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A Retrieved Reformation 4-square Scaffolded Activities to Deepen Comprehension (NO CREDIT WILL BE EARNED IF QUESTIONS ARE NOT RESTATED and ANSWERS ARE NOT SUPPORTED WITH SPECIFIC DETAILS/EVIDENCE FROM THE TEXT) Box 1 Literary Analysis: Omniscient Point of View What would it be like to know what all your friends are thinking? The feeling would be similar to reading a story written in the third-person omniscient point of view. An omniscient, or all-knowing, narrator. tells the story using the pronouns he, she, it, and they is aware of what all the characters in the story are thinking and doing Date: Box 2 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Period:

What do the details in the painting on page 229 help you infer about this man? Writers sometimes use the omniscient point of view to make general comments about life. Reread lines 6-8. What does this comment mean? On the basis of Jimmys actions in paragraph 1, on page 231, what do you predict he will do? Reread lines 84-89. What information does the narrator share with you that the main character, Jimmy, doesnt know? What do you think will happen now, on page 232, paragraph 4, that Jimmy and the bank owners daughter have noticed each other? Reread lines 110-114. Why does Jimmy change his name and say hes going into the shoe business?

As you read A Retrieved Reformation, notice when you have more information than the characters do.

Box 3 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Who in the story knows that Ralph Spencer is also Jimmy Valentine? At the end of page 233, do you think Jimmy will ever crack another safe? Why or why not? What mood do the colors in the painting on page 234, suggest? Why do you know that Jimmy doesnt know at this point (the end of page 234)? Why does Mr. Spencer show a courteous, but not too intelligent interest in the new safe and vault? On the basis of every thing you know about Jimmy (page 236), what do you think he will do? What is Jimmy preparing to do on page 236? How does he expect it to affect his relationship with Annabel? Why does Ben Price let Jimmy go free? 7. 5. 1. 2. 3. 4.

Box 4 What successes does Jimmy achieve in Elmore? How does Ben Price react when Jimmy cracks the safe? How did Jimmy change over the course of the short story? Write an extended response to demonstrate your knowledge of Omniscient Point of View: Tell what the reader knows about Jimmy, and tell what Jimmy does not know that the reader knows. Irony is a contrast between what is expected and what actually happens. What is ironic about the turn of events in this story (remember, The Necklace to help you answer this question.) 6. At the end of the story, it is not clear how Annabel and her family will react to Jimmys safecracking tools and skills. How do you think they should react? Support your opinion with details from the story. A reformation is a change for the better. The word retrieve means, to rescue or regain something. Think about what the title refers to. Do you think it is a good title for this story? Why or why not?

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