Honors English I
9.2.56
3 November 2011
9.2.56 Bell Work
Please read and annotate the “Elements of a Short Story.”
You have 5 minutes. 
9.2.56 Bell Work
Please read and annotate the “Elements of a Short Story.”
You have 5 minutes. 
Pair-share with a partner anything you’ve learned.
9.2.56 Learning Targets
As a life-long learner, I will…
 (RL.5) identify short story elements and analyze their function within
a narrative.
 (RL.4) analyze how the use of irony achieves specific effects.
 (RL.2) visualize in order to deepen comprehension of a text.
 (RL.2) identify images from a written text and apply them in a visual
rendering.
9.2.56
We have just a few short minutes…
Would anyone like to share their version of what Fortunato did to
provoke Montresor?
9.2.56 “The Cask of Amontillado” Story Diagram
With your shoulder partner, I want you to go back through “The
Cask of Amontillado” (p. 61) and look for examples of each of these
Short Story Elements.
This should take about 10-15 minutes, tops. 
9.2.56 “The Cask of Amontillado” Story Diagram
On the next page, take a look at the Short Story graphic organizer.
Please work with your partner and fill in the appropriate sections
of the story diagram.
In the final section – Other Literary Elements Present – you may want to
consider the definitions of the following literary elements:
o Point of View
o Irony
o Foreshadowing
o Motif
9.2.56 “The Cask of Amontillado” Story Diagram
The storyboarding in Project #3 requires you to visualize
important elements of a short story. Keeping that in mind, please
scan the text, re-reading passages to identify imagery that achieves
the following:
Establishes setting
Establishes character
Foreshadows a future event
Contributes to the resolution
9.2.56 Irony in “The Cask of Amontillado”
Let’s have a quick review of elements of irony…
Verbal Irony: when a character says something other
than what s/he means
Situational Irony: when a situation has an outcome
that is significantly different from what was expected
considered appropriate
9.2.56 Irony in “The Cask of Amontillado”
“The Cask of Amontillado” contains numerous instances of
irony (granted, the majority of them are situational, but
Poe is well-known for his use of verbal irony, too).
With your partner, go through the story and find at least 5
examples of events or statements that are ironic.
Now, please revisit the Essential Question:
How do author’s and directors use specific
techniques to achieve a desired effect?
9.2.56 Irony in “The Cask of Amontillado”
“The Cask of Amontillado” contains numerous instances of
irony (granted, the majority of them are situational, but
Poe is well-known for his use of verbal irony, too).
With your partner, go through the story and find at least 5
examples of events or statements that are ironic.
Now, please revisit the Essential Question:
How do author’s and directors use specific
techniques to achieve a desired effect?
9.2.56 Visualizing the end of “The Cask of Amontillado”
To wrap up this story, we’re going to work on visualizing
the ending scene.
Just a reminder:
Imagery is the use of words and phrases to represent
persons, objects, actions, feelings, and ideas by
appealing to the senses.
9.2.56 Visualizing the end of “The Cask of Amontillado”
Locate the passage in which Fortunato says, “He is an ignoramus.”
(Chunk 4) Review the story from that point until the end – then
come up with a picture that represents how the story ends.
These are your group roles – figure out who’s who in yours:
 (optional) Leader: makes sure the group stays on-task and keeps
track of time remaining
 (1) Reader: reads the passage orally to the group
 (2) Writer: takes notes on the provided graphic organizer,
recording elements from the reading that need to be present in the
drawing to accurately represent the text
 (3)Artist: creates the drawing, making sure the elements listed by
the writer are present
 Note: Although the artist is the one who does the sketching, the drawing
should reflect the group’s collaborative visualization
9.2.56 Visualizing the end of “The Cask of Amontillado”
Finally, reflect on the choices that you made by answering
the reflection questions on the back of your drawing.
Don’t forget your names and numbers. 
9.2.56 Homework
THOMS chapters 11-15 are due tomorrow.
Make sure that you come to class prepared,
having read all 15 chapters!