Part 2 and 3 Dark They were and Golden Eyed

Cafe Conversations

Round 1:

In your group read and discuss the question and then write down 1 response.

Round 2:

In your group rotate to the next question. Read the question and your classmates response. Then draw a picture to add to the response.

Round 3:

In your group rotate to the next question. Read the question, your classmates response, and review the drawing. Then write a final hashtag summary. ex: #martianinvasion

Multiple Choice

What is the mood in paragraphs 128-152?

• Dreadful

• Joyful

• Relaxed

• Excited

Multiple Choice

160 The sun was hot, the day quiet. There was only an immense staring burn upon the land. They moved along the canal, the father, the mother, the racing children in their swimsuits. They stopped and ate meat sandwiches. He saw their skin baking brown. And he saw the yellow eyes of his wife and his children, their eyes that were never yellow before. A few tremblings shook him, but were carried off in waves of pleasant heat as he lay in the sun. He was too tired to be afraid.

How does Mr. Bittering's change in attitude affect the mood of the story?

• Mr. Bittering's change in attitude creates a sense of hopefulness.

• Mr. Bittering's change in attitude makes the story more comedic.

• Mr. Bittering's change in attitude creates a sense of dread in the story.

• Mr. Bittering's change in attitude creates a sense of mystery in the story.

Multiple Choice

How does Mr. Bittering's reaction to Dan wanting to change is name change the story's mood?

• Mr. Bittering's reaction shows a change from fear to acceptance

• Mr. Bittering's reaction does not change the story's mood at all.

• Mr. Bittering's reaction creates an atmosphere of confusion and despair.

• Mr. Bittering's reaction causes the story to become more suspenseful.

Open Ended

189 Mr. Bittering put his hand to his head. He thought of the silly rocket, himself working alone, himself alone even among his family, so alone.

190 He heard his wife say, “Why not?”

191 He heard himself say, “Yes, you can use it.”

192 “Yaaa!” screamed the boy. “I’m Linnl, Linnl!”

193 Racing down the meadowlands, he danced and shouted.

194 Mr. Bittering looked at his wife. “Why did we do that?”

195 “I don’t know,” she said. “It just seemed like a good idea.” They walked into the hills. They strolled on old mosaic paths, beside still pumping fountains. The paths were covered with a thin film of cool water all summer long. You kept your bare feet cool all the day, splashing as in a creek, wading. 196 They came to a small deserted Martian villa with a good view of the valley. It was on top of a hill. Blue marble halls, large murals, a swimming pool. It was refreshing in this hot summertime. The Martians hadn’t believed in large cities.

197 “How nice,” said Mrs. Bittering, “if we could move up here to this villa for the summer.”

198 “Come on,” he said. “We’re going back to town. There’s work to be done on the rocket.”

199 But as he worked that night, the thought of the cool blue marble villa entered his mind. As the hours passed, the rocket seemed less important.

200 In the flow of days and weeks, the rocket receded and dwindled. The old fever was gone. It frightened him to think he had let it slip this way. But somehow the heat, the air, the working conditions—

Describe Bittering's changing attitude toward the rocket he is building.

Sentence Stem: His attitude is changing from________ to __________.

Multiple Choice

How does Mr. Bittering's change in attitude about the rocket affect the mood? '

• Mr. Bittering's change in attitude about the rocket creates a feeling of calmness.

• Mr. Bittering's change in attitude about the rocket increases the feeling of dread in the room.

• Mr. Bittering's change in attitude about the rocket brings a sense of excitement to the group.

• Mr. Bittering's change in attitude about the rocket creates a feeling of apprehension among the people.

Multiple Choice

What effect does Bittering's response about moving to the villa have on the overall mood of the story?

• Bittering's response shows he is now accepting of the change.

• Bittering's response has a negative effect on the tone of the story, as it reinforces a sense of hopelessness and resignation.

• Bittering's response causes a feeling of tension and unease to pervade the story.

• Bittering's response creates a sense of despair and gloom throughout the story.

Open Ended

Do you think the Bittering's are still human? Explain your answer.

Sentence Stem: I think the Bittering's are ________ , because_______.

Multiple Choice

8 The wind blew as if to flake away their identities. At any moment the Martian air might draw his soul from him, as marrow comes from a white bone. He felt submerged in a chemical that could dissolve his intellect and burn away his past.

1.  Why is paragraph 8 important to the story?

• it introduces a familiar setting

• it helps establish a foreboding mood

• It describes realistically what will happen.

• It describes the most important characters.

Multiple Choice

2 Rockets stopped coming to Mars because —

• fuel to power them had run out

• everyone was dying of a strange illness

• war had broken out on Earth

• people no longer wanted to live there

Multiple Choice

3 Based on the details provided in the selection about the lieutenant’s reaction to Mars, he will most likely —

• leave Mars and forget about what he has seen

•  try to continue building the old rocket

•  move into a cottage in the American-built town

•  continue visiting the Martians in the hills