Setting the Stage: "Contents of the Dead Man's Pockets"

List 5 objects you own that are irreplaceable.


Choose one and write a half-page on why the object holds such special value to you.


*objects must not be living things (i.e., pets, family members, etc).  Also, work to think about things you truly couldn't replace.  For example, you might be bummed out if your phone broke, but you could replace it.

"Contents of the Dead Man's Pockets" by Jack Finney

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"Contents of the Dead Man's Pocket" Vocabulary Terms

Remember you are responsible for spelling, definition, and part of speech

projection - noun - something that sticks out from a flat surface
revel - verb - enjoy oneself in a lively and noisy manner
imperceptible - adj. - impossible to see or notice
flimsy - adj. - easily damaged, torn, soft
interminable - adj. - seeming to have no end
irrelevant - adj. - not important or relating to what is being discussed
incomprehensible - adj. - not able to be understood
tenement - noun - a room or set of rooms forming a separate residence
discard - verb - to get rid of as no longer useful or desirable
confirmation - noun - proof that shows something is true or correct

Short Story Unit Literature Terms

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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by Grace



I Am the Messenger by Ashten



Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ellie


Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Klo


The Hate U Give by Meah




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The Nominees Are...

Endangered by Zoe



Legend by Austin

 

Legend by Aaron



Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Derek



The Memory of Light by Gage



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...and the Nominees are:

The 11th Plague by Tatum




The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by Uriel




The Zodiac Legacy by Eli




A Thousand Never Evers by Jade




The Hidden Oracle by Itzary

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The Red Queen by Abbey



Shifting by Alysha



The Darkest Path by Dawson



The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian by Olivia



Deadline by Kyra



I Am Number 4 by Isaac