Book Worms
The title of one book we read (partially) this year. / El título de un libro que leímos (parcialmente) este año.
Black Storm Comin', Rhode Island Book, Full Cicada Moon
A definition for genre.
What is a type of book or story?
The Ocean State
What is Rhode Island?
The time and place a story occurs is called... / La hora y el lugar en que ocurre una historia se llama...
What is the setting?
You may hear Mr. Reilly say, "Goooooo..." / Es posible que escuche al Sr. Reilly decir: "Goooooo..."
What is "Goooooo Warriors!"?
The name of the main character from Full Cicada Moon. / El nombre del personaje principal de Full Cicada Moon.
Who is Mimi?
The genre that contains factual, objective information. / El género que contiene información objetiva y fáctica.
What is an informational text (non-fiction)?
The Sunshine State
What is Florida?
Every story has a main problem. This problem is called the story's... / Cada historia tiene un problema principal. Este problema se llama el cuento...
What is central conflict?
The "E" in TBEAR represents... / La "E" en TBEAR representa...
What is "Evidence"?
The name of the main character from Black Storm Comin'. / El nombre del personaje principal de Black Storm Comin'.
Who is Colton?
The genre that takes place during a historical moment but includes fictional characters and plot. / El género que se desarrolla en un momento histórico pero que incluye personajes y trama de ficción.
What is historical fiction?
The Empire State
What is New York?
When author's describe in detail what the character is seeing, hearing, feeling, tasting, or touching it is called... / Cuando el autor describe en detalle lo que el personaje ve, oye, siente, saborea o toca, se llama...
When a metaphor uses the words "like" or "as", it is considered a... / Cuando una metáfora usa las palabras "like" o "as", se considera un...
What is a simile?
Mimi moved to this state from California. / Mimi se mudó a este estado desde California.
What is Vermont?
The genre that is a literary representation of the author's memories. / El género que es una representación literaria de la memoria del autor.
What is a memoir?
The Golden State?
What is California?
A story's plot, central conflict, setting, and characters all create the story's... / La trama, el conflicto central, el escenario y los personajes de una historia crean el...
What is theme?
In the word "autobiography" is the "auto" a prefix or suffix? / En la palabra "autobiografía", ¿es el "auto" un prefijo o un sufijo?
What is a prefix?
The character that left Colton, his mom, and his siblings in the covered wagon. / El personaje que dejó a Colton, su mamá y sus hermanos en el vagón cubierto.
Who is Colton's father?
Name four different genres!
What is comedy, mystery, horror, science fiction, fantasy, historical fiction, non-fiction, adventure, romance, etc.?
Name one of Rhode Island's geographical features. / Nombra una de las características geográficas de Rhode Island.
What are salt marshes, the ocean, rivers, lakes, etc.?
The most exciting part of the story is called the... / La parte más emocionante de la historia se llama...
What is climax?
"It's raining cats and dogs" is an example of metaphor, simile, or idiom?
What is idiom?