Vocabulary
What character from "Percy Jackson" PETRIFIES people? (Week 19)
Aunty Em (aka Medusa)
What is a THEME?
An important idea that the book wants to tell you about or discuss!
What is a "HOOK?" Why is it used?
What kind of mythological beast is Chiron?
a centaur!
Who is the BRAVEST hero in all of the books we've read?
Wonderful answer!
Percy Jackson struggles so much in school because he suffers from 2 learning disabilities (which we later learn are related to his half-blood background).
WHAT ARE THEY?
Attention Deficit Disorder
Dyslexia
"Blind Faith" is a theme in WHICH book? Give me 1 example it!
The Kite Rider... Haoyou is faced with having to have blind faith in his uncle, even though he seems like a terrible person.
Early in "The Kite Rider," Miao shows up wearing fancy clothes and an exquisitely-made whip. Later, we learn that he comes from an important, prestigious family. This is an example of...
a.) a metaphor
b.) personification
c.) foreshadowing
d.) a climax
c.) foreshadowing
Which character in the folk stories from Watership Down symbolizes DEATH?
The Black Rabbit of Inle
What does it take to be a HERO... use an example from one of our books!
Brilliant answer!
What character is ALOFT for many scenes in "The Kite Rider?" (Week 13)
Haoyou ("aloft" means up in the air)
Destiny/Fate are themes in several of our books... name 2 of them and explain how!
Some examples:
Kite Rider: Haoyou feels "fated" to make kites and the beginning, then to continue as a kite riderPercy Jackson: Percy Jackson's "fate" is told by the oracle, and his half-blood status has determined his destiny against his will.
What was the CLIMAX of "Watership Down?"
When Woundwort and the Efrafans attacked the warren, and Hazel saved them with the dogs.
The 3 old ladies cutting string are symbolic of some real figures in Greek Mythology... who are they and what do they do?
The Fates! They determine when someone will die...
Do you think Poseidon really cares about Percy? Explain why or why not!
Marvelous answer!
What AFFLICTION does Haoyou have at the end of the book? (Week 16)
He goes blind in one of his eyes!
"Leadership" is a theme throughout many of our books... give me 1 example from any of the books we read!
Fabulous answer!
a.) A climax
b.) A simile
c.) A metaphor
d.) Foreshadowing
c.) A metaphor
Poseidon was the God of 3 things... what were they?!
The Ocean, Earthquakes, and Horses!
Who is the most IMMORAL of the Greek Gods? Explain!
Spectacular answer!
Make a sentence with these 3 words (Week 23):
impenetrable, chatter, haste
Lovely sentence!
"Hierarchy" is a theme in "Watership Down." Give me 1 examples of a hierarchy from the book, and 1 from real life!
Marvelous answer!
EXAMPLE: "Poseidon's beard hairs wriggled like tiny majestic pink worms"
What (SPECIFICALLY) do Percy and his friends use to pay for things (such as passage to the underworld)?
golden drachmas
Tell me one MORAL/LESSON that we can learn from "Watership Down."
Terrific answer!