fiction based on imagined future scientific or technological advances and major social or environmental changes, frequently portraying space or time travel and life on other planets.
100
What is type of creature the crew is fighting?
Giant Squids
100
What do you think the author thinks about life at sea?
it's exciting, dangerous, brutal, adventurous
100
What would be considered bad conduct in a classroom?
Swearing, shouting, fighting, etc.
100
What is the name of the main character in The Outsiders?
Ponyboy
200
What is the name of the author?
Jules Verne
200
What is the name of the captain of the ship?
Nemo
200
How has the sea impacted the captain?
Although he is still strong, he is tired and seems sad.
200
What was the outcome of the Pats game last Saturday?
They won.
200
What type of figurative language is: light as a feather
Simile
300
What country is the author from? (The character who died and the narrator are also from this country.
France
300
What is the name of the submarine?
Nautilus
300
What is the captain's strategy for fighting the giant squids?
Close quarters, on top of ship.
300
Name two short stories we've read
Tell Tale Heart, Cegua, Harrison Bergeron, The Killers, Two Brothers, etc.
400
Name two technological advances the author predicted that had not come yet:
Submarines, electric motors, scuba diving, space travel
400
Who kills the giant squid?
Ned Land the harpooner
400
Why is the name Ned Land ironic?
He lives a life at sea. Also he is a harpooner.
400
Puts these numbers in the correct sequence: 9,8,4,3
3,4,8,9
400
What type of story was The Cegua (story we wrote last week and wrote similar type of story)
Horror, Local Monster story
500
What century did the author live during?
19th
500
What is the nickname the captain gives the narrator?
Mr Naturalist
500
How might the narrator have a different perspective when it comes to the giant squids than a captain or a harpooner
He is a biologist
500
What type of figurative language is this: Peter Piper picked a pack of peppers