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A Day's Wait by Ernest Hemingway
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After Reading:
USE COMPLETE SENTENCES!
1. Why does the boy think he is going to die?
2. Why does the father spend the afternoon hunting instead of staying with his worried son?
3. Why does the boy cry so much the next day?
4. In what ways does the boy show concern for others? Are they revealed though thoughts, words, or actions?
Discovering Fiction- A Day's Wait
Author's Style
Story Board That Project
Next class we will be going to the library to create story boards for "A Day's Wait". For the remainder of class, you will pre-plan your story board on the template provided.
If you do not finish your pre-planning today, it is homework due at the beginning of next class!
You will have only one day to complete your story board
You must have ALL six frames preplanned and stamped by me before starting your story board! Good Luck!
Quickwrite:
Do you consider it an act of bravery to face pain on your own, or does it take more courage for you to open up to other people? In a journal entry, explain your answer to these questions.
B. Reread lines 41-42. Hemingway reveals the narrator through dialogue. What does this tell you about his style?
D. Do the words Hemingway uses to describe the setting convey a positive or negative atmosphere? Explain.
Analyzing Visuals
How does the painting of an empty chair convey the passing of time?
Stylistic Terms
Word Choice: Hemingway strives to use vivid verbs and precise nouns rather than using many adjectives and adverbs.
Sentence Structure: Hemingway uses long sentences for descriptions and short sentences when characters are talking.
Dialogue: Hemingway relies on realistic dialogue.
Analyzing the Text
Each of the following sentences contains a boldfaced term that reflects Hemingway's word choice. How many of them do you know the meaning of?
Vocabulary in Context
1. People were there, but he felt detached from them.
Think before you read
Before we Read:
2. There is a serious flu epidemic this winter.
3. He had slack muscles from lack of exercise.
Re-read the title of our story. What do you think this story will be about?
4. It was evidently too much for him to deal with.
Analyzing Visuals
5. The man observed a covey partridges.
Consider the expression on this boy's face. What mood does it convey?
Style is a writer's unique way of communicating ideas. It is not what the author says but how they say it. To identify Ernest Hemingway's style, we will be focusing on the following elements:
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