Note to English 9: focus questions for "Charles" are not for homework - you will receive more time in class to work on them.
Homework:
- Complete your persuasive paragraph on John Purcell's personality traits and upload it to the website as a PDF file.
- Review your vocabulary words - quiz at the start of class tomorrow. It will be matching.
Today's Agenda:
- Silent reading
- How to add transition words to connect your ideas (hand out for page 13 of notebook)
- Reviewed how to save as a PDF and how to upload to website
- Read "Charles" by Shirley Jackson (hand out)
- Focus Questions for Charles
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Who is narrating the short story Charles?
According to the narrator, how did Laurie change when he started kindergarten?
When was Charles first mentioned in Laurie's home? Explain what he had done?
Explain how Charles became a household joke at Laurie's home.
Why were Laurie's parents looking forward to meeting his kindergarten teacher?
Why did Laurie's parents take so long to find out the truth about Charles?
Why did Laurie create the imaginary boy Charles?
As the story comes to an end, most of us are very surprised to learn the identity of Charles. If you go back and read the story again you may notice that the author plants clues along the way to prepare you. What clues to the identity of Charles can you find in the opening paragraph of the story?