Tuck Everlasting
Name all 3 people who visited Winnie (who was sleeping on the lumpy sofa) on the first night she slept over at the Tuck's house.
Angus, Mae, and Jesse.
What are Mae and Tuck looking for in Treegap in the epilogue?
To see if Winnie is still alive.
Define a story's theme.
A story's theme is a message or lesson on life that the author wants readers to learn from the story.
Last night, my mother asked me to feed the cat take out the trash and wash the dishes.
You need to separate the items in the series with a comma.
Last night, my mother asked me to feed the cat, take out the trash, and wash the dishes.
What is the introductory phrase in the sentence:
While Samantha was out in the field, she was swinging on the swing set and yelled, "This is boring!"
While Samantha was out in the field,
What does Winnie do with the gift Jesse gave her?
Pours it over a toad.
After reading the book, readers can infer that the 2 animals that can live forever are ___ and ____.
The horse and the toad.
Give 2 examples of possible themes in a story.
-Be yourself
-Treat people the way you want to be treated
-Stop and think before you speak
-Hard work and patience pays off at the end
-Honesty is the best policy
-Money doesn’t buy happiness
Etc.....
Where in this sentence should you place a comma?
"If I could give a title for chapter twenty three it would be The Calm Before the Storm because Winnie had to wait for a long time before she had to go rescue Mae."
If I could give a title for chapter twenty three, it would be The Calm Before the Storm because Winnie had to wait for a long time before she had to go rescue Mae.
What is it that convinces Winnie that the Tucks are right about wanting to keep the spring a secret?
a. Overpopulation of people
b. Overpopulation of mosquitos
c. Deaths everywhere
d. Pollution and danger
b. Overpopulation of mosquitos
Name one strategy that Winnie used to convince the constable that she is Mae in the jail cell.
She used a blanket to cover herself and face away from the constable.
She hunched over to look "larger".
She stayed quiet.
Out on the rowboat, Angus shares with Winnie about what it is like to be immortal. To what did he compare life to?
A wheel
Which quote from Tuck Everlasting best states the theme?
a. "Don't be afraid of death; be afraid of an unlived life. You don't have to live forever, you just have to live."
b. "And suddenly, she longed for a thunderstorm."
c. "I'm one hundred and four years old," he told her solemnly.
d. "If a person owns a piece of land, does he own it all the way down...?"
a. "Don't be afraid of death; be afraid of an unlived life. You don't have to live forever, you just have to live."
True or False: Commas only indicate that there is an introductory word/phrase in a sentence.
False.
There are multiple purposes for a commas. For instance, it can be used to list a series of things, to separate independent clauses, to indicate direct addresses, to set off direct quotations, etc...
Which of the following sentences does NOT contain an introductory phrase?
a. When I was running in gym, I fell and cut my knee.
b. First of all, I need to buy milk for our 12 children.
c. The girl flew from Aspen, Colorado last night.
d. If you need to give a baby a pair of scissors, make sure they are safety scissors.
c. The girl flew from Aspen, Colorado last night.
What important role did the weather play during Mae's escape?
The sound of the thunder & lightning masked the noise of Miles pulling the barred window frame.
Why does Tuck have mixed emotions when he finds Winnie's grave?
He was sad because he would never see her again and at the same time, he was proud she did not drink the water.
What is a possible theme to the story, The Frog Prince Continued?
Love what you have.
Fill in the blanks:
Use _______ (punctuation) to separate ___(#) or more words in a series.
commas, 3
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What is ironic about Mae's comment concerning the frog in the middle of the road in the epilogue?
The toad had received the water from Winnie.
Although Winnie embarrassed her family, how did helping the Tucks actually help Winnie to make more friends?
People were impressed by what Winnie had done for the Tucks. She was a figure of "romance" to them now, where before she had been too neat, too prissy, and too clean to be a friend.
What is one question that readers can ask themselves when figuring out themes in stories?
What did the characters learn?
How did the character grow or change?
What idea stays with you?
How many commas are needed below?
One day my mom wanted to shop for eggs bacon and bread. Even though we had eggs at home she wanted to get more just incase we run out of them soon.
4 commas.
One day, my mom wanted to shop for eggs, bacon, and bread. Even though we had eggs at home, she wanted to get more just incase we run out of them soon.
Provide at least 3 subordinating conjunctions you can use to START an introductory phrase.
Although, After, As, Before, Because, Even if, Even though, If, In order to, Not only, Once, Rather than, Since, Though, Unless, Until, When, Whereas, While