Marcus Makes A Movie
The author of Marcus Makes a Movie
Who is Kevin Hart?
The large category of genres that tell imaginative (made-up) stories
What is fiction?
The people who play roles in a story
What are characters?
The name of the main character.
Who is Claudette Colvin?
Leader of the US Civil Rights Movement; writer of the "I Have A Dream" speech
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
You do this before you begin writing.
What is brainstorm?
This is where Marcus wants to film the climax of his movie.
What is the hospital?
A genre of fiction associated with love and relationships.
What is romance?
Where a story takes place
What is the setting?
The state where Claudette was born.
What is Alabama?
The woman who (most famously) refused to give up her seat on a segregated city bus.
Who is Rosa Parks?
What is a hook?
Who is J.R.?
A genre of fiction associated with fear
What is horror?
The events that happen in a story
What is a plot?
Claudette's age when she refused to give up her seat on the city bus.
The Major League Baseball player who broke the "color barrier."
Who is Jackie Robinson?
The first version of your writing
What is a rough draft?
This is the name of Marcus' movie
What is Toothpick Fights the Doom?
A genre of fiction associated with magic.
What is fantasy?
The three parts of any fiction story
What is beginning, middle and end?
The city where the bus boycott began.
Where is Montgomery?
The famous opponent of Apartheid in South Africa, and the country's first black President.
Who is Nelson Mandela?
The last paragraph of an essay.
What is a conclusion?
This is Marcus' last name
What is Jenkins?
A genre of fiction associated with aliens, robots, and dystopian futures.
What is science fiction?
The meaning/moral of a story
What is a theme?
The year when Claudette refused to give up her seat on the city bus.
What is 1955?
The leader of the farm worker's strike and Chicano Movement
Who is Cesar Chavez?
You do these two things in order to improve your writing.
What is editing and revision?
This is the name of the after-school program that Marcus attends
What is Afternoon Adventures?
The title of the horror story that we read as a class.
What is La Llarona?
The most exciting part of a story.
What is the climax?
The name for the system of laws and customs of the Southern US.
What is Jim Crow?
An Indian civil rights activist, most famous for his nonviolent protest, and leadership during the "Salt March"
Who is Ghandi?
The "anchor" of an essay; the most important part of an introductory paragraph.
What is a thesis statement?
The type of movie-making technique that Marcus used to film the action scenes.
What is "stop-motion"? ALSO: What is the "Len Burds Effect"?
The title of the realistic fiction short story that we read as a class.
The part of a story when a conflict begins, and the plot becomes complicated.
What is the rising action?
The name of Claudette's favorite teacher.
Who is Mrs. Nesbitt?
One of the most famous lawyers during the Civil Rights Movement.
Who is Fred Gray?
In terms of most credible, which type of website is the best for a research essay?
What are .edu and .gov?
Within 3, there are this many chapters in the book.
What is 29?
The title of the romance story that we read in class.
What is Silence?
The final part of story.
The legal case that ended segregation on busses.
What is Browder v. Gayle?
A younger female Pakistani activist, who fights for women's rights.
Who is Malala Yousafzai?
When looking for research information, what type of sources should you look for?
What are credible?