Charles
Who is the narrator of the story?
Lauri's mother
What was the reason Laurie gave his parents when he came home late?
He stayed after school with Charles
When does the poet suggest we think about our behavior ?
At the end of each day
"life is a journey" is a literary term called ....
A metaphor
Who does emom expect to be haggard ? Why ?
Charles mother, because of all the troubles he gives her.
Mention one thing that Laurie says Charles did at kindergarten
He hit the teacher\ He yelled at kindergarten
List 2 things that show that Charles is beginning to change for the better.
.a He gave out crayons.
b. He picked up books.
When the words "as ....as " or "like" are used in a poem it's called a
simile
What is the message of the poem?
Do good deeds and your life is spent well. But if you don’t help anyone , you don’t bring a smile to anyone’s faces, or you don’t even do a small favor for anybody, then your life is wasted.
The word "adjusting" means
הסתגלות
What is Laurie's mother worried about?
She thinks Charles might be a bad influence.
Which HOT did we learn with the story ?
Making connections
If you don't help anyone , your day is
worse than lost
Why did the poet use the sun as the main image of the poem?
Because the sun gives us warmth, happiness, light and actually life. Without the sun there is no life. We are dependent(תלויים) on it.We need it to survive. So if people help others and make them feel good it’s like they make them live. And if they don’t, it’s like they let them die
The word "transition" means
מעבר
How does Laurie behave at home after starting kidnergarten?
He behaves rudely and nsolently to his parents
What does Laurie's mother realize at the end of the story?
That if there is no Charles in the kindergarten than her son made up all the stories about Charles. And it's probably Laurie who was making all these problems.
In what period of time was the poem written ? Where ?
In the Victorian era, in England.
"At nothing cost" means that a good deed should cost a lot of money. True\ False
Shirley Jackson uses humor in her stories. True\ False, prove from our story.
True. The parents in the story don't seem to understand for too long that Laurie is making up stories abut a persona he names Charles.There are clues they had to understand before the PTA meeting for that.
How does Charles make a girl bleed at school?
he bounces a sea-saw at her head.
Why did Laurie's mother miss the first PTA?
Because the baby was sick
Give an example of a deed that can make a "well spent day"
give a kind glass to someone\ or help someone \ do a self denying deed
What is the real name of the poet George Eliot ? Why did she have to use that name ?
Mary Ann stevenson, because at that time women were not taken seriously as equal capable human beings or as public figures.
How does Laurie's father explaine the "reformation" in Charles being the "teacher helper" ?
That he is only plotting and it isn't a real change for the better.