The Voyage of the James Caird and the Endurance
What boat is depicted in the photographs?
What is the Endurance?
This is the animal Pi shares his lifeboat with.
What is a tiger/ Richard Parker?
An inference is a conclusion you make using these two things.
What are evidence and reasoning?
When an author reveals a character through what the character does, this is characterization through ______.
What are actions?
The crew faced extremely difficult conditions during the voyage. Name ONE challenge they had to endure.
What are extreme cold, rough seas, wet clothing, dangerous waves, exhaustion, or physical/mental strain?
Give one example of something that changes about Pi after being stranded at sea.
What is his willingness to kill animals for food / his approach to survival?
If Pi says something that reveals his fear without directly saying "I am afraid," you are making this.
What is an inference?
A character's internal reactions can reveal this about them.
What are their feelings/emotions?
Who was the "leader" of the James Caird?
Which is stronger: "Pi is scared" or "Pi is scared because he says/does ______"?
The second one, because it includes evidence/reasoning.
A strong inference should always be supported by this.
What is textual evidence?
This is the term for a character who undergoes an important change in beliefs, values, personality, or behavior.
What is a dynamic character?
If people are photographed standing next to a boat, what could their size help a viewer understand?
The relative size of the boat.
If you make a claim about Pi's character, what should you include to support it?
What is evidence from the text?
If a character continues working despite extreme circumstances, what might you infer about that character?
They may be determined, resilient, persistent, etc.
A character's actions, thoughts, feelings, and words are all examples of this larger literary concept.
What is characterization?
Shackleton does this when he thinks a crew member is not doing well.
What is orders hot drinks to be given to all crew members?
Pi's changing response to killing animals demonstrates this larger idea about survival.
What is survival can force people to make choices that conflict with their previous beliefs or values?
Why isn't an inference simply a guess?
Because an inference is based on evidence from the text and logical reasoning.
These are the two types of characterization we learned this week.
What are static and dynamic characters?