Figurative Language
"Mrs. Smiley's expression drooped as we were forced back"
What is personification?
Dan, Ryan, Stacey and Arthur are examples of what story elements from Night of the Twisters.
Who are characters?
The account of June 3rd, is told by who?
Dan Hatch
What is a red letter day?
When something super fantastic happens that is completely unexpected.
What happens after Dan, Arthur and Ryan survive the tornado that destroyed Dan's house.
Stacey finds them and helps them get out of the basement.
"A second late, I was in my mother's arms crying like a baby"
What is a simile?
June 3, 1980 Grand Island Nebraska.
What is the setting?
"We were one content little family. As far as I am concerned we could have gone on that way forever - without Ryan"
Who's point of view is this, and how does it change throughout the book?
Dan Hatch
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What is Dan's Black Letter Day and what happened on that day?
June 3rd, 1980; a freak storm happened where 7 twisters touched down and destroyed Gran Island NE.
Order the events:
Dan grabs Ryan and heads to the basement. Mrs. Hatch leaves to check on Mrs. Smiley. Dan and Arthur hear sucking sounds coming from the kitchen.
Mrs. Hatch leaves to check on Mrs. Smiley. Dan and Arthur hear sucking sounds coming from the kitchen. Dan grabs Ryan and heads to the basement.
"Now and then a finger of wind reached into our hiding place"
What is personification?
Blonde, thin, athletic, does not like his little brother.
Who is Dan Hatch.
Whose point of view is this?
"They won't go to the basement! I have to go home!"
Arthur Darlington
Why do you think Ivy Ruckman decided to detail all the ways neighbors and family helped each other in the chapter titled "As Remembered One Year Later".
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What would be considered the "climax" of the book?
When the tornado hits Dan's house and Dan, Arthur and Ryan hide in the basement.
"I know for a fact that dad would rather have been working on his 'Vette that fixing that bucket of bolts Grandpa calls a tractor"
What is a metaphor?
Night of the Twisters is a fictional book, based on real events.
What is Realistic Fiction
What did Mrs. Smiley share with everyone after the storm?
What does this prove about the people in Grand Island?
Her canned goods.
It proves that everyone wanted to help each other after the storm.
Why does Dan feel it is important to go "home" after he cannot find his mother and Ryan and K-Mart?
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What happened before Dan, Arthur and Stacey go to look for Mrs. Smiley?
They find Dan's mom and give Ryan to her.
"The sun does not rise and fall on you!"
What is a hyperbole?
Three teenagers are separated from their families during a freak tornado storm. They must find their loved ones, and avoid any more disasters along the way. This is the story's...
Plot
Does Dan's point of view change throughout the book? Does it affect the way the story is told? Why or why not?
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What is the essential or overall theme of the book Night of The Twisters?
Tragedies help us to appreciate our families.
List 4 main events in order, that summarize the main events of the book Night of the Twisters.
Answers will vary (looking to make sure they hit the plot, and that events are in order)