This is the lesson to accompany the story "A Day's Wait" by Ernest Hemingway and may include extra excerpts from songs and poems as comprehension questions and language development. The actual story in not included here; this lesson is for after reading the story. Created by Coleman’s Classroom.

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A Day’s Wait

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Ernest Hemingway
b. 1899 b. 1961
“Every man's life ends the same way.
It is only the details of how he lived
and how he died that distinguish
one man from another.”

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Literary Terms: POV
The voice in which a piece of
writing is told
–First Person “I”
–Third Person “he” “she” “they”

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Literary Terms: Rhyme
Words or phrases that end with
the same sound.
–The cat in the hat sat on a
mat with a bat.

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Literary Terms: Alliteration
Words that begin with the same
sound.
–Careful Catherine cares for
her cat.

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Literary Terms: Repetition
Repeating words or phrases for
emphasis.

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Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening
Robert Frost

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Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening
Robert Frost
Whose woods these are I think I know.
His house is in the village though;
He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow.
My little horse must think it queer
To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake
The darkest evening of the year.
He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake.
The only other sound's the sweep
Of easy wind and downy flake.
The woods are lovely, dark and deep.
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.

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Literary Terms: Theme
A main subject discussed or
described in writing

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What are the story themes?
• Death
– Winter
– Hunting
– Influenza /
Pneumonia
– Pirates
• Relationships
– Father / Son
– Land / Nature
– Doctor /
Patient
– Friends

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Other Themes?

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Review Idioms
• Get a headache
• Make a note
• Take it easy

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Who?
• Schatz
• Dad
• Doctor
• Friends

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When / Where?
• 1900 – 1950
• Country

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What / Why?
• Schatz thinks he is going to die.
• He misunderstood information
from friends.

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• In what season does the story take
place?
• Is the season important to the
storyline? Why or why not?
• What general beliefs are held
about seasons? Do these beliefs
have a point in the story?
Plot Comprehension Questions

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• How does the father know his son is
sick?
• Why doesn’t the boy pay attention
to the book his father is reading to
him?
• Where does the father go while his
son is resting in bed? Why is this
significant to the story?
Plot Comprehension Questions

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• What is the boy waiting for?
• How much time passes from the
beginning of the story until the
end?
• Why does the boy cry easily the
next day?
Plot Comprehension Questions

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• Describe the relationship between
the boy and his father. Are they
close? How do they communicate?
• Is there a mother? Where is she?
Why does this matter to the story?
Plot Comprehension Questions

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• Why doesn’t Schatz tell his father
that he is afraid. How does the
father sense Schatz's fear?
• How does Hemingway portray the
boy and the father?
Plot Comprehension Questions

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