Question | Answer |
What are the five elements of plot? | rising action, exposition, climax, resolution, and falling action |
The problem of the story is introduced in this step: Which one is it? | rising action |
When is the setting of the story introduced? | exposition |
Which type of characterization is revealed through the dialogue of the character? | indirect characterization |
What part of the story does Lemon Brown reveal his treasure to Greg? | falling action |
What is the setting of the Bear Boy? | Long ago, in a Pueblo Village |
What happens in the rising action of the Bear Boy? | Kuo-Haya finds the cubs |
Who is the author of Rikki-Tikki Tavi? | Rudyard Kipling |
What is the exposition of he short story, Rikki-Tikki Tavi? | House is a bungalow, in India late 1800's |
What is the exposition of the story Ribbons? | Grandmother moving from Hong Kong |
What are some specific examples in the book, Ribbons, that give glimpses of the character and characteristics? | Talks about her feet, and not very affectionate |
When Grandmother arrives, why does Stacy think she can start ballet again? What does her father tell her? | She thinks that since her Grandmother is here she that she can start ballet again Her dad said soon very soon |
Why would history not allow sameness? Why would the community take the memory of history away from the citizens? | They don't want them to know about past things and they don't want them to feel pain |
What was the shocking about Jonas' father releasing the twin? | The shocking thing is that Jonas' father killed the baby and he lied to Jonas also he showed no emotion while releasing the baby |
What was Lemon Brown's treasure? | a harmonica and some newspapers |
What part of the story does Lemon Brown reveal his treasure to Greg? | falling action |
Who is the main character on "The Treasures of Lemon Brown"? | Greg |
Why does Lemon Brown give the treasure to his son? | he wants his son t feel proud of him |
What happened to Lemon Brown's son? | he was killed at war |
Why does Greg enter the building where Lemon Brown is staying? | he knows his father will lecture him when he gets home |
What conflict do Greg and Lemon Brown share? | they must face a group of thugs |
Lemon Brown tells Greg he was heart broken when | his son was killed at war |
In "The Bear Boy", why doesn't Kuo-Haya's father spend time with his son? | he is still sad over the death of his wife |
Vocabulary is the next slides: | look at next card |
What does torturous mean? | characterized by torture |
What does placidly mean? | calmly;peacefully |
What does stench mean? | strong, foul odor |
What does wry mean? | produced by a lopsidedness of the facial features; twisted |
What does billow mean? | swell out |
What does pervade mean? | spread or be present throughout |
What does ecstatic mean? | overwhelmed with joy;enraptured |
What does daub mean? | smear |
What does obsolete mean? | no longer in use old fashioned |
What does wisp mean? | fleeting trace |
What does assuage mean? | torment;agony |
What does ominous mean? | menacing;threatening |
What does carnage mean? | great slaughter;massacre |
What does luxuriating mean? | indulging in pleasure |
What does grotesquely mean? | in a distorted or bizarre manner |
What does skitter mean? | move rapidly over surface |