1. After Twenty Years
O Henry

2. Thematic Link What is the theme?
What is the big idea, message about life or human nature?
Life is filled with unexpected discoveries.
What is the big idea about friendship?
It is important to have faith in friends.

3. Vocabulary
Dismally
Habitual
Simultaneously
Staunchest
vicinity

4. Literary Analysis Concepts
Surprise Endings
Sudden turn in action
New realization
An unexpected outcome in the plot of a story.
Foreshadow
Events in story that give clues to future action
Class work: With a partner go back through the story and identify 3 events in the plot that foreshadow the future outcome.

5. Literary Analysis II
Irony- a contrast between what you expect to happen and what actually happens.
Character-the people who appear in the story are called characters. Both major and minor characters have traits and motives.
Traits are qualities of the character’s personality that are consistent or aren’t changed.
Motives are emotions, wants or needs that cause characters to act the way they do.

6. Share-Pair Activity List 5 of your traits
List 5 things that motivate you
Share with partner
Partner introduces you to class

7. Retrieved Reformation
What is the theme( the message about life, human nature, the human condition)?

8. Introductory Paragraph (Give thesis statement about the theme)
Attention Grabber (Ask a question, tell an anecdote, or find a relevant quotation about your issue.
Example:
Can a person be changed by love?

9. Thesis Statement
Thesis Statement-write a clear opinion introducing at least 3 major pieces of evidence that support your thesis. The theme in Story X by Author Y is _________because reason 1, 2 and USE RED Pen
Example: The theme in A Retrieved Reformation by O’Henry is love can change a life. O’Henry has Jimmy Valentine fall in love with Annabelle; Jimmy beomes a good citizen; and finally, he saves the little girl.

10. Example from the Text Example: “For example, the authors writes that
Use BLUE Pen
For example, on page 140, O Henry writes, “…Jimmy Valentine looked in her eyes and became another man.”

11. Quote with Introduction
Quote with Introduction (Transition Word Underlined) As evidence the character states… USE Black Pen
As evidence, Jimmy states in his letter, “I’m going to marry the finest girl on earth.”

12. Commentary/explanation
Commentary/Explanation: This shows that …This also proves that… USE GREEN Pen
This shows that love has the power to change a crook into an honest man.

13. Concluding sentence Concluding Sentence USE RED Pen
Love is a powerful force for good/change.