2-The+Open+Window

1.I chose the movie Peter Pan. Nobody believes Wendy when she says that Peter will come through the window, but he does and it surprises everyone. In The Open Window, the niece tells him that her aunt believes that her husband, brother and dog will come back, and they do and it surprises him a lot. [|Peter Pan] 2. The husband, brother and dog being "lost" made me think of the story of Hansel and Gretel [|Hansel and Gretel] 3. Mr. Nuttel was very humble and shy, while the aunt was very social and "popular" so I thought about the Titanic, how Jack and Rose were on complete different social levels. Also there was a "tragedy", like the Titanic. [|Titanic] 4. The neice makes me think of Pinocchio. [|Pinocchio]
 * Extender: Sarah**
 * Vocabulary: Caitlin **

1. Tragedy: an event causing great suffering, destruction, and distress. -This word creates a feeling of mystery as to what happened three years ago. 2. Window: an opening in the wall of a building or the side of a vehicle. -This has a literal meaning but I feel it also has a metaphoric meaning by saying that whatever Framton is referring to doesn't have anything to do with the tragedy. 3. recovered: a return to a normal state of health, mind, or strength. -By saying that the bodies were never found is adding a sense of creepiness to the story. 4. falteringly: start to lose strength or momentum. By saying that the girl, who is cheerful, suddenly gets serious is meaning that something mysterious happened and the matter should remain a secret. 5. ghastly: causing great horror or fear; frightful or macabre. -This helps describe Framtons face when he sees the thought-dead people come back. 6. anniversary: The date on which an event took place in a previous year. -This is adding a yet another indicator that Framton shouldn't have visited today. 7. muddy up to the eyes: Very dirty. -It is mentioning that the "lost" men have returned and don't seem to notice their absence; they just seem to be dirty from a normal day at work. 8. shock: a feeling of disturbed surprise resulting from such an event. -This word describes Framtons face and almost all of our faces as we read this paragraph. 9. deepening twilight: Getting darker and more into dusk. -This also adds a sense of scariness and suspense. 10. Ghost: an apparition of a dead person that is believed to appear or become manifest to the living. -"Ghost" describes how Framton sees the strangers after hearing this freaky story.

1. Name the niece of Mrs. Sappleton. 2. Compare Framtons reaction to the reappearance to you own reaction if the thought-dead people came back. 3. Predict whether you think the figures are ghosts or not.
 * Costa Q's **

 Image Finder: Tina
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I chose a picture of an open window, because the whole story is wrapped around an opened window; which Mrs. Sappleton leaves open awaiting her husband and her two younger brothers.

http://larryorcutt.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/letters2.jpg

This picture of letters symbolizes the letters of introduction Mr. Nuttel sister gave him, when he was preparing for his journey.

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This picture of a gun shoot represents, what the Mrs. Sappleton husband and her two brothers were going to do when they didn't return back home.

http://www.sapergalleries.com/HoffnerOctoberAfternoon.jpg

This story takes place on an October afternoon. This picture shows how an October afternoon could like.

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Vera tells Mr. Nuttle, that this huge tragedy of Mrs. Sappleton happened three years ago.

Question: Who are the people that never came back, after three years? Compare Mrs. Sappleton reaction when she see's her husband and her two brothers to Mr. Nuttel and her nephew Imagine you were in Mr. Nuttel shoes, would you have run away like he did or would you have stayed right where you were? Explain

Character Tracker-Grace 1. I chose the word self-possed to describe the younge niece, because that is what she was said to be multiple times.

2. I chose the word clever for the niece beacuse she was very clever to have told such an elaborate story on the spot.

3. I chose the word devious for the girl because she made a big plan just to scare off one man.

4. I chose the word clueless for the aunt becaus eshe has no idea that the little girl told a lie, and that the man thinks he just saw a ghost.

5. I chose the word withdrawn for the man because he really did not enjoy being around new people and would have rather stayed home.

Costa's Questions-

1. Why had the man moved to the country?

2.Do you think that the aunt had any idea of what her niece was up to?

3. Why do you think the niece would tell the man that story? Explain.