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Comprehension Strategies
Literary Devices
The Ransom of Red Chief
Vocabulary
Random
100
When we as readers are able to relate to the story (how the character is feeling, the choices they've made, the situation they are in, etc.)
Making Connections
100
The overall "feel" of a story based on descriptions of setting, characters, and events
Mood (atmosphere)
100
What is the setting of the story?
The town of Summit
100
ransom
payment in exchange for someone or something being held captive
100
Our key concept for this unit
creativity
200
What are the 3 types of connections we can make to the text?
Text to self, text to text, text to world
200
When an author gives us specific, subtle, and deliberate clues as to what may happen by the end of the story
Foreshadowing
200
Which kidnapper takes the most abuse from Red Chief?
Bill
200
imp
a small, demon-like child; a brat
200
Our ATL Skill (Approaches to Learning Skill) for this unit
communication
300
When we are able to make a guess about what may happen later in the story, based on what we've already read.
Making Predictions
300
Comparing two different things using "like" or "as." He was as mad as a hornet!
Simile
300
What do the kidnappers plan to do with the money they hope to get from kidnapping the boy?
An illegal land deal in Illinois
300
summit
the highest point on a mountain
300
Who wrote The Ransom of Red Chief?
O.Henry
400
Reading "between the lines" of a story, and thinking about what's going on right now
Making Inferences
400
Any person, object, or action that has additional meaning beyond itself
Symbol
400
What are two things that Red Chief does to Bill? DOUBLE POINTS: What is Red Chief's real name?
Throws rocks at him, tries to scalp him with a knife, throws a hot potato down his back, etc. Johnny
400
sling
a small wrap that used to throw something
400
What part of speech describes HOW something is done?
adverb
500
Paying close attention to the author's word choice in a story
Close Reading
500
When what we expect to happen in a story is the exact opposite of what actually happens
Irony
500
Give me 3 examples of irony in The Ransom of Red Chief
The boy only cries when he's being taken home. The father demands money from the kidnappers to take his son back. The boy threatens the kidnappers.
500
influential
having an impact on someone
500
Name all 4 criterion you are being assessed on in this class
Analyzing text, organizing text, producing text, language usage