1. The Listeners
Lit. Unit 4 Lesson 3

2. Objectives
--to read and understand the story of
“The Listeners”
--to examine plot and mood

7. Let’s Read
• Pages 69-70

8. Poem Plot
Climax
Falling Action
Conflict and Rising Action
Exposition
Resolution

14. The Mood
• Why do you think the Traveler keeps his
promise?
• Put yourself in the Traveler's shoes. How would
you feel at the house?
• Do you think the Traveler was scared?
• What do the Traveler's actions tell us about him?

15. Exit Ticket and Next Steps
• Please also mark off the lessons as
complete on the OLS for:
Literature Unit 4, Lesson 1, 2, and 3
• Remember to do a GUM or Vocab. lesson
every day.
• Are you reading a novel for Unit 3
Literature? You should be! (Or should
have already.)