Sleepy Hollow 8

Sleepy Hollow 8

p. 120-122

POINTS

• Read and understand "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" p. 120-122 (finish the story)

• Identify elements of narrator and plot in "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"

Read p. 120-122

Look at Ms. Johnson's shared screen, and follow along in your Anthology

Multiple Choice

How does Ichabod initially hope to escape the Galloping Hessian?

• By fighting him

• By outrunning him

• By throwing water at him

• By talking to him

Open Ended

How does the author make this part of the story both frightening and humorous?

Multiple Choice

When he realizes he cannot outrun the Galloping Hessian, how does Ichabod think he can escape?

• By fighting him

• By crossing the church bridge

• By getting to a well-lit area

• By going into the church

Open Ended

How do the previous legends told about these places affect the events on this page?

Multiple Choice

The moment when the Hessian throws his head at Ichabod could be considered the...

• exposition

• rising action

• climax

• falling action

• resolution

Multiple Choice

The villagers' investigations are...

• exposition

• rising action

• climax

• falling action

• resolution

Open Ended

What do Ichabod's possessions suggest about his character?

Multiple Choice

What do the villagers conclude about what happened to Ichabod?

• He left because he was upset about Katrina

• He left because he owned people money and couldn't pay it back

• The Galloping Hessian took him

• He fell into the river

Open Ended

What hints does the narrator make to suggest that the villagers are not too concerned about Ichabod Crane's disappearance?

Open Ended

Which detail from the first paragraph suggests that Brom was behind the attack on Ichabod?

Multiple Choice

What part of the plot is represented on p. 122?

• exposition

• rising action

• climax

• falling action

• resolution

Open Ended

Independent Practice: How does Ichabod Crane become part of the Sleepy Hollow's legend?

POINTS

• Read and understand "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" p. 121-122 (finish the story) (done!)

• Identify elements of narrator and plot in "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"

p. 83 Remember:

• Exposition = the beginning of the story when the characters and situation are introduced

• Rising action = events building tension around some conflict

• Climax = the moment when the main character changes in some way or there is a turning point for the conflict

• Falling action = wrapping up loose ends from the climax

• Resolution = the conflict is resolved

Remember:

• the narrator tells the story

• the narrator might be objective (meaning "unbiased") or biased

• a biased narrator is an unreliable narrator (the reader might not be able to trust everything an unreliable narrator says)

Multiple Choice

p. 83 #10: Ichabod's afternon ride to the Van Tassel's party is part of the...

• falling action

• exposition

• climax

• rising action

Open Ended

p. 83 #11: Why is Ichabod dejected when he leaves the Van Tassel's party?

Multiple Choice

p. 83 #12: What event is the turning point of the story?

• The Van Tassel party ends, and Ichabod begins his late-night ride back home.

• The shcool day ends on th day of the Van Tassels' party.

• The people begin to dance at the Van Tassels' party.

• Icahbod begins to help the local farmers.

Multiple Choice

p. 83 #13: Which of the following details foreshadows the appearance of the Headless Horseman?

• Katrina Van Tassel rejects Ichabod.

• Hans Van Ripper loans Ichabod a horse.

• Brom Bones describes his encounter with the Galloping Hessian.

• Mynheer Van Tassel decides that she should invite Ichabod to her party.

Multiple Choice

p. 83 #14: When the shadowy figure by the stream does not reply to Ichabod's questions, Ichabod...

• dismounts Gunpowder

• tries to ride back to the Van Tassel house

• curses the figure

• involunatrily breaks into a psalm tune

Multiple Choice

p. 83 #16: What did the old country wives believe about what happened to Ichabod Crane that night?

• They suspect that he fell off Gunpowder into the river.

• The maintain that Ichabod was spirited away by supernatural means.

• They blame Brom Bones, one of Katrina Van Tassel's other suitors.

• They say Ichabod fled on foot back to Connecticut after Katrina rejected him.

Open Ended

Independent Practice (p. 84 #17): Support the statement "'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow' has an unreliable narrator" using evidence from the story.

POINTS

• Read and understand "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" p. 121-122 (finish the story) (done!)

• Identify elements of narrator and plot in "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" (done!)