OBJECTIVES:1.  Re-read "The Tell-Tale Heart" in your Collections textbook.2.  After reading independently, use details from the text, as well as the Character Traits graphic organizer and any notes taken during the lesson, to answer to answer the following question: Based on what you have read, why do you think the protagonist killed the old man and then confessed? Is he truly mad, or is he a calculated killer? Use evidence from the text to support your claim.3. Write an approximately 10-14 sentence paragraph giving specific details from the text to support your viewpoint. Review the Character Analysis Rubric for details on how you will be graded.

Read the following excerpt from life on the mississippi by mark twain. no girl could withstand his charms. he "cut out" every boy in the village. when his boat blew up at last, it diffused a tranquil contentment among us such as we had not known for months. but when he came home the next week, alive, renowned, and appeared in church all battered up and bandaged, a shining hero, stared at and wondered over by everybody, it seemed to us that the partiality of providence for an undeserving reptile had reached a point where it was open to criticism. how does twain's use of understatement serve his purpose? be sure to use specific details from the text to support your answer.

Based on what he wrote in the inferno, which statement would dante most likely agree with? a. church leaders should be given leeway for their earthly actions since they are working for god. b. poets should be given a free pass to heaven since their words point others toward god. c. people, no matter their earthly status, should be judged by a fair god. d. churchgoers should be allowed into heaven just for attending church services. 2b2t

Match each mode of narration to the excerpt in which it is used.