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JeopardyJeopardy

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Setting Mood/ToneConnotation/Denotation

Theme/Author’s Message

Terrible Things

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Final JeopardyFinal Jeopardy

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Define settingDefine setting

The time and place of action in a fictional The time and place of action in a fictional story story

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What are the three aspects of setting?What are the three aspects of setting?

Physical, Social Environment, TimePhysical, Social Environment, Time

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““As soon as they left the narrow alley, the bright As soon as they left the narrow alley, the bright sun blinded them.” ( page 57, paragraph 1)sun blinded them.” ( page 57, paragraph 1)

Is this an example of physical, time or Is this an example of physical, time or social environment?social environment?

PhysicalPhysical

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Tone is the author’s ____________________ Tone is the author’s ____________________ toward the audience. toward the audience.

attitudeattitude

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Mood is the overall _________________ that Mood is the overall _________________ that are created for the _______________.are created for the _______________.

feelings/emotions; readerfeelings/emotions; reader

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Identify the mood/tone on page 159.(Refer Identify the mood/tone on page 159.(Refer to the mood/tone word wall)to the mood/tone word wall)

Suspenseful, Hateful, FearfulSuspenseful, Hateful, Fearful

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Define denotation.Define denotation.

The dictionary definition of a wordThe dictionary definition of a word

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Define connotation.Define connotation.

The cultural/emotional meaning of a wordThe cultural/emotional meaning of a word

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Sort the following words into a positive, Sort the following words into a positive, neutral and negative connotation:neutral and negative connotation:

Low-priced, Cheap, EconomicalLow-priced, Cheap, Economical

Positive: Economical Positive: Economical Negative: CheapNegative: Cheap Neutral: Low-PricedNeutral: Low-Priced

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What is a theme? The ____________ idea. What is a theme? The ____________ idea. Usually only one __________.Usually only one __________.

big; wordbig; word

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What is author’s message? The What is author’s message? The ______________ the author wants you to ______________ the author wants you to learn. Usually one _______________.learn. Usually one _______________.

lesson; sentencelesson; sentence

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Possible themes for Possible themes for Emil and Karl Emil and Karl are:are:– FriendshipFriendship– Survival Survival What is the author’s message in What is the author’s message in

Emil and KarlEmil and Karl??

Possible message: Friends can depend on Possible message: Friends can depend on each other during difficult times.each other during difficult times.

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What role in the Holocaust would you give What role in the Holocaust would you give the Terrible Things? Why?the Terrible Things? Why?

Perpetrator, because they are taking the Perpetrator, because they are taking the animals away from their home without a animals away from their home without a good reasongood reason

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What would the other animals do after the What would the other animals do after the Terrible Things took away a specific group Terrible Things took away a specific group of animals?of animals?

They would not stand up for the animals They would not stand up for the animals being taken awaybeing taken away

They would talk bad about the group that They would talk bad about the group that was takenwas taken

They would mind their own businessThey would mind their own business

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What What justificationjustification does Big Rabbit give does Big Rabbit give for why the Terrible Things wanted to take for why the Terrible Things wanted to take the birds, squirrels, frogs, and fish? (Look the birds, squirrels, frogs, and fish? (Look back to the story)back to the story)

He said that they don’t need a He said that they don’t need a reasonreason; to be happy it wasn’t them being ; to be happy it wasn’t them being taken away; we don’t need them getting taken away; we don’t need them getting madmad

Final JeopardyFinal Jeopardy(Homework)(Homework)

How is the story How is the story The Terrible ThingsThe Terrible Things similarsimilar to what happens in the Holocaust? to what happens in the Holocaust? (HINT: Think about the roles the characters (HINT: Think about the roles the characters play in the story)play in the story)

WHAT IS AN ALLEGORY?WHAT IS AN ALLEGORY?

““a story in which the characters and events are symbols that stand for ideas about human life or for a political or historical situation”

An extended metaphor The Lorax by Dr. Seuss is an allegory for

protecting the environment Literal meaning – the need for thneeds did not outweigh the

beauty of nature; written during an environmental movement Symbolic meaning- we need to become more aware of how our

actions affect the environment and their impact on later generations (how greed can lead to destruction of an environment)

What is The Terrible Things and Allegory of?