CP

learning targets

homework

None

what we're doing today

1. Take the half-sheet and the packet for "The Black Cat"

2. Discuss: How can you get someone to believe you, even if you're lying?

3. Read "The Black Cat"

   • ​​​​​​​Comprehension questions

While we listen

I will stop the story every 3ish minutes and give you a few minutes to answer the comprehension question (either alone or in groups of up to 3).

Audio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuWTPBvt-D4

Interview Questions

Pretend you are a judge trying to decide whether or not the narrator should be hanged for his crimes.

What 10 questions would you ask him to determine his motivations, his threat level, his feelings of guilt (or lack thereof), etc?

For each question, explain why you've chosen to ask it based on what he told us (or what he did not tell us) in the story.

What is characterization?

Analyzing Characterization

• How are they characterized?
  • (i.e. What type of person do they seem to be?)
• What are you basing this on?
• How does that lead you to the conclusion you drew?

Characterization (Independent)

1. Choose a character from a movie, TV show, book, etc. You are also allowed to choose a real person (be respectful if you go this route; otherwise, it gets weird).
2. On notebook paper, complete four characterization analyses.
   • How are they characterized? (What type of person do they seem to be?)
   • What are you basing this on?
   • How does that lead you to the conclusion you drew?

Finish before the start of our next class.