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JEOPARDY

JEOPARDY. Short Story Unit 8. Categories. 100. 200. 300. 400. 500. “Tell Tale Heart”. 100. 200. 300. 400. 500. “Charles”. “Rain, Rain, Go Away”. 100. 200. 300. 400. 500. 100. 200. 300. 400. 500. Reading Strategies. 100. 200. 300. 400. 500. Literary Terms.

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JEOPARDY

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  1. JEOPARDY Short Story Unit 8

  2. Categories 100 200 300 400 500 “Tell Tale Heart” 100 200 300 400 500 “Charles” “Rain, Rain, Go Away” 100 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 Reading Strategies 100 200 300 400 500 Literary Terms Story Vocab. 100 200 300 400 500

  3. Who is the author of “The Tell Tale Heart”? Edgar Allan Poe

  4. Why does the narrator kill the old man? He couldn’t stand to look at the old man’s eye.

  5. Why does the narrator greet the old man so nicely every morning? He wants to reassure the old man.

  6. How does the narrator dispose of the old man’s body? He puts it under the floorboards in the old man’s bedroom.

  7. What is the loud pounding of the dead man’s heart mean, and what does it cause? The loud pounding is only heard by the narrator and is a sign of his guilt. It causes him to confess to the police.

  8. Why is Laurie’s mom’s worry humorous after the surprise ending? Laurie is actually the bad boy, Charles.

  9. What new experience is Laurie facing at the beginning of ‘Charles’ ? It is his first day of kindergarten

  10. How does the mother start to view Laurie after he begins school?. He is turning into a swaggering, shouting boy because of Charles’ bad influence.

  11. What two clues in the story show that Laurie is not being truthful about the first day’s spanking? Laurie stops to think before saying the boy’s name & won’t say exactly what the boy did.

  12. What does the phrase “Laurie spoke insolently to his father” tell about Laurie? Laurie does not behave well at home.

  13. What happens first in “Rain, Rain, Go Away?” Lillian tells her husband about the neighbors and their home.

  14. What clue foreshadows what will happen at the end of “Rain, Rain…” ? Mrs. Sakkaro is always looking at the sky.

  15. What is the main conflict in “Rain, Rain…” ? The main conflict is figuring out why the Sakkaros are behaving so strangely.

  16. What inference do we make at the end of “Rain, Rain…” ? The Sakkaros are not from earth.

  17. Who is the author of “Rain, Rain, Go Away” ? Isaac Asimov

  18. In which strategy do you ask questions about the events, title, characters, and then read to find the answers? #1: QUESTION

  19. In which step should you think about the story, consider it as a whole, and decide what it means to you? #5: PULL IT TOGETHER

  20. “Don’t Choke!” Daily Double

  21. In which step do you stop to find the answers to your questions, check your predictions, & make new ones based on new info.? # 3 CLARIFY

  22. In which step do you decide what happens next based on clues in the story and your own experiences? #2 PREDICT

  23. In which step do you stop to review the main events and identify the important parts of the story? #4 SUMMARIZE

  24. The force that opposes the hero is called the ___? ANTAGONIST

  25. The sequence of events, required in short stories, is called the ____. PLOT:exposition, initial event, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution

  26. What is the position/perspective from which a story is told to a reader? Point of View - 1st person, 3rd person limited, 3rd person omniscient

  27. What is the central message, concern, or insight into a story called? THEME

  28. When is the background information that introduces the setting, characters, and situation given in a story? EXPOSITION (step one in plot)

  29. A beating in rhythm • PULSATION

  30. of the sky CELESTIAL

  31. Careful about details METICULOUS

  32. at the same time SIMULTANEOUSLY

  33. “Don’t Choke!” Daily Double

  34. with disbelief • INCREDULOUSLY

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