The document discusses the short story 'The Midnight Visitor' by Robert Arthur, focusing on the character Ausable, a secret agent who uses his intelligence and presence of mind to outwit an enemy, Max. The narrative highlights themes of deception and the idea that wisdom and quick thinking can be more powerful than physical strength or weapons. The story ultimately conveys the moral that wise thinkers prevail and that appearances can be misleading.

1. INSTRUCTIONAL
DESIGN AND
PRESENTATION
SKILLS

2. - Robert
Arthur
SUBMITTED BY,
PONKARTHIKA
S 21UED075
II B Ed SPECIAL
ENGLISH AND ENGLISH
The Midnight Visitor

3. ● Robert Arthur
● Speculative fiction
● The Mysterious
traveler
● Edgar award

4. Warm-up Questions
● Have you ever seen
any movies of
secret agent?
● What is your
impression of a
secret agent?

5. Possible words to describe secret
agents:
● Intelligent
● Handsome
● Attractive
● Fit
● Tall
● Holding
weapons

6. Characters
Ausable Secret agent
(Fat, Sloppy man)
Fowler A young writer
Max The spy
Henry Waiter

7. Theme
Presence of mind

8. Summary

9. ● About a secret agent - overcomes a
deadly spy - presence of mind and
intelligence
● A young writer - wanted to meet
Ausable - personal queries
● Both entered the room - saw Max -
holding a gun

11. ● Ausable understood - Max came
there for getting the important
report
● Ausable asked Max whether he
had come through the balcony
● Max replied - entered the room -
passkey

13. ● Since there was no balcony, he
fell down to the ground
screamingly
● Thus Ausable outwitted Max by
his intelligence and presence of
mind

14. Now let's look
at Ausable:
How much
does he differ
from other
secret agents?

15. ● Wisdom, presence of mind and
quick wit
● Not physically strong but can
defeat the enemies
● No weapon - his intelligence -
more powerful than any
magical weapon

16. Moral
● Wise thinkers
prevail everywhere
● Appearance can be
deceptive

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