"Maniac Magee"
What is Maniac Magee's real name?
Jeffery Magee
Who is the main character of "Bridge to Terabithia"
What does CER and RACE stand for?
CER: Claim, Evidence Reasoning
RACE: Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain
What are the 5 senses we use to make observations?
Sight (eyes), Smell (nose), Taste (tongue), Hearing (ears), Touch (hands/skin)
What are the three persuasion techniques/rhetoric devices in advertising?
Ethos, pathos, and logos
Why does Maniac Magee originally leave the Beale's house
He feels like he is making their lives harder (Ex: "GO HOME FISHBELLY" written on their house)
Who moves into the Perkin's place
Leslie Burke and her parents
What do we call it when we take an authors words and put them directly into our paper.
A direct quote
What is the difference between a "fiction" and a "nonfiction" book
Fiction: not real
Nonfiction: based in reality
What does pathos mean?
Using emotions to persuade someone
What does Maniac Magee hit with a baseball bat BESIDES an actual baseball?
A FROG! *ribbit*
What is Jess's main goal this school year?
Jess wants to be the fastest kid in 5th grade
What is the "heart" of an argument?
YOUR CLAIM
What is the difference between an "observation" and an "inference"
OBSERVATION: can not argue with, uses 5 senses
INFERENCE: a good guess based on what you observe
What does logos mean?
using facts/logic to persuade someone
What happens at the end of the novel that makes Maniac Magee NOT save the Mcnab children?
Mars Bar saves the Mcnabs and Two Mills becomes a more united community
What genre is "Bridge to Terabithia"
fantasy (fantasy realism)
What is a counter claim?
An argument against the main claim of your essay
What is the difference between a Simile and a Metaphor?
Simile: Compares two things using like or as
Metaphor: Compares two things NOT using like or as
provide an example of ethos
answers will vary
List 4 of the places where Maniac Magee "lives" during the novel.
Uncle and Aunt's House, Beale's house, Grayson's shed, Buffalo Pen, McNab house, in a cabin, on people's front porch
Name three of Jess's sisters
possible responses: May Belle, Joyce Anne, Ellie, Brenda
What is reasoning?
How your evidence supports your claim
Describe what each of these types of writing means: (Narrative, Explanatory, Argument)
NARRATIVE: has characters, setting, conflict, and a plot
EXPLANATORY: explains an idea or position
ARGUMENT: argues for or against a certain point of view
What is a target audience?
A specific group of people that advertisers try to persuade.