Name(s):
Period:
1. The Lady, or The Tiger? or Is Martin in trouble? (Should be the same as your partner)
Sentence starters: We decided that the ________ came out, because… OR We decided Martin was / wasn’t in
trouble, because…
2.
What POV will you tell the story from? Does using this POV change the story in any way? Why or Why
not? (Should be the same answer as your partner)
Sentence starter: We are using ____ point of view. It does not / does change the store, because…
3.
How did the lack of falling action and resolution make you feel about the story? Why? (May be different
than your partner)
Sentence starter: The lack of falling action & resolution in ______ made me feel…
Bill Nye the Literature Guy: In “The Lady, or the Tiger?” the semi-barbaric princess is the only person that knows
which door hides the tiger. Imagine that you are the courtier imprisoned for loving the semi-barbaric king’s son or
daughter and have no idea which door is which. To find out if chance really is impartial or incorruptible, we are
going to do some data collecting and predicting.
4.
5.
First, get out a coin and choose one side to symbolize the tiger and the other side to symbolize the
person you would want hiding behind the wedding door.
a) Head symbolizes _____________________
b) Tails symbolizes _____________________
c) The person I would want hiding behind the wedding door is:
(a & b should be the same as your partner, while c is up to you)
Would you agree to a game of chance with 50 / 50 odds to decide your life? Why?
6.
Create a hypothesis. Do you think one side will occur frequently than the other? Which one is it? Why?
OR, will it end up split evenly? Why? (May be different than your partner)
Sentence starter: I predict that _________ will occur more frequently, because….
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7.
Now you need to choose roles. One of you will flip the coin, and the other will record the data for both of
you. (a & b should be the same as your partner)
a) I will____________________
b) My partner will __________________
8.
Now, you will toss a coin 50 times and make a table that shows how many tosses were heads and how
many were tails.( Should be the same as your partner)
Heads, which symbolizes :
Tails, which symbolizes:
9. Was your hypothesis correct? Why or why not?
Sentence starter: My / our hypothesis was / was not correct, because we predicted … and … happened. (Should be
the same as your partner)
10. Would you have been eaten or married more frequently?
Sentence starter: I would have been….. more frequently according to the experiment. (Should be the same as
your partner)
11. Describe the king’s system of “justice.” Is there anything just, or fair, about it? Explain using support from
the text and your experiment.
Sentence starter: The King’s system of justice is based on… It is fair / unfair and / or just / unjust, because… (May
be different than your partner)
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