Setting
Bath, England
What is the name of the man in "The Landlady"?
a. John Hopkins
b. Billy Weaver
c. William Richard
Billy Weaver
What does characterization mean?
a. where a story takes place
b. the problem in the story
c. describing a character
d. the lesson in the story
describing a character
What is conflict?
a. describing a character
b. where the story takes place
c. the people in the story
d. the problem in the story
the problem in the story
What piece of text evidence shows that the man hates his wife?
a. "I hope it is not bees."
b. "I hate my wife."
c. "I play QUAKE."
"I hate my wife"
In "The Sniper" what is the setting?
a. A farm
b. War
C. A fight
War
Who is the main character in "Death by Scrabble"?
a. The man
b. The wife
the man
In "The Sniper" does the main character fight for the good side or the enemies?
good side
What is the conflict in "Death by Scrabble"?
a. The man hates his wife
b. The man tries to kill his wife
c. The wife hates the man
The man hates his wife OR the man tried to kill his wife
Which piece of text evidence is correct?
a. "It is a very hot day, and I hate my wife."
b. 'It is a very hot day, and I hate my wife.'
c. "It is a very hot day, and I hate my wife"
"It is a very hot day, and I hate my wife."
In "Death by Scrabble" what is the weather like?
BONUS 100 POINTS: How does this weather change the mans emotions?
Very Hot, Humid
BONUS: The weather makes the man angry
In "Death by Scrabble" why is the man angry with his wife?
He hates her and she is winning the game of Scrabble
In "The Landlady" how does the main character feel when he learns the old lady is a killer?
scared, fear, like he needs to leave, angry
What is the conflict in "The Landlady"?
The old lady kills people OR The old lady is going to kill Billy
Which piece of text evidence BEST supports the question: "How does the man feel after his wife plays SWEATIER"?
a. "My wife plays SWEATIER. She gets 74 points."
b. "If it were not so hot, I would get up and hurt her."
c. "I hope the bees fly into my wife's throat."
"If it were not so hot, I would get up and hurt her."
List three things the sniper saw around him
war, gunshots, enemies, tanks, old lady, dead people, buildings, smoke, bullets, rooftop, destruction
In "The Sniper" who does the sniper kill?
BONUS: How do you think he felt after learning he killed his brother?
his brother
BONUS: angry, sad, scared, happy,
Use two words to describe the man in "Death by Scrabble"
unhappy, mean, hateful, angry, frustrated, evil, killer, trapped, violent, disrespectful
What is the conflict in "The Sniper"?
war/killing his brother
Write an explanation for the following question & text evidence:
Why does the man hate bees?
Text Evidence: "My cousin swallowed a bee and died when he was a kid."
Explanation: This shows that...
This shows that the man is scared of bees because his cousin died from a bee when he was a kid.
In "The Landlady", who are the two names the man finds in the guestbook?
The two men who the old lady killed
What type of story is "The Sniper"?
Tragedy
What do you think the sniper did after he learned that he killed his brother?
kept fighting, left the war, killed more people, died, etc.
How did the man die in "Death by Scrabble"?
choking on a game piece
Why do we use text evidence?
To support our answers with reasoning from the text.