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Do Now #2: What Would You Do? What would you do for five million dollars? For example, would you give up your best friend? Would you commit a terrible crime? Do you think everyone has a price? Explain your answer in AT LEAST FIVE COMPLETE SENTENCES.

Button, Button By Richard Matheson

Character Trait A character trait is a quality that a character shows, such as courage, greed, or honesty. You can infer character traits from a character’s actions, appearance, speech, and thoughts and from what the narrator and or other characters say about him or her. Think about character traits when you write your own story. After you read, list the character traits of Norma and Arthur.

1. Offensive (adjective) 1. Causing anger or resentment; obnoxious 2. Unpleasant or disgusting, especially to the senses. Offensive describes rude or hurtful behavior, or a military or sports incursion into on opponent's territory. In any context, "on the offensive" means on the attack. Although offense and defense are opposites, offensive and defensive aren't always. Defensive can mean anxiously challenging of all criticism. Offensive can mean not just attacking someone or something, but belching, insulting people, or otherwise not respecting common standards of behavior. Synonyms: Annoying, distasteful, irritating, repulsive Antonyms: Agreeable, delightful, pleasant, pleasing Forms: offend, offending, offensively, offender, offended Example: The comedian was so vulgar and offensive that the crowd threw drinks and booed him off the stage.

2. Hesitate (verb) To pause before doing something, often because of concern or worry. When people are nervous or worried, they tend to hesitate. Hesitating while speaking is common. In class, if you're not sure you have the right answer, you'll hesitate. When giving bad news, people often hesitate. Sometimes it makes sense to hesitate and sometimes you just need to do what you have to do. Synonyms: pause, wait, delay, hedge Antonyms: continue, persist, expedite Forms: Hesitated (verb; past tense), hesitating (verb, present tense), hesitation (noun) Example: Ms. Wyce hesitated before salting the student, but did it anyway because she knew it would be funny.

3. Genuine (adjective) True or authentic; not fake or counterfeit. Genuine things are true or authentic. When you're talking about people, being genuine has to do with being sincere. This word has to do with things and people that are true. A genuine blonde is a real blonde — no hair dye involved. A genuine friend is a real friend you can trust when the chips are down. Genuine feelings are real feelings — not fake feelings put on as a show. A genuine hundred dollar bill is the real Mc. Coy, not a counterfeit bill. When something is the real thing, it's genuine. Synonyms: honest, legitimate, real Antonyms: fake, false, insincere Forms: genuinely (adverb) Example: Sarah thought her friendship with Tabitha was genuine, but when Tabitha went after Sarah’s boyfriend she realized that Tabitha was not a true friend after all.

4. Psychological (adjective) Mental or emotional as opposed to physical in nature. The word psychological is used to describe things that are primarily mental or emotional, but it can also be used when referring to the field of psychology. You might be interested in studying the psychological issues of teen and childhood in college. Watch out if someone uses psychological warfare on you. He or she uses your own emotions to attack you as when someone tries to guilt you into doing something. Synonyms: Mental, emotional, cognitive, intellectual Antonyms: physical Forms: psychologist (noun), psychology (noun) Examples: Advertisers and architects study the psychological effects of color on people, which is why fast food restaurants use primary colors like red and yellow and hospitals and schools use soothing colors like light blues and greens.

5. Immoral (adjective) Deliberately violating accepted principles of right and wrong. Use the adjective immoral to describe a person, group, or situation that intentionally goes against accepted ideas of what is right, like a government that attacks its own people, or a friend who steals your favorite shirt. Morals are the principles we follow that help us know the difference between right and wrong. When someone is immoral, they make decisions that purposely violate a moral agreement. Synonyms: Evil, corrupt, unethical, wrong Antonyms: Moral, ethical, good, honest Forms: immorality (noun), moral (adj), morality Example: Bringing in school supplies for extra credit can help bump your grade up a little, but it would be immoral if a teacher were to let a student buy their grade.

7. Impulsive (adjective) Tending to act without thought If someone is impulsive, it means that they act on instinct, without thinking decisions through. If you worked for an entire year to save money for a car and then suddenly decided to spend it all on an outfit instead, that would be an impulsive purchase. Impulses are short, quick feelings, and if someone is in the habit of acting on them, they're impulsive. Synonyms: Spontaneous, abrupt, sudden, hasty Antonyms: cautious, premeditated, planned, deliberate, thoughtful Forms: impulsively (adverb), impulse (noun) Example: On a whim, the impulsive teacher decided to cancel class and throw a party for her students instead.

6. Authentic (adjective) 1. Conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief. Believable. 2. Not counterfeit or copied The adjective authentic describes something that is real or genuine and not counterfeit. If you are going to buy a diamond ring, you want an authentic diamond and not glass. In addition to describing something real, the adjective authentic describes something reliable, based on fact, and believable. If you have to write a research paper for school, be sure to use authentic facts and figures. Synonyms: bona fide, unquestionable, verifiable, reliable, trustworthy Antonyms: false, invalid, fake Forms: Authentication (noun) authenticity (noun) authenticate (verb) Example: He thought the diamond was authentic but it turned out to be a fake.

7. Scoff (verb) To laugh at with contempt or derision. To laugh at someone with scorn is to scoff at them. The verb scoff is often followed by the word at ("scoff at the idea, scoff at the statement, scoff at the notion"). The verb can also mean to treat with contempt or to mock. Synonyms: make fun of, belittle, mock, laugh at Antonyms: praise, trust, believe Forms: Scoffing (present tense verb) scoffed (past tense verb) scoffingly (adverb) Example: The student scoffed at the teacher’s instructions to do his Achieve assignments, but he wasn’t laughing when he failed the class.

Proposition (noun) A plan, proposal, deal or scheme A proposition is a proposed plan of action, a detailed suggestion. You might consider your friend's suggestion to set up a neighborhood snow-shoveling business after the blizzard a winning proposition. The noun proposition means something presented for consideration. In some contexts, that something being offered is sexual. Therefore, don't use the term proposition loosely. Synonyms: proposal, plan, suggestion Antonyms: NONE Forms: propose (verb), proposal (noun), proposed (past tense verb), propositions (plural noun), propositioned (past tense verb) Example: There is a proposition on the ballot to give more money to schools.

Vague (adjective) Unclear or hard to understand. Lacking clarity. Synonyms: Unclear, obscure, ambiguous, unspecified Antonyms: Clear, obvious, certain, apparent Forms: Vaguely (adverb) Example: The plot of the story was so vague that the readers couldn’t understand what was going on.

Furor (noun) An interest followed with exaggerated zeal. A sudden outburst. A furor is a strong and sudden reaction, often negative and shared by many people. It involves strong emotion and is not always negative- sometimes a furor is just a fad or a craze, like kids all wanting a particular kind of toy. Synonyms: Craze, fad, brouhaha, disturbance, hysteria Antonyms: calmness, apathy Forms: NONE Example: I am so glad the spinner furor is over. Those things were annoying.

Contempt (noun) Lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike. Reserve the noun contempt for an extreme lack of respect. It’s a harsh term and should be used with care; it’s stronger than either distain or scorn. It suggests you find something or someone utterly worthless. Synonyms: disrespect, scorn, disdain, hatred Antonyms: respect, approval, honor Forms: Contemptuous (adjective) Example: I have nothing but contempt for adults who don’t use proper grammar.

“Button, Button” Comprehension Questions 1. Did you like the story? Why or why not? 2. Why does Norma push the button? Which of her reasons are justified and which are not? 3. Mr. Steward asks Norms if she thinks she really knew her husband. Do you think she did? Explain. 4. Judging from what you know about people, would most people push the button? Explain. 5. The story and the film we watched had different endings. What was the major difference and which one was better? Explain your answer.