Rip Van Winkle (Part 1/4) Grade 11 Lesson 12:

Pre-Reading:1.Talk about someone who is easy-going or happy-go-lucky. What are his characteristics? What do you think of this characteristic? 2. Generally speaking, who has more power in a household? The mother or the father? 3. What makes you stressed? What do you do to relax? Please click the following links to watch the video lectures. There are two.Part 1Part 21. Which best describes the setting of the story? It happened in an old Dutch town at the foot of a mountain. It happened in an old town found in the mountain. It happened in the big city near Kaatskill Mountain. It happened in the great Appalachian mountain range. 2. What tool was compared to the Kaatskill mountains? What does it tell? a hammer. It prompts everyone to work hard. a pair of scissors. It cuts unnecessary ideas in people's minds. a barometer. It gives information on the weather. an oven. It makes the place warm and comfortable. 3. Who were the first settlers of this area? Where were they from? Germans from Germany Dutch from Holland Austrians from Austria French from Normandy 4. Describe Rip Van Winkle. He is a simple man who is kind to his neighbors. He is dominated by his wife. He is strong and disciplined just like his great ancestor, Peter Stuyvesant. He serves his neighbors like his own family. His wife is very gentle with him. He always nags at his wife. He talks non-stop. 5. Which word best describes the character of Rip’s wife? tolerable disciplined termagant malleable 6. What qualities did Rip possess which made him a favorite of the townspeople? He teaches the children about farming and helping their parents. He also helps the villagers with their money problems. He helps the villagers by carrying water to their homes. He makes sure that his neighbors are comfortable. He likes to tell jokes everywhere. The women laugh aloud when he is around. He helps the women of the village with their housework, advises on their marriage problems, plays with the kids, and pets the dogs. 7. What is Rip’s character weakness? He takes care of others, but now his own family. He doesn't like to work at all. He is totally lazy. He loves to go to the woods with his dog. 8. What has happened to his farm? Rip did not take care of it. Only a patch of corn and potatoes remained. Rip took care of it well. Now, they can harvest potatoes and corn. Rip only took care of a small portion for carrots and tomatoes. Rip didn't have a farm. He was only using his neighbor's. 9. What can inferred about Rip’s son? Rip's son is going to be a very productive man. Rip's son will use his father's clothes when he grow up. Rip's son is totally like his father. Rip's son is very much like his mother. 10. How does Rip react to his wife’s nagging? He answers back by shouting at her. He just remains quiet. He immediately goes to his room. He copies her actions. 11. Describe Rip’s dog. How does Dame Van Winkle treat him? Wolf is a very loyal dog to everyone in the family. dame Van Winkle adores him. Wolf is very similar to Rip Van Winkle. It is often idle, so Dame Van Winkle hates it. Wolf is a very happy dog. It wags its tail whenever Dame Van Winkle arrives. Dame loves it. Wolf is afraid to go out in the woods. It just loves to stay at home. dame Van Winkle hardly thinks of it. Post-Reading:Rip Van Winkle is an example of a short story. Recall a short story that you have read in the past. (It could be from your literature classes in the past.) Summarize the story and explain why you chose it. Please make sure that your essay is around 200 words.