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Stolen Day

• By Sherwood Anderson

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New Vocabulary

• inflammatory- adj. characterized by pain and
  swelling
• solemn- adj. serious somber
• rheumatism- n. painful condition of the joints
  and muscles

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New Vocabulary

• pitch- v. to plunge headlong to throw
• whopper- n. something exceptionally big or
  remarkable
• grand- adj. impressive in size, appearance, or
  general effect

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Literary Elements- Point of View

• Point of View- the vantage point from which a
  story is told.
• First-person- narrator is a character who
  participates in action of story (through
  characters eyes), I/me

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Literary Elements- Point of View

• Third-person- narrator is not a character who
  participates in action of story (outside
  observer), he/she/they, etc.
• Limited- narrators knowledge is limited to what
  one of the characters knows
• Omniscient- narrator knows more than any one
  single character can know

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Literary Elements- Theme

• Theme- central message or insight into life
• implied or stated directly
• or can be determined by what character learns
  from his/her experiences
• Think about these questions as you read
• What are the narrators thoughts and feelings
  about his experiences?
• What lesson does he learn about a stolen day?

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Reading Strategy- Authors Purpose

• Fiction writers write for a variety of purposes
• To entertain
• To teach
• To call to action
• To reflect on experiences
• As you read, think about authors purpose to help
  you better understand the story

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You Need To Know

1. Who wrote Stolen Day?
2. What stole the narrators day?
3. When did the narrator first experience the
   symptoms of his "disease"?
4. What was the first indication that the narrator
   is creating his symptoms?
5. Whats the relationship between the narrator and
   his mother?
6. Why does the narrator have a death fantasy?
7. What makes his worst fear come true at the end of
   the story?
8. Did the narrator have the disease or not?
9. Why is the story called, "Stolen Day?"

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Review and Assess

• Thinking About the Selection
• Respond What do you think the mother will say to
  her son after the end of the story? Explain your
  answer.
• (a) Recall What does the narrator criticize
  about his mother? (b) Connect How does he take
  advantage of her situation at home? (c)
  Generalize Describe the narrator's household.
• Recall How does the narrator's father learn that
  he left school that day?
• Recall What makes the boy feel like a hero? (b)
  Analyze What happens to the boy when his family
  laughs at him? (c) Speculate What might the boy
  eventually learn from this experience?

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Literary Analysis

• Point of View
• Describe how the story would be different if it
  was told from the mother's point of view?
• How would the narrator's personal feelings be
  revealed if the story was told from third-person
  omniscient point of view? In your opinion, which
  would be more effective?

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Connecting Literary Elements

1. What is the theme of the story? How can you
   relate this to experiences that you have had?

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Reading Strategy

• Understanding Author's Purpose
• Find two hints that show the author meant to
  reveal how children think and reason.
• What evidence indicates that the author wants to
  entertain his audience?

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Test What You Know!

• Jot down the answers to these questions
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