Part II: Plot Analysis As you read the scenes in this lesson, select three important events in the play and complete the chart below. Choose a minimum of three events. Event: In your own words, explain what happens in this part of the play. Your answer should be 2-3 sentences. Text Support: Identify the Act and Scene in which this event takes place and include a direct quote from this scene that captures the mood. Reflection: In your own words, explain why each event is important. Your response should be 2-3 sentences. Event 1: Event 2: Event 3:

Read the quotation from "an occurrence at owl creek bridge." and now he became conscious of a new disturbance. striking through the thought of his dear ones was a sound which he could neither ignore nor understand, a sharp, distinct, metallic percussion like the stroke of a blacksmith’s hammer upon the anvil; it had the same ringing quality. he wondered what it was, and whether immeasurably distant or near by—it seemed both. its recurrence was regular, but as slow as the tolling of a death knell. he awaited each stroke with impatience and—he knew not why—apprehension. the intervals of silence grew progressively longer, the delays became maddening. with their greater infrequency the sounds increased in strength and sharpness. they hurt his ear like the thrust of a knife; he feared he would shriek. what he heard was the ticking of his watch. which best describes the effect of the narration in the excerpt? it suggests that the man being executed feels tranquil and at peace. it suggests that the narrator is sympathetic to the man being executed. it suggests that the plot will become less tense as the story continues. it suggests that the story will become more intense and mysterious.