SB 4.7 "The Open Window"

​"The Open Window"

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Wrap Up Classifying Comedy: List three ways Jerry Seinfeld makes the audience laugh with a simple anecdote. Does he use his persona? People in the story? Humorous events?

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Please define satire in your own words.

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Please define folly in your own words.

Learning Objective

I will be able to analyze how authors use satire to expose human folly.

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Read the About the Author on page 381. What should we know about the author before reading "The Open Window"?

Multiple Select

Why do we annotate?

Select ALL That Apply.

• To Organize Important Information

• To Monitor Your Learning As You Read

• To Add One More Step in Completing the Assignment

• To Help Us Understand the Text

The Open Window p. 381

Annotation Guide

• Circle Unknown Words and Phrases

• Underline Important Details

• Write Summary Statements/Notes in the Margin

• Highlight words and phrases that reveal something about Framton Nuttel and the Niece

Open Ended

What unknown words or phrases did you circle on page 381?

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Annotate page 381, 4. What does Framton Nuttel's sister say will happen to Framton on his rural retreat? What does her prediction reveal about Framton's character? Cite your answer.

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Annotate page 382, 5. What is the meaning of the word habitation in paragraph

9? What clues in the text leading up to and including paragraph 9 support your answer?

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Annotate page 382, 6. What tone does the niece Vera convey with her description of the "tragedy" in paragraph 14? What effect might this precise detail have on her guest?

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Annotate page 383, 9. What is the meaning of the word ailments in paragraph 20? What clues in the text support your response?

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Annotate page 383, 11. Why is Framton's reaction to the return of the men in paragraph 25 comic rather than appropriate?

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Now that you have finished the story, 12. What aspects of the Vera's character are revealed in her last line of dialogue in paragraph 28?

Multiple Choice

Whose folly do we see in this satire of this society?

• Mrs. Stapleton

• Vera

• The Tired Brown Spaniel

• Mr. Framton Nuttel

Open Ended

Bonus: What about Mr. Framton Nuttel's name adds to the humor in this story?

Lesson Wrap Up

Today, We analyzed how the author used satire to expose human folly.