Week 1
Make sure to get the book and start reading chapter 1 so you are prepared to discuss when we meet next week. We won't be in school on Wednesday, so be prepared on Thursday. Remember, the vocab is due next Wed. but the Spelling test is still this Fri.
Chapter 1 Vocab/Spelling
expounding, recondite, incandescent, paradox, fecundity, controvert, infirmity, intermittently, accession
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Chapter 1 Comprehension Questions
How believable does the Time Traveller's explanation of time as a 4th dimension sound? Why do you believe Wells chose to give most of his characters jobs to identify them instead of names? What is the effect of not naming the characters? What does the Time Traveller do to convince his guests that his demonstration is no trick? How does Wells hook the reader into turning to the next chapter?
Chapter 2 Spelling Vocab
ingenuity, lucid, skepticism, deportment, plausibility, speculation, jocular, ingenious, articulation,
exclamatory
exclamatory
Chapter 2 Comprehension Questions
How does Wells characterize the Time Traveller to make his audience doubt him? Why does
Wells wait so long to have the Time Traveller tell his story after he staggers into the room?
How does Wells create a sense of suspense?
Wells wait so long to have the Time Traveller tell his story after he staggers into the room?
How does Wells create a sense of suspense?
Chapter 3 Spelling/Vocab
imminent, scaffolding, palpitation, luminous, fluctuating, poignant, exhilaration, rudimentary, attenuated
Chapter 3 Comprehension Questions
How does the Time Traveller describe the sensations of time travel? What new fear occurs to him while he is traveling? What are the Time Traveller's first impressions of the future? How would you respond if you were him? What character traits have you noticed about the Time Traveller? What kind of person is he?
Chapter 4 Spelling/Vocab
futurity, exquisite, singularly, vivid, melodious, sphinx, edifice, portal, variegated, dingy
Chapter 4 Comprehension Questions
How do the people the Time Traveler meets respond to him? What conclusions can you make about these people because they show no fear? What is different about the people from what he expected to find in the future? What does the general age and poor state of the buildings indicate about the civilization? What do you think of the Time Traveller's statements about the role of men and women in a family? What possible bad consequences can you think of that would result from what looks like good technology (eliminating disease, lengthening the life span, eliminating poverty, etc.)? Would you like to live in this future?