Weekly ObjectivesWeekly Objectives

Understand and appreciate a one-act Understand and appreciate a one-act playplay

Identify and examine dramatic ironyIdentify and examine dramatic irony Draw inferences in a one-act playDraw inferences in a one-act play Determine the meaning of unknown Determine the meaning of unknown

words by using context clueswords by using context clues

Weekly AgendaWeekly Agenda

Review Mystery Cube – “ Wasps’ Review Mystery Cube – “ Wasps’ Nest”Nest”

Apply Literary Terms- “Wasps’ Nest”Apply Literary Terms- “Wasps’ Nest” Review Plot Summary- “ Wasps’ Review Plot Summary- “ Wasps’

Nest”Nest” Wasps’ Nest Comprehensive Wasps’ Nest Comprehensive

AssessmentAssessment Begin “Trifles” Begin “Trifles”

Bell Ringer

In 3-5 sentences explain the crime Hercule Poirot prevents.

Take out your mystery cube.

Writing AssignmentWriting Assignment

News Story: Imagine that you are a News Story: Imagine that you are a local reporter covering the Wright local reporter covering the Wright murder. Write a news account of the murder. Write a news account of the murder and the investigation. Include murder and the investigation. Include quotations from characters in the quotations from characters in the play that hint at concealed evidence.play that hint at concealed evidence.

DOL - INCORRECTDOL - INCORRECT

1.1. Mrs. Hale is the strongest Mrs. Hale is the strongest of the two women.of the two women.

2.2. The title of this play The title of this play Trifles is significant said Trifles is significant said the teacher and she said the teacher and she said “that we should look for “that we should look for trifles as we read it.”trifles as we read it.”

DOL - CORRECTDOL - CORRECT

1.Mrs. Hale is the stronger 1.Mrs. Hale is the stronger of the two women.of the two women.

2.“The title of this play, 2.“The title of this play, TriflesTrifles, is significant,” said , is significant,” said the teacher, and she said the teacher, and she said that we should look for that we should look for trifles as we read it.trifles as we read it.

Quick WriteQuick Write

Think about the kinds of rules and Think about the kinds of rules and procedures police follow when procedures police follow when examining a crime scene. What kind examining a crime scene. What kind of physical evidence do you think of physical evidence do you think they find most crucial, and what they find most crucial, and what evidence might be overlooked or evidence might be overlooked or thought unimportant? What kinds of thought unimportant? What kinds of clues do you think women might clues do you think women might notice more than men?notice more than men?

Words to KnowWords to Know

abashedabashed

comprehensioncomprehension

covertcovert

facetiouslyfacetiously

preoccupiedpreoccupied

Context CluesContext CluesTrifles are those small details Trifles are those small details that we tend not to notice that we tend not to notice when we’re when we’re preoccupied preoccupied with more important things. with more important things.

However, what seem at first However, what seem at first to be trifles may be clues to be trifles may be clues that reveal that reveal covert covert problems problems and tensions.and tensions.

Context CluesContext Clues

The women take what they discover quite The women take what they discover quite seriously, although the men speak seriously, although the men speak facetiouslyfacetiously about it. about it.

Because they cannot see the importance Because they cannot see the importance of small details, the men lack any real of small details, the men lack any real comprehension comprehension of Minnie Wright’s of Minnie Wright’s motives.motives.

Can you imagine the men’s Can you imagine the men’s abashed abashed reaction if they had discovered that there reaction if they had discovered that there were important clues in the kitchen?were important clues in the kitchen?

Literary TermsLiterary Terms

Dramatic Irony – The Dramatic Irony – The contrast between what contrast between what a character is aware of a character is aware of and what the reader or and what the reader or audience knows.audience knows.

Inferences – logical Inferences – logical guesses based on facts.guesses based on facts.

Literary TermsLiterary TermsSymbol – a person, place, an Symbol – a person, place, an

event, or an object that stands for event, or an object that stands for something beyond itself.something beyond itself.

Conflict- the struggle or opposing Conflict- the struggle or opposing forces presented in the story.forces presented in the story.

Dialogue-Written conversation Dialogue-Written conversation between two or more characters between two or more characters in a story.in a story.

Character- the person/people who Character- the person/people who take part in the action of the take part in the action of the story.story.

Purpose for ReadingPurpose for Reading

Setting?Setting?Characters?Characters?Crime?Crime?

SuspectSuspect??

Clues?Clues?Motive?Motive?