Bell Work

Make sure your Table of Contents is updated (see homework section below for checklist).

Class Work

1. Read “The Cask of Amontillado.”
2. Discussion Questions:
   • Is revenge ever justified?
   • How do actions have serious consequences for others, even if you aren’t aware of them?
3. If time permits, answer the following comprehension questions.
   • What is a cask of Amontillado?
   • What does the narrator say is Fortunato’s weak point?
   • During what season do the story’s events take place?
   • What does the narrator uncover under a pile of bones?
   • Why does the narrator bring a trowel with him into the catacombs?

Homework

1. Get a good night’s rest for tomorrow’s FSA Reading Test.
2. Continue to work on your portfolio (due 5/12).
   • Portfolio Checklist
     • Table of Contents
     • Defining Characteristics of the Horror Genre foldable (completed 3/21)
     • Man-Made Monsters
       • Annotated copy (completed 3/22)
       • Frayer Models (completed 3/23)
       • Choice of 1 Activity: Character Sketch or RACE paragraphs (completed 3/23)
       • Text Analysis (completed 3/24)
       • Culminating Activity: Create Your Own Monster (completed 3/24)
     • The Monkey’s Paw
       • Frayer Models (completed 3/27)
       • Plot diagram (completed 3/28)
       • Analyzing the Text questions or Text vs. Film double bubble map (completed 3/29)
       • Text Analysis (completed 3/29)
       • Culminating Activity: Research Report (completed 3/27)
     • The Tell-Tale Heart
       • Frayer Models (3/30)
       • Textual Evidence (3/30)
       • Animation Analysis or Police Report (3/31)
       • Text Analysis (3/31)
       • Psychiatric Evaluation (3/31)
     • The Pit and the Pendulum
       • Frayer Models (4/3)
       • Annotated Text (4/4)
       • Tree Map or Research (4/5)
       • Text Analysis: RACE paragraph (4/5)
       • Alternate Ending (4/6)
     • Murders in the Rue Morgue
       • Frayer Models (4/10)
       • Dialogue Techniques Tree Map (4/11)
       • Choice of any 3 RACE questions (4/12)
       • Text Analysis: RACE paragraph (4/13)
       • Mystery Cube Activity (4/14)
     • The Cask of Amontillado
       • Comprehension Questions (4/17)