-+Vocabulary+Assignment

= "The Monkey's Paw"  = = = = By W.W. Jacobs  =

==== For this assignment, you will be reading W.W. Jacob's short story, "The Monkey's Paw." To prepare for our class discussion of the work, please follow the steps below to read the story and work with some of the vocabulary that will help you create meaning within the text. This assignment is **due at the start of Monday's class period (4/23)**. ====

1. Read [|"The Monkey's Paw"] (I handed out copies of the story in class, but if you have misplaced yours or were absent then you can follow the link to the story and print it out)

2. As you read, highlight these vocabulary words in the text:

-Fusillade
3. After reading the text, I would like you to create magnet summary note cards for the vocabulary words listed above. If you were absent from class, a magnet summary note card is a notecard that has the vocabulary word written in the middle of the card on the front side. Around the word, you write words or phrases that relate to the word and its meaning in the story. On the back of the card, I would like you to write the definition of the word and draw or print a picture of it.

I have created an example of a magnet summary note card for you using the word "parlour" from the first sentence of the story:

Front of the note card:
 * ===living room===

ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff spooky
= ffffffffffffffffff __Parlour__=

ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff meeting place
|| Back of the note card: =visitors can be received.=
 * =Reception room at an inn where fffffff =

||

4. I would like you to finish the assignment by writing a few sentences in your notebooks about what you think the overall message of the story is to talk about in class