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Extender: Scarlet Foley The first connection I have is "White Liar" by Miranda Lambert. This song is about someone that has lied and the other person is slowly figureing it out. The song says, "hey white liar, the truth comes out a little at a time, and it spreads like a fire, slips off your tounge like turpentine." Even though the story doesnt flat out say Mr. Nuttel realizes its a lie, we can infer that when he looks back to think about it, he will know something was up because of all the questions Vera was suspisiously asking him. media type="youtube" key="9jUSJ6pRxQw" height="230" width="239" For my second connection i chose the tv show "The Lying Game." In this show two girls make up a bunch of lie's and have to be prepared to make up some right on the spot. Vera has no problem with lying on the spot and making up stories just for her own amusment. She is very skilled at it and can do it with no regret or trouble at all, just like the girls in "The Lying Game." They are both very conniving,creative, quick young girls. media type="youtube" key="qavsNXAABuQ" height="172" width="300" My third connection is a book called, "The Women Who Wasn't There." This book also has to relate with lying, but this is actually a true story. The women in book made up a huge lie about her being at nine eleven and surviving the incedent. she made up this story just to get attention from people jut like Vera made up her story to get attention from Mr. Nuttel. They both went through trouble just to trick people into thinking something that never happend. they are both very clever at going along with a made up story and being able to anser questions and sound like they are telling the complete truth.

For my last connection I chose the movie, "Shark Tales.' In this movie a fish tells this shark to pretend he is dead. the fish wants to seem like he is tough and can do anything, however, its just all an act. In "The Open Window", Vera makes up an act that her uncle is dead and wants Mr. Nuttel to believe her just so the attention can be on her. Both the fish and Vera love attention and want the spot light to be on them all the time. they are both also good at making up stories, just like a lot of people i my examples. media type="youtube" key="tlLMitni4GY" height="175" width="256"

=Character Tracker: Taylor Bauman=
 * 1) Creative- I think that Mrs.Sappleton's niece is creative because she comes up with strange stories on the spot. For example she comes up with the ghost story quickly, and at the end she also comes up with Mr. Nuttel being afraid of dogs which isn't actually why he left running. So, she is creative when thinking of stories.
 * 2) Gulliable- Mr. Nuttel is very gullible because he believes the niece's story even when he sees them walk through the window. He never second guesses her story, he never questions that she could be lying. Therefore, Mr. Nuttel is gullible.
 * 3) Devious- The niece is very devious because she is very crafty. When she finds out that Mr. Nuttel doesn't know much about her Aunt. She takes advantage of him, and tells him a made up story to scare him when Mrs. Sappleton's husband shows up. She also tells her Aunt that Mr. Nuttel was attacked by dogs, because she doesn't know anything about Mr.Nuttel. These acts show that the niece is very devious.
 * 4) Confused- Mr.Nuttel is very confused because he is already meeting someone for the first time which he has no idea what Mrs.Sappleton is going to be like. And on top of that a young girl is telling him a crazy story about the woman he is about to meet. And the last straw is when he sees "ghosts." All those different situations all make Mr.Nuttel a very confused man.
 * 5) Caring- Mrs.Sappleton is very caring because when she first meets Mr.Nuttel her eyes always drift to the window because she wants to make sure her husband is going to get home safe. She also shows she cares when she questions why Mr.Nuttel ran out so quickly rather than ignoring it all together. This shows that she is a caring woman.

=Image Finder: Alli Ambrosini=

1. A huge part of this story is obviously an open French window. Mrs. Sappleton's husband and brother supposedly went out an open window to go hunting, never to return, but Mrs. Sappleton keeps it open in hopes that they will. 2. In the story, Mrs. Sappleton's niece tells Framton that the hunters walked off to go hunting and never came back. 3. Mrs. Sappleton's niece also tells Framton that the hunters were lost in a bog, and their bodies were never found. 4. Along with the hunters went a "brown spaniel", according to Mrs. Sappleton's niece. 5. The niece also says that Mrs. Sappleton leaves the window open until dusk, waiting for the hunters and their dog to return. =Vocabulary Builder: Miguel Martinez= 1. self-possessed- having or showing control of one's feelings,behavior,etc.; composed;poised. I chose self-possessed because it is describing the lady who is talking to Mr.Nuttel. The author calls the lady a very self-possessed young lady who is 15. 2.endeavored- to exert one self to do or effect something;make an effort; strive: 3. engulfed- to swallow up in or as in a gulf; 4.treacherous- characterized by faithlessness or readiness to betray trust; traitorous. 5. falteringly- to hesitate or waver in action,purpose,intent,etc.;give way 6. delusion- an act or instance of deluding. 7.comprehension- the act or process of comprehending. 8.mackintosh- a raincoat made of rubberized cloth. 9.spaniel- one of any of several breeds of small or medium-sized dogs, usually having a long,silky coat and long, drooping ears. 10.foaming- a collection of minute bubbles formed on the surface of a liquid by agitation, fermentation,etc.

=Costa's Levels of Inquiry:= Taylor's Questions:
 * 1) Why was the window open?
 * 2) Infer why Mrs.Sappleton's neice, enjoys making up stories?
 * 3) Imagine you were Mr.Nuttel, how would you have reacted?

Scarlet's Questions: 1. What was Mrs. Stappleton's neice's name? 2. Why do you think Vera made up the story? 3. Is Mr. Nuttle going to find out it was a lie?

Alli's Questions: 1. Who is Framton visiting? 2. Why do you think Framton came to this new town? 3. What do you think Framton was thinking when Mrs. Sappleton started talking about the men that went hunting?

Miguel's Questions: 1. Who is Mr. Nuttel waiting for to come down in the first paragraph? 2. Why is the young lady asking the person on the phone if she knows information on her aunt? 3. Will Mr. Nuttel figure out that it was a lie?