The Wifes Story Ursula Le Guin Tuesday October

“The Wife’s Story” Ursula Le Guin Tuesday October 14 th & 15 th

Bell Ringer Think about… Sometimes in life, or in books and stories that we read, unexpected things happen; things we did not anticipate the twist or surprise in the end. Write about… In your journal, briefly explain an event in your life, in a story, T. V. show, or in a movie that turned out unexpectedly or

Closely Read “The Wife’s Story” • Take out a pen or pencil and write “a hint that something bad is going to happen” on the top line of your paper. • After we read, write down factors that go under, “a hint that something bad is going to happen” • Be ready to share what you discussed at the end of each stopping point.

Closely Read “The Wife’s Story” • Take out a different colored pen or colored pencil and write “describes the husband” below the other section. • Revisit the text and write, in the second color, anything that “describes the husband”. • Be ready to share what you discussed at the end of each stopping point.

“The Wife’s Story” As you write your answers support them with textual evidence. After Paragraph 1 What words does the narrator use to describe her husband? What did you learn about her character? After Paragraph 5 How has the narrator’s relationship with her husband changed? After Paragraph 8 What happens between the father and the child? Why does the narrator scold her child? After Paragraph 16 What transformation has taken place? What assumptions had you made about the characters that had to be changed? After Paragraph 20 How has the narrator’s feelings changed toward her