Week+18+~+Jan+9+-+13,+2017



The Monkey's Paw by W.W. Jacobs

__ Target Learning Objectives: __

 * === cite textual evidence ===
 * === determine the theme of a text ===
 * === examine how dialog and incidents propel action ===
 * === analyze differences in point of view ===
 * === conduct short research projects ===
 * === gather relevant information from multiple sources ===
 * === use context clues to determine meaning ===
 * === determine and analyze a universal theme and to analyze foreshadowing in a short story. ===

__ The Monkey's Paw - Vocabulary __

 * 1) === avaricious - greedy for wealth ===
 * 2) === grimace - a facial expression of pain or disgust ===
 * 3) === credulity - a tendency to believe too quickly; gullibility ===
 * 4) === fate - a powers that is supposed to determine the course of events ===
 * 5) === surveying - looking over carefully; inspecting ===
 * 6) === talisman - an object thought to have magical powers ===
 * 7) === rubicund- rosy red; ruddy ===
 * 8) === condoling - expressing sympathy ===
 * 9) === torrent - swift flowing stream ===
 * 10) === let - rented ===
 * 11) === doughty - brave ===
 * 12) === sideboard - a piece of furniture used to store tablecloths and dishes ===
 * 13) === visage - face; complexion ===
 * 14) === peril - danger ===
 * 15) === wardrobe - a piece of furniture that serves as a closet ===
 * 16) === simian - monkey-like ===
 * 17) === prosaic - ordinary; commonplace ===
 * 18) === virtues - powers ===
 * 19) === amiably - in a pleasant, friendly way ===
 * 20) === bog - swamp or marshy land ===

=__ Tuesday __=