A Retrieved ReformationO. Henry

7-1 Nov. 17, 2014

Dear Jesus, thank you for the gift of your mother, Mary.May we always treasure her as you do.Help us live as she did in devotion to you.May her example of motherly love teach us to love completely.Just as she lived in devotion to you, may we live in devotion to you and others.May our actions make her proud to be our heavenly mother.Keep us safe until we meet you and her in heaven. Amen.

HW 11/17/14

• Find 3 coined words – write in notebook

Objectives

• To analyze the protagonist’s actions, attitudes, and changes in character throughout “A Retrieved Reformation.

• To identify and interpret coined words

Coining a word:to invent a new word or expression, or to use one in a particular way for the first time

Tintinnabulation – a ringing or tinkling sound.

Moonbeam-a ray of moonlight

Sharing Notes Activity

• Tell us about the coined words you researched for HW.

• What is the meaning of your words?• Do you think that these words are useful in

everyday language?

Vocabulary

Specious Assiduously

Unobtrusively Eminent

Guile Alterative

Retribution

• A guard came to the prison shoe-shop, where Jimmy Valentine was assiduously stitching uppers.

Assiduously

• Adverb• Carefully and busily

Assiduously

• Elvis Presley was an eminent singer.

eminent

• Adjective• Well known; of high achievement

eminent

• The villain kidnapped the superhero's girlfriend in retribution for overthrowing his plans to destroy the city.

retribution

• Noun• A punishment deserved for a wrong done

retribution

Sticky Notes

Pg. 211

• What are Jimmy’s “connections”?• What do the tools indicate?• Humor based on deception• What can be inferred from the occurrence of

“a neat job of safe burglary”?

Pg. 213• Read passage• Which of the following statements is supported by the

information given by the passage?• A. Jimmy is ignored by the young lady.• Jimmy has fallen in love with the young lady and wants

to know as much as possible about her.• C. When Jimmy asks the boy questions, he is trying to

get information that will enable him to rob the bank.• D. Jimmy’s college football sweater makes him very

attractive to the young lady.

Story QuestionsValentine, 9762

• Why is Jimmy Valentine in prison?

• How would “friends on the outside” help Jimmy shorten his prison stay?

• What do you think the warden means when he says Jimmy is a compulsory guest?

• What is Mike Dolan really asking Jimmy when he asks “Got anything on?”

• When out of prison, how does Valentine support himself?

• Who is Ben Price?• Why does Ben start looking for Jimmy?• At what point in the story does Valentine become

another man?• How do you know that Jimmy fell in love with

Annabel Adams the first time he saw her? Find a quote to support your answers.

• Pg. 63

• Who was Mr. Ralph Spencer, the phoenix that arose from Jimmy Valentine’s ashes?

• Where did Jimmy learn about the shoe business?

• What reasons does Jimmy give for his new and honest life in the letter he writes to Billy. Do the reasons seem genuine? Explain.

• Pg. 64

“A Retrieved Reformation”

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