Main Idea
Jamie worked hard to make his dream of becoming a teacher come true. He went to work early and studied at night. He was a good student and soon learned his new language. He finally became a teacher. He was so happy in his new country!
He worked hard to make his dream of becoming a teacher come true.
What is the difference between the relationship Ponyboy has with Soda vs the relationship Ponyboy has with Darry?
Ponyboy and Soda get along
Ponyboy and Darry fight a lot
A genre in nonfiction which is a story of one's own life.
What is autobiography.
The highest point of interest, the place where ideas are drawn together, an important turning point in a series of actions, or the most forceful event in a story.
What is climax.
Up and Away
Have you ever seen groups of birds flying in the fall? If you have, you’ve likely seen birds migrate. When birds fly to a far-off place, we say they are migrating. They are leaving home or “flying the coop”.
Why do they migrate? Birds do not just take a trip when they migrate. They fly south so that they can survive.
What could be another title for this passage?
A) Birds Flying, B)Looking for Food, C)Bird Migration
D)Balloons
C. Bird Migration
What is one of the conflicts in "The Outsiders"?
Bonus if you can name the type of conflict (m vs m, m vs soc, m vs self, m vs nature)
greasers vs socs (man vs man, man vs society)
Johnny and Ponyboy (man vs nature)
Johnny and Ponyboy vs Socs (man vs man)
a narrative device in which suggestions or warnings about events to come are dropped or planted
What is foreshadowing.
Concludes the action and ensures that all important plot lines have been tied.
What is resolution.
The formation or use of words that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to.
What is onomatopoeia.
The central point of a piece of writing.
What is main idea.
Why is "Nothing Gold can Stay" an important line in the book?
Line from a poem that Pony recites, reflects that good things will eventually change much like their situation
Books that are about real things, people, events, and places.
What is nonfiction.
Punctuation used in a narrative to indicate speech.
What is quotation marks.
Summarize the following passage:
On Thanksgiving, Kara loved to hear the pans bang and clang as her mom cooked in the kitchen. She loved to start a checkers championship with her dad and set up the cardboard Pilgrim she’d made in school. She loved it when her cousins, aunts, uncles, grandma, and great grandpa came for dinner. But most of all, she loved feeding biscuits to the birds.
Kara has special memories of Thanksgiving.
Describe Johnny's character traits (at least 2)
How do his character traits change when the church fire occurs?
scared/nervous/suspicious/quiet
brave/outgoing/
An essential trait of a story that helps the reader understand the subject in context to the time period and place.
What is setting?
Tells us when a character is talking and identifies which character is talking.
What is dialogue tag.
A fact, a statement, a quote, or event, that backs up a key idea.
What is a supporting detail?
What is the true difference between the Socs and the Greasers according to Cherry and Ponyboy? Be specific.
Socs don't feel anything, Greasers feel too much/feel too violently
Hints found within a sentence, paragraph, or passage that a reader can use to understand the meanings of new or unfamiliar words
What is context clue?
Giving an object or an animal human traits.
What is personification.