” and marking the text with the four categories we focused on in class
Write a paragraph explaining how each of the characters in “The Stolen Party” meet the theme of good versus evil. Explain how this theme is used in the story.
Due next class; separate sheet of paper
10 points

11. Homework: Honors
Finish reading “The Stolen Party” and marking the text with the four categories we focused on in class
Write a three paragraph essay that compares and contrasts the theme of good versus evil in both “The Stolen Party” and “The Cask of Amontillado”
Due next class, separate sheet of paper
Typed or Hand written – legible
20 points