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An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge: An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge By
Ambrose Bierce
Lesson by
Gana Harris
General Objective: General Objective http://owensville.k12.mo.us/r2curriculum/Communications/honengIII.htmhttp://owensville.k12.mo.us/r2curriculum/Communications/honengIII.htmhttp://owensville.k12.mo.us/r2curriculum/Communications/honengIII.htmhttp://owensville.k12.mo.us/r2curriculum
Concept Map: Concept Map
Ambrose Bierce: Ambrose Bierce Born in Ohio and raised on a farm in Indiana
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
Educated from his father’s library
Attended a military academy in Kentucky
Union army soldier
Rose from a private to a lieutenant and won may awards for bravery during the war
Seriously wounded in the war, but returned to battle a few months later
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge: An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
Vocabulary : Vocabulary Etiquette
Deference
Imperious
Dictum
Summarily
Effaced
Oscillation
Apprised
Malign
ineffable
Answer Questions “Review and Assess” “Thinking About the Selection” (1-7) Page 516: Answer Questions “Review and Assess” “Thinking About the Selection” (1-7) Page 516
Point of View: Point of View Objective Point of View Effect
Point of View: Point of View Limited Point of View Effect
Chronological Order: Chronological Order Which takes place first: Farquhar’s encounter with the Federal scout or his preoccupation with the ticking of his watch?
How much real time do you estimate elapses from the opening to the closing scene of the story?
How did the story’s ending change your initial perception of the sequence and duration of the events it describes?
Stream of Consciousness: Stream of Consciousness What details in the second paragraph of section III are revealed through the use of the stream of consciousness
What “sharp pain” sparks Farquhar’s thoughts?
In what ways does this passage mimic the natural, jumbled flow of thoughts?
Why is stream of consciousness technique particularly appropriate for this story?
Response Journal Entry: Response Journal Entry If your life were to pass before your eyes moments before your death, what would you see?
Scoring Guide: Scoring Guide Students will take an objective test consisting of multiple choice questions and several constructed response questions over the concepts in this lesson as well as the vocabulary work to demonstrate their understanding of the lesson.
Farquhar was a civilian in the war-not a soldier. Do you think he death was justified? Why or why not?
Lesson Summary: Lesson Summary
Careers: Careers Military
Reference: Reference Kinsella, Kate, Kevin Feldman, and
Colleen Shea Stump. Eds.
Literature: The American
Experience. Upper Saddle River:
Prentice Hall Inc., 2002.