Transcript Crime and Punishment

Crime and Punishment
“The Bet” by Anton Chekhov
Big Idea: Journal Topic
 How much is a human life worth?
Words of Wisdom
 Ebb
 Horrific
 Rehabilitation
 Parole
 Mandatory
 Heinous
Words of Wisdom
 Ebb- a point of decline
 Horrific- causing horror or shock
 Rehabilitation- to bring (someone or something) back to a
normal, healthy condition after an illness, injury, drug
problem, etc
 Parole- permission given to a prisoner to leave prison before
the end of a sentence usually as a reward for behaving well
 Mandatory- required by a law or rule
 Heinous - very bad or evil
Cruel and Unusual Punish
 Is it inhumane to put someone in solitary confinement for a
designated period of time?
 Of the roughly 2,500 prisoners serving life without parole
for crimes they committed as juveniles, about 2,000 had
their sentences mandated by state law. Describe the recent
shift in how U.S. law treats juvenile offenders and examine
the factors that have led to this shift. Defend your position,
should sentences of life imprisonment without parole for
juveniles be banned altogether?
“The Bet” by Anton Chekhov
Words of Wisdom
 Humane: characterized by kindness, mercy, sympathy
 Frivolous: lack of seriousness or sense
 Colloquial: ordinary or familiar conversation rather than formal
 Zealous: enthusiastic effort to accomplish
Journal Topic
 Predict based on our previous discussions, what do you think
“The Bet” will be about?
Focal Elements of Text (2nd)
 Flashback
 Foreshadowing
 Plot
 Theme
 Allegory
Focal Elements of Text (3rd/4th)
 Plot
 Flashback
 Foreshadowing
 Irony
 Theme
EXIT (2nd)
 How is the central idea of the non-fiction text “Crime and
Punishment” related to theme of the fiction text “The Bet”?
EXIT (3rd/4th)
 How is the non-fiction text “Crime and Punishment” related
to the fiction text “The Bet”?
“The Bet” by Anton Chekhov
2nd- Bell Ringer: (Writing Section)
 How is the central idea of the non-fiction text “Crime and
Punishment” related to theme of the fiction text “The Bet”?
Literary Terms
 Allegory: story or visual image with a second distinct
meaning partially hidden behind its literal or visible meaning
(Animal Farm; The Crucible)
 Juxtapose (juxtaposition): to place side by side for
comparison or contrast
 Satire: a literary work holding up human vices and follies to
ridicule or scorn
3rd– Bell Ringer (Writing Section)
 How is the non-fiction text “Crime and Punishment” related
to the fiction text “The Bet”?
4th- Review Exit Question
 How is the non-fiction text “Crime and Punishment” related
to the fiction text “The Bet”?
Focal Elements of Text (2nd)
 Flashback
 Foreshadowing
 Plot
 Theme
 Allegory
 Symbolism
 Irony
Focal Elements of Text (3rd/4th)
 Plot
 Flashback
 Foreshadowing
 Symbolism
 Theme
Journal Topic
 Write a thorough and brief summary of “The Bet”. HINT!
Use your plot diagram if you need a refresher.