MYSTERY NUMBER

23

NO MORE DEAD DOGS

Cycle 2, Day 3

Agenda

Reading Goal As we read, we will evaluate the effectiveness

of figurative language used in the story.

Today’s Big Question How do you react when you have a great idea

and then someone takes your idea and changes it?

Team Cooperation Goal: 100% participation

Clichés T-P-S

What was wrong with Zach Paris’ original dialogue in Old Shep, My Pal?

Clichés (Clee-shays) Pretty as a picture Scared to death In the nick of time Have a nice day

What is a cliché? Why would a writer want to avoid

clichés?

Clichés # heads

Work with your partner to come up with some clichés. Remember, a cliché is an expression you have heard so much that it has lost its edge.

Listen for your # head

T-P-S: what do you think Wallace would do when confronted with one of these clichés in the play?

Listening Comprehension

Listen for figurative language and clichés!

Listen to pgs 88-92. Lets find some figurative language. T-P-S Does this simile create a mental picture

for you? Describe it. If it does not work for you, what might

be the reason?

Vocabulary

Word DefinitionDemoralized Discouraged or disheartenedAgonized Suffered; struggledIndispensable

Necessary; not able to do without

Skulking Lurking; sneaking aroundOvation An enthusiastic show of

appreciation; applauseMenace A danger or threatFixated Intensely focused one’s

attentionSavored Enjoyed; appreciated

Silently read: pgs 93-101

1. On page 94, paragraph 7, there is a metaphor concerning Chinese water torture. What is being compared to a drop of water? Do you find this metaphor effective? Explain your answer. (write)

2. Identify an example of figurative language in the first line on page 100. What type of figurative language is it? Could this be a cliché? Explain.

3. How has Wallace’s attitude about the play changed since his first detention? What do you think has caused this change?

4. When Mr. Fogelman finds out about the Dead Mangoes, he prepares to do something drastic. What do you predict he will do? Why do you think Mr. Fogelman has such a problem with the direction the play is going?

Reflection # heads What do you think made Mr. Fogelman decide to

do Old Shep, My Pal instead of another play? Do you think Mr. Fogelman’s reactions to the

changes being made in the play are reasonable? Can you think of a time when you had a great

idea and then someone took over and changed it?

How did you react? Did you say anything or did you keep quiet?

Vocabulary review