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=Vocabulary Builder: Alli Ambrosini= 1. Afflicted - to be distressed with mental or bodily pain. In the story, this word is used to describe Mrs. Mallard's heart condition, making her already seem fragile and distressed even before hearing of her husbad's "death". 2. Exhaustion - extreme weakness or fatigue. Mrs. Mallard becomes exhausted when she hears the news about her husband and sits down in her armchair, setting the mood and describing how she feels. 3. Aquiver - trembling, quivering. The mood outside is described as being aquiver and joyful, the opposite of Mrs. Mallard's feelings. This makes Mrs. Mallard seem even more isolated and lonely in her room as well as telling us the setting outside as being in spring. 4. Elusive - hard to express or define. The feeling that Mrs. Mallard was getting after learning of her husband's death is described as being elusive, giving the story a mysterious tone, and leaving the reader to wonder what Mrs. Mallard was thinking as well. 5. Creeping - to approach slowly, imperceptibly, or stealthily. This word is again describing the feeling Mrs. Mallard was trying to understand, again making the mood more suspenseful and mysterious. 6. Tumultuously - highly agitated, distraught. As Mrs. Mallard is realizing how she feels, her chest is described as rising and falling tumultuously, making her seem more frantic and giving the reader a sense of urgency and sparking more curiosity. 7. Monstrous - extraordinarily great, huge, immense. Mrs. Mallard's joy is "monstrous" in the story, completely changing the mood as she realizes that she is free without her husband. 8. Illumination - intellectual or spiritual enlightenment. Mrs. Mallard's revelation is called an illumination, giving the sense that she feels much better and renewed. 9. Importunities - persistence in solicitation. When Josephine, Mrs. Mallard's sister, tries to get Mrs. Mallard to open her door, her attempts are called importunities, making her seem like an annoyance because Mrs. Mallard is so concentrated on thinking about her freedom from her husband. 10. Piercing - loud or shrill. When Mrs. Mallard sees that her husband is alive, her scream is piercing, probably because she was so set on her new life without her husband that she became extremely distraught by seeing her husband alive. = = =Image Finder: Taylor Bauman=

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 * The image of an armchair is important to the story because it is the setting where Mrs. Mallard sits and thinks about her husband's death. It also the scene when she realizes she will be okay without a husband, that she can be independent.
 * Another image I chose was an image of tears. I chose this as one of my images because Mrs. Mallard spends most of the entire story crying. She is crying because she believes her husband has died in a terrible train accident.

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 * I also picked an image of a broken heart and real human heart. A broken heart symbolizes Mrs. Mallard's feeling when she first finds out her husband is dead. But the image of a real human heart symbolizes Mrs. Mallard's heart problems which influence her way of death.



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 * I chose the picture of a casket because a coffin is used for burial of a deceased person. This story revolves around Mr. Mallard's "death". But his suppossed death results in Mrs. Mallard's actual death. So, Mrs.Mallard would be placed in a casket for burial.

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 * For my last image I chose a scene of a train wreck, because Mr. Mallard was thought to have died from being in a train wreck. Mr. Mallard's "death" is what causes the entire story. []

=Extender: Miguel Martinez:=

1. For my first extentsion to the story, I chose the song " I Need A Doctor" by Eminem and Dr.Dre. The reason I chose this and said it relates to the story is because in the song Dr. Dre is supposed to be dead and Eminem is freaking out because he needs him. But then Dr. Dre comes back and shows that he wasn't dead.

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2.The second extension I chose was a scene in Shrek the Third when Fiona's dad is on his death bed and then he stops speaking, so the people in the room think he has passed away. But then, King Hearld starts talking again and the people get scared. I related the scene of the movie to the story because, Mrs. Mallard thinks her husband is dead. But in reality, he isn't.

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3.For the third extension, I thought of The Odyssey and how eveybody thought that Odyesses was dead. But in reality, he was still very much alive and the only reason it took him so long to get back home was because he had to go through a lot of obstacles.

4. For the last connection, I went a little bit more personal instead of worldly. In the story Mrs. Mallard says, "FREE FREE FREE!" She is saying this becuse since her husband has passed away, she can now live her life the way she wants to. I related this scene to how most teenagers, including myself sometimes, try to do whatever we want to do just because there isn't any authority around. And a lot of times we end up doing the wrong things.

=Character Tracker: Scarlet Foley= 1. young- I chose young because in the story Mrs.Mallard was protraded as a young wife who's husband went off to war. " she was young, with a fair, calm face..." was a part of the story that described her young age. 2.worried- when Mrs. Mallard was told her husband died, of course she was worried. How would age go on without him? Was he in pain when he died? How is she going to provide all for herself? These were probably a few of the many thoughts wondering through her head. It said she was "... Paralyzed with inability to accept it's significance." 3. Depressed- depressed was another word that came to mind when thinking of Mrs. Mallard. Who wouldn't be depressed after their husband died? In the story they said she, " sat with her head thrown back upon the cushion chair, quite motionless, except when a sob came..." 4- satisfied- after all her sorrow Mrs.Mallard came to agreements with her husbands death. She said, " free, free, free!" Meaning she was a free woman who could do what ever, when ever she wanted to. 5- independent- she became independent, knowing she would be able to carry on her life just fine without her husband. " there would be no one to live for during those coming years, she would live for herself." she became stronger and more determined to go on and be successful in her life.

Taylor's Questions:
1.What is Mrs.Mallard's sisters name? 2. Compare and contrast Mrs. Mallard when she first finds out about her husbands death and when she comes downstairs at the end? 3. Predict how you think Mr. Ballard will react to his wife's death.

Alli's Questions:
1. How was Mr. Mallard supposedly killed? 2. From what you know after reading the story, do you think that the Mallard family was wealthy or poor? 3. Judging by this story and Mrs. Mallard's reaction to her husband's death, how do you think women were treated during the time that this was written?

Miguel's Questions
1. When did the author of this short story write this story? 2. Compare how Mrs. Mallard's emotions change when her husband walks through the door? 3. What would you have done if you heard about someone you knew well, dying, then seeing them right in front of your face?

Scarlets Questions
1. How was Brently Mallards death portrade? 2. Why was her sister worried about Mrs. Mallard? 3. Wear was Brently during the actual train wreck?