avuncular • \uh-VUNK-yuh-ler\ • adjective

1 : of or relating to an uncle

*2 : suggestive of an uncle especially Garlic Lovers Day

in kindliness or geniality

Sixty-three percent of U.S. households own at least one

pet.

Please Take out your WAR BOOKS and Clear off your
DESK!!!
IT’s TIME FOR A PRACTICE TEST!!!
 Dailies Test on Wednesday
(Review these terms!!!): AGENDA
 Lit. Elements and Devices: Be able to
define, identify, and write your own
examples of Practice Test
 Dialogue
 Metaphor (implicit and explicit) VOCABULARY 4-
 Symbol SQUARE
 Vocabulary: Be able to spell, define, and
use in sentences VOCABULARY
 Ideal POSTER
 Tremendous
 Shackles Phrase Clause
 Disquieting Practice Sheets
 Inevitably
 Grammar: Be able to define/explain
 Phrase
 Clause (independent and dependent)
 Sentence
 Subject
 Verb
In the second half of your WAR
BOOK: Character
Motivation
Quick Write (2min.) about a time
Before we
you told someone a lie/or story, discuss The Open
just for the fun of it. Window – Free
write in your
WAR BOOK about
Or a time you were pretending to be the character of
nice, but were really being rude. the niece.

In your analysis,

Why did you do it?

Niece’s Actions Motivation
 Asks if he knows the  Why does she ask?
aunt Evidence?
 Is really nice to  Why does she act so
Framton on the nice?
outside
 Tells a story about  Why does she lie to
the aunt’s husband him?
 Tells a story about  Why does she tell this
Framton Nuttel and other story?
a dog.
Understanding how the Niece is
revealed to us through Motivation
Characterization helps us
understand her motivation better.
By understanding why she does or
believes certain things, we can
examine the purpose of the story.
Saki is commenting on:
 How easily people are able to
fabricate lies.
 How often people act nice, but are
really being rude or mean.
 How often strangers, or
newcomers are treated as odd or
not accepted at all.
Finish