Analyzing Story Structure and Point of View in A Package for Mrs. Jewls
In "A Package for Mrs. Jewls" by Louis Sachar, students explore the elements of humorous fiction through funny characters, dialogue, and unexpected plot resolutions. The story's structure, including setting, characters, conflict, and resolution, is analyzed using reading strategies like visualization and summarization. Additionally, the point of view in the story is discussed, where it is revealed that the narration is in the third person. This analysis helps readers understand the entertaining and engaging aspects of the narrative.
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Warm up : What happened at the end of A Package for Mrs. Jewels? Exit Slip: She was born into an influencial and strong family. A-Poor B-Interesting C-Powerful D-Forgetful
Genre Type of the story
A Package for Mrs. Jewls Humorous Fiction Humorous fiction is a story that is written to entertain. As you read, look for: funny or unusual characters and events dialogue that contains jokes or dual meanings an unexpected resolution to the story s conflict
Unit 1: Lesson 1 Reading Notes A Package for Mrs. Jewls By Louis Sachar
Reading Strategies Good Readers . Make predictions Ask questions Visualize Infer/Draw Conclusions Analyze-look for clues Summarize-retell
Unit 1: Lesson 1 Selection: A Package for Mrs. Jewels Target Skill: Story Structure Target Strategy: Summarize
Story Structure Story Structure-basic parts of the story s plot setting, characters, and plot as you read look for the main character s conflict (problem) and resolution (solution to the problem). Use a Story Map Graphic Organizer to organize main ideas of each part of the story that make up the story structure.
Summarize Summarize- to retell important parts of the story in your own words Conflict- the problem Resolution- the solution to a problem
Point of View refers to who is telling the story. third person- Narrator is telling the story third person limited-shares only one characters thoughts and feelings third person omniscient-shares thoughts and feelings of ALL of the characters
Point of View A Package for Mrs. Jewls is written in the third person limited point of view.
Irony Irony- occurs when something happens that is the opposite of what the readers expect. The ending of A Package for Mrs. Jewls is an example of irony.
Irony In A Package for Mrs. Jewls , the reader does not expect Mrs. Jewls to use the computer the way she does. The use of irony in the passage makes it surprising and humorous!
Vocabulary-Context Clues Context- words and sentences around the words and sentences around a word that give clues to the words meaning.
Disscussion Questions Point of View From what point of view is the story told? How does the point of view affect the descriptions of characters and events? What funny events lead Louis to Mrs. Jewls's classroom? Story Structure Why does Louis collapse to the floor? What story details explain the reason? Author s Craft: Irony How does the computer help the students learn more quickly? Is it what you expected when Mrs. Jewls said the computer would help them learn? Why or why not?
Continue your discussion of A Package for Mrs. Jewls by explaining your answers to these questions: Why is the school yard a mess at the beginning of the story? What do you learn about Louis s character from the way he responds to his conflict? What clues might have helped you predict the story s ending?
Quick RECAP Story Structure Conflict Resolution Point of View Irony Text Evidence
Chapter 2 Bud not Buddy Warm up : What happened at the end of chapter 2? Exit Slip Animals live in diverse and varied communities. A- different B- multiple C-alike D-hostile
Discussion Recap Characters Setting Open Discussion CW: Mind mapping Sequence Exercise
Bud thinks about how it's pointless to keep on fighting a fight when you know you are losing. Todd Amos, Bud's foster brother, starts beating up Bud pretty badly, so Bud curls up on the floor and protects his head. While Todd kicks Bud, Mrs. Amos walks into the room and Bud hides under the bed, so Todd kicks him under the bed. Todd falls to his knees pretending to catch his breath as if he were being attacked. Mrs. Amos is furious and scolds Bud for hitting Todd, who lies by saying that he had come in to remind Bud to pee in the toilet because he looks like he will wet the bed. It turns out that Mrs. Amos hates bed wetters. Bud tells us that he is a great liar and that Todd is, too. Maybe we're supposed to think that is cool? The third rule of Bud Caldwell's Rules and Things for Having a Funner Life and Making a Better Liar Out of Yourself is: if you have to tell a lie, make sure it is simple and easy to remember. Bud realizes that Mrs. Amos pretty much believes everything Todd says and thinks whatever Bud says is a lie.
So who beat up whom? It turns out that Todd woke Bud up by shoving a pencil up his nose. (Ouch.) Todd also told him that he got the pencil up Bud's nose higher than all the other foster kids'. This Todd is a real charmer. So Todd is the kind of kid who abuses all the poor kids that the Amoses take in. Kind of hard not to feel sorry for poor Bud. Well, after Todd goes and calls Bud "Buddy," Bud socks him across the cheek. This makes Todd smile. Odd? Todd walks over to Bud and takes off his robe slowly, then goes ahead and beats Bud up. Again. Mrs. Amos tells Bud that she will not let him stay with them any more and that he can't sleep in her house that night. She and Mr. Amos bring in his suitcase, and Bud notices they've gone through it. In a rant, Mrs. Amos tells Bud that she has been "stung by my own people before" (2.37) and says that she doesn't have time to waste on those who "don't want to be uplifted" (2.37). She's pretty much decided that Bud is a bad kid and bad news. Mrs. Amos tells Bud that he has to sleep out in the shed, but Bud stops listening closely because he is worried about his things in his suitcase.
After Bud reaches out for his case, Mrs. Amos says she's going to hang onto it so he won't steal anything. If that isn't bad enough, she threatens to whip him with a thick leather strap if he doesn't go apologize to Todd. Bud was going to apologize, anyway, because he didn't want to keep getting beaten up. Bud apologizes really well to each member of the family and begs Mrs. Amos not to send him back to the Home. He tells us that he actually does want to go back there, but you have to lie about what you really want to adults. The one hundred and eighteenth rule of Bud Caldwell's Rules and Things for Having a Funner Life and Making a Better Liar Out of Yourself is: give adults something they can take away from you, but not something you actually want As they walk out, Todd adds that Bud should beware of the vampire bat, spiders, and centipedes in the shed. Todd says that the last boys to stay with the family got really hurt. Walking out to the shed with the silent Mr. Amos, Bud spots a shotgun in the kitchen and his suitcase under the kitchen table. The shed is dark, dirty, and old. Bud sees a big, black spot on the dirt floor and thinks it's blood. Mr. Amos shuts and locks the door. The shed is totally dark and totally scary.
MIND MAP Characters we meet Most Important Events of the Chapter Description and useful Information about the Characters Chapter 2 Prediction of Coming Events Summary of the Chapter HW Read Chapter 3 HW- Worksheet
