NJHS 8th Grade English Language Arts



The Gift of the Magi by O’Henry Plans:1. Discuss and introduce the story. Talk about O’Henry. Show Power Point About Author O’Henry HYPERLINK "" PowerPoint about Author O'Henry (main webpage if needed)2. Listen to the story. Click on the links provided. The Gift of the Magi Power Point Gift of the Magi Story on PowerPoint put up on Promethean Board (at the top under “power points” Students bring up the text version to follow. The Gift of the Magi (under the section “online text versions” it will be the 2nd to the last version)Listen to the story. Podcast (Go to Audiobooks and click Podcast, to listen click “manual download available” in the middle of the page. It gives the reader’s background and then the story will begin) Approximately 14 minutes3. VOCABULARY – Complete on your own paper. The Gift of the Magi Vocabulary Worksheet You will need these words and definitions for the next activity, so don’t lose this page Vocabulary Word Card Powerpoint Interactive Use the words on the worksheet above. You will need to add a few slides to have all of the words. To do this click on a slide on the side (before you start the Power Point), right click on the slide to want to duplicate (or make a new one) and click “duplicate slide”. This will give you a new one. Do this as many times as needed for all of the words. Fill in the information using online tools (dictionary, thesaurus, copy/paste,etc.) Fill out a slide for ALL of the words and then save it. Do not send it to me yet, we are going to use it first.4. ONLINE INTERACTIVES –Gift of the Magi 2 (This is also on the main site under The Gift of the Magi Interactives. Do this online and check yourself. Either show me your score or write it down so I can record it. You may use anything you have to help with this.Gift of the Magi 3 Complete this with the same directions as aboveGift of the Magi 1 This is a short quiz over the story. Either report your score to me, save it, or write it sown so I can take a grade later.5. LESSON IDEAS, PRINTABLES, QUIZZES, etc –The Gift of the Magi: In-story – Answer the questions for character, setting, plot, conflict (DO NOT do the dialogue for this section, only the 1st question), major/minor themes. Do on your own paper.6. SHORT ANSWER – Write your responses and answers to these questions on Kidblog. Your answer need to answer the questions completely and will probably be at least a paragraph long. Title the post: The Gift of the Magi Prompt OneLog-ins: Block 1 Block 2 Block 3In this story, the first thing that O. Henry makes apparent is that Jim and Della are not people of means, in fact they seemed to be teetering on the very edge of poverty. Is it the particular time of the year that motivates them, and others like them, to spend beyond their means? Are the expectations of the gift-giving season really as powerful as they appear to be here?“It’s the thought that counts.” This age-old adage is often quoted when something is given that may not quite measure up to the expectation. Does this adage apply in the case of Jim and Della and their gift giving? If so, how? If not, why not?Jim and Della each made a selfless-sacrifice of something of great personal value in order to be able to secure for the other something they felt worthy of being called a gift. What role does selfless-sacrifice play in giving in general?Would you praise or blame Jim and Della’s selfless-sacrifices?Given the reaction of both Jim and Della concerning the entire situation, do you think that these gifts were appreciated? Why or why not? How do you think you would react if you found yourself in a similar situation? What impact do you think this sort of selfless-sacrifice might have on a relationship between a giver and a recipient?Often those who receive gifts are unaware of the sacrifice that the giver makes in order to give gifts. What can we learn from Jim and Della about receiving gifts? About giving gifts?Identify irony within a short story. Using the three types of irony below, give examples of the irony in The Gift of the Magi and explain your examples. Verbal-When what someone says something different from what they really mean, or something different from what would be the expected statement in that particular situation. This includes both sarcasm (for example, if your little brother is sitting on the couch scowling because he doesn't want to go out to dinner.? And you say, with a smirk, "I'm glad to see you're so happy about going to dinner.") and verbal irony that is not sarcastic (for example, if a grieving widow says at her husband's funeral: "He would have loved to be here for this." Situational-When the outcome of a situation is totally unexpected and not anticipated based on earlier events.? For example: if a championship swimmer drowns, or a firehouse burns down. Dramatic-When the audience or reader knows something that the characters do not, something which adds suspense or humor.? For example, if the audience knows that Juliet only drank a sleeping potion and is not dead but Romeo doesn't know.6. ASSESSMENT –Quia - The Gift of the Magi Use this site to complete the assessments. You will notice that everytime you go to this site the questions are different. You will take 3-4 assessments. DO NOT begin the assessments until you are instructed to.7. FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE –PowerPoint Use The Gift of the Magi to explain..\ELA Unit 4 2013-2014\figurative-language power point.ppt Additional explanation..\ELA Unit 4 2013-2014\Figurative Language.docx Practice..\ELA Unit 4 2013-2014\FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE TIC.docx projectFigurative Language PacketUnit 5 Summative Assessment Figurative LanguageLesson Plan Daily Guide –Day 1 –Introduce author and storyListen to storyVocabulary worksheet – completeKidblog - In this story, the first thing that O. Henry makes apparent is that Jim and Della are not people of means (lots of money), in fact they seemed to be teetering on the very edge of poverty. Is it the particular time of the year that motivates them, and others like them, to spend beyond their means? Are the expectations of the gift-giving season really as powerful as they appear to be here?Day 2 -Check vocabulary worksheetOnline interactives (3)Kidblog - “It’s the thought that counts.” This age-old adage is often quoted when something is given that may not quite measure up to the expectation. Does this adage apply in the case of Jim and Della and their gift giving? If so, how? If not, why not?Day 3 –Gift of the Magi 2Gift of the Magi 3Gift of the Magi 1Kidblog - Jim and Della each made a selfless-sacrifice of something of great personal value in order to be able to secure for the other something they felt worthy of being called a gift. What role does selfless-sacrifice play in giving in general?Day 4 –In story questions – character, setting, plot, conflict, themeKidblog - Would you praise or blame Jim and Della’s selfless-sacrifices?Day 5 – QUIA Quizzes (at least 3-4)Kidblog - Given the reaction of both Jim and Della concerning the entire situation, do you think that these gifts were appreciated? Why or why not? How do you think you would react if you found yourself in a similar situation? What impact do you think this sort of selfless-sacrifice might have on a relationship between a giver and a recipient?Day 6, 7, 8 -Figurative LanguageKidblog Day 6 - Often those who receive gifts are unaware of the sacrifice that the giver makes in order to give gifts. What can we learn from Jim and Della about receiving gifts? About giving gifts?Kidblog Day 7 - Identify irony within a short story. Using the three types of irony below, give examples of the irony in The Gift of the Magi and explain your examples. Verbal-When what someone says something different from what they really mean, or something different from what would be the expected statement in that particular situation. This includes both sarcasm (for example, if your little brother is sitting on the couch scowling because he doesn't want to go out to dinner.? And you say, with a smirk, "I'm glad to see you're so happy about going to dinner.") and verbal irony that is not sarcastic (for example, if a grieving widow says at her husband's funeral: "He would have loved to be here for this." Situational-When the outcome of a situation is totally unexpected and not anticipated based on earlier events.? For example: if a championship swimmer drowns, or a firehouse burns down. Dramatic-When the audience or reader knows something that the characters do not, something which adds suspense or humor.? For example, if the audience knows that Juliet only drank a sleeping potion and is not dead but Romeo doesn't know.Day 9 –Unit 5 Summative Assessment – Figurative Language ................
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