Instead of using "Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" questions, try using a choice board that gives students different options for mini-projects to complete after reading.
The projects can be completed individually, in pairs, or in groups, and make great extra credit assignments!
The options:
1. Pretend you are creating a movie based on the story. Make a list of the sensory details you would want to include. Be sure to include at least 5 different sounds and 5 different visuals.
For each, give a 2-3-sentence, detailed explanation of the sight/sound, the reason you want to include it, and what effect you are hoping to create in the audience.
2. In a current newspaper, find an article that relates to an issue/ idea in the story. Write one paragraph summarizing the article and two paragraphs explaining how the article relates to “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge”.
3. Create a character map of Peyton Farquhar. Include at least 6 words/phrases that describe him and at least one piece of text evidence for each word/ phrase.
4. Do some research on the author.
Create a graphic organizer showing how the author’s life (and historical context of the story) influenced the story.
Explore at least four points.
5. Create a plot line of the story. Be sure to include the conflict in the rising action, the climax, and the resolution. Also, write a theme statement of what the author is saying about the world/ life/ people.
6. 1. Underline or write down five sentences from the story that help to create the tone.
2. Choose at least 2 tone words that describe the story.
3. Create a collage of at least 10 pictures, colors, words, and/ or phrases that illustrates the tone of the story.
Remember, tone is the author’s attitude about the topic. How does the author seem to feel about the resolution to the conflict?
Each of these options should take 20-40 minutes to complete, although you should assess for your own students.
Also, some of the options will require newspapers, magazines, and/or internet access to complete.
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