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Araby Tea Party “Araby” - James Joyce, 1914 Topic

The genre or style of the short story.

Reactions/Observations/Inferences

- This appears to be a mystery. - A mysterious tone. - There is likely to be some kind of -

romance. A quiet street

Quotation(s) #_11, 5, 7, ____

The age of the narrator.

- A young teen - He plays, his heart leaps. Quotation(s) #__3, 5___

The environment the narrator lives in.

- The narrator appears to live in a -

quiet street. He is not by himself. Dark and muddy. A place that rains a lot. A quiet street. Coming off a place of a dead man. I feel a bit uneasy.

Quotation(s) #__8, 11, 9, 7, 1___

The emotions the narrator is experiencing.

- Lovestruck - The narrator is lonely.

Quotation(s) #__5, 8, 9 ___

What the narrator is doing.

- The narrator appears to be spying on something or someone.

- He is spying on a girl… - He plays with his friends on the street.

Quotation(s) #__10, 4, 8___

Miscellaneous

- The title is mysterious to me. Quotation(s) #__6, ___

- The dark setting suggests something bad is going to happen in this story. Quotation(s) #__1, 7, 9___

- Coldness, mysteriousness, -

detachment. The dead priest is direct and I feel uneasy again. Mixed with some kind of romance or romantic feelings, creating dissonance with the mystery.

Quotation(s) #__2, 1, 8, 3___

Questions I have: (remember to note relevant quotations)

What is an Araby?

6

Where is an Araby? Is the narrator a pervert?

6 5, 10

The dead priest…at what point does he die and how important is he [to the story]? 1 Who is the girl? 4, 5 How old is she?

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Activity

Tea Party was met with constant, Tea Party participation was met active participation. with sporadic, little, or no effort.

Handout

Guest has written an acceptable to substantial amount of reactions, observations, inferences, and relevant questions.

Guest has written little to no reactions, observations, inferences, and/or relevant questions.

Quotations are provided to support writer’s claims.

Quotations have largely been dismissed.

The responses feel personal and well-reflected.

The responses, if any, do not feel genuine/well-reflected.