Vocabulary
1. Check out this awesome word list. here
Find each of these words in the story, and copy out the sentence where they are found. Use each in a good sentence to show your understanding of their meaning.
Write sentence answers for these questions.
2. Find the definition of foreshadowing here. Post it. This story is full of foreshadowing, can you think of an example?
3. How is foreshadowing different than inference? How is it the same? Give an example of inference in this story.
4. Look up the 'smell of burnt almonds' on Google. How does this change your appreciation of the story?
Answer the following in paragraph form.
5. This story also uses some excellent imagery. Find two examples.
Explain what kind of imagery is used in each and how each helps tell the story.
(you may need a reminder of what imagery means)
6. What has the Landlady been up to? Be sure to give at least two examples to prove your point.
7. The story seems to stop very quickly. What do you think of it? Do you like or dislike the ending? Explain why.
Podcast!
8. The climax of a story is the point of highest tension. What is the climax of this story? Make a podcast to prove your point. present the climax in your podcast with appropriate background sound effects and music. Discuss why it's the climax as well. Use Garageband, Audacity, AudioBoo or any other sound recorder.
9. Bonus! If you finish the other questions, contact me for bonus stuff!
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