The Scarlet Ibis

What season was the Scarlet Ibis set in?

• Winter

• Summer

• Spring

• Autumn

Who are the four characters in the Scarlet Ibis?

Who is William Armstrong?

What nickname is given to William Armstrong?

Who gives the nickname Doodle to William? And why did they do it?

What is the Exposition of the story?

• The narrator (Brother) is ashamed of Doodle.

• A storm arrives and Brother runs away, leaving Doodle behind.

• The narrator (Brother) tries his best to make Doodle 'normal'.

• The narrator (Brother) recounts the birth of his brother Doodle.

What is the Rising Action?

• Doodle collapses and dies from exhaustion

• The narrator (Brother) is ashamed of his brother and tries to teach him how to walk.

• The narrator nicknames him Doodle

• The narrator regrets trying to make Doodle normal.

What is the Climax?

• The narrator (Brother) pushes Doodle too hard and then a storm arrives.

• Doodle dies from exhaustion

• The narrator (Brother) regrets trying to change his brother

• The narrator (Brother) recounts the birth of his brother

What is the Falling Action?

• Doodle collapses from exhaustion during the storm and dies

• The narrator (Brother) nicknames him Doodle

• The narrator (Brother) finds his brother's body laying on the ground - resembling a Scarlet Ibis.

• The narrator (Brother) feels a sense of guilt and sorrow for not accepting Doodle

What is the Resolution?

• The narrator (Brother) is embarrassed about his brother's disability

• The narrator (Brother) feels a sense of guilt and sorrow for not accepting his brother.

• The narrator (Brother) learns of the irrevocable consequences of his pride and ambition

• The narrator (Brother) finds Doodle laying on the ground - his body resembling a Scarlet Ibis.