Short Answer Lesson What do you know about

Short Answer Lesson: • What do you know about writing short answers? • You will have to write several short answers on the English I End of Course Exam in the Spring. • What do you think should be included in a short answer? Discuss with the person sitting next to you. • Please take out something to write with, and your springboard book.

Short Answer Questions Cross Over Question Passage One Passage Two Single passage Question Passage One

Structure of the Short Answer – 1 passage Response • C- Circle important key words in the question • A – Answer to the question • P – Proof that includes textual evidence from the passage in quotation marks • E – Explanation of how the answer and proof connect (one to two sentences)

Structure of the Short Answer – Cross Over 2 passage Response • C- Circle important key words in the question • A – Answer to the question • P – Proof that includes textual evidence from the passage in quotation marks (2 pieces of evidence) • E – Explanation of how the answer and proof connect (one to two sentences)

Practice Short Answer: Single Selection • How does the author of “Cask of Amontillado” develop theme that pride can motivate people into foolish actions?

Circle. Answer. Prove. Explain. • The author develops theme of pride motivating characters into foolish decisions through the actions and thoughts of Montresor. It is Montresor’s pride that motivates him to take revenge on Fortunatdo; Montresor confesses his plans, “I must not only punish, but punish with impunity. ” Montresor confesses that he will punish Fortunado, without fear of any consequence. Poe develops Montresor into a character who seeks revenge without prior thought of his foolish actions.

Practice Short Answer prompts (Single passage)… In class: • How does the imagery used in 'Cask of Amontillado' affect your understanding of the story? Support your response with evidence from the text. On your own- (this is for a grade) • What is the purpose of the verbal irony in “Cask of Amontillado”? Support your response with evidence from the text.

In Class Single Selection Practice: • The imagery used in Cask of Amontillado affects the reader’s understanding by providing sensory details which establish an eerie scene. Montresor narrates his descent, “We passed through a range of low arches…the foulness of the air caused our flambeaux to glow…its walls had been lined with human remains. ” Through Montresor’s description of the human remains as well as the foul air illustrate a grim atmosphere in the reader’s mind.

In Class- Crossover Question Practice: • In Class: • What is one character trait that the speaker in “A Poison Tree” and Montresor in “The Cask of Amontillado” share? Support your answer with evidence from BOTH passages. • On your own: • What motivates the main character from each selection to action? Support your answer with text evidence from BOTH passages.

Cross-Over: In Class Practice: • What is one character trait that the speaker in “A Poison Tree” and Montresor in “The Cask of Amontillado” share? Support your answer with evidence from BOTH passages. • One character trait that the speaker in “A Poison Tree” and Montresor in “The Cask of Amontillado” share is that they are both corrupt. In “Poison Tree” , the speaker is “glad” to see his “foe outstretched beneath the tree. ” Similarly, in “Cask of Amontillado” Montresor “smiles at the thought of (Fortunado’s) immolation. ” In both “A Poison Tree” and “Cask of Amontillado” the main character’s mindset towards the death of their enemies are the same. Each character ultimately carries out their corruption through the murder of their foe.

Short Answer Handout Due Tomorrow! For Homework: • Cross Over Question: • What motivates the main character from each selection to action? Support your answer with text evidence from BOTH selections.

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