Inferences
Explain what the title "The Setting Sun and the Rolling World" means.
The end of the son's time on the farm while he travels.
Explain whose point of view you would prefer to read this story in if it was in first-person.
Any answer is correct AS LONG as it follows the flow of the original story.
True or False: Musonie hopes his son is safe during his travels.
True
Define dramatic irony.
When the audience knows something about the story that the characters do not know.
Identify how many verb moods there are.
Five
Explain why the son does not wish to remain on the farm.
He wishes to see what exciting things are out in the world beyond the farm.
Determine the point of view of the sentence below.
"The squirrel continued to travel up the tree even though it was aware that there was no food anywhere in sight."
Third-Person Omniscient
True or False: The story ends with Nhamo returning home to the farm to work with his father.
False; The story ends without the audience knowing what happens to the son or the father.
Define patronized.
Disrespected in a demeaning or rude manner.
Explain why hand signals could help you remember verb mood.
The hand signals relate to the types of verb mood we study.
What do you think will happen on the son's journey?
Any answer is correct AS LONG as it follows the flow of the original story.
Determine the father's perspective about the farm.
The father wants the son to stay on the farm.
True or False: The main effect of the father's and son's different opinions is to build conflict into the plot of the story.
TRUE
Define obligations.
A responsibility you are expected to do.
Determine what type of verb mood is displayed in the sentences below.
"Why do we have to take a test tomorrow? What all will the test go over? When will I know my grade for the test?"
Interrogative Verb Mood
How does Old Musoni feel about the world beyond his homeland?
He believes it is dangerous.
Determine the son's perspective about the farm.
The son wants to leave the farm.
True or False: Nhamo's feelings about home are that it is a place without love.
False; Nhamo feels it is a place with no future.
Psychological.
Using your mind to analyze a specific thing.
List at least three of the five type of verb mood.
Interrogative, Imperative, Indicative, Conditional, Subjunctive
How does old Musoni support his family?
He is a farmer.
Define Third-Person Omniscient.
The narrator knows everything that happens and what both characters think and feel.
True or False: Musoni and Nhamo tell a string of lies to each other when they are discussing leaving and/or staying home.
False; Neither Musoni nor Nhamo tell each other everything that they are thinking and feeling.
Explain how the vocabulary in "The Setting Sun and the Rolling World" affect the father's and the son's relationship with one another.
The vocabulary in this text affects the two main characters because it displays a distance between the father and son.
Define verb mood.
When you are able to tell the mood of the story based on the characters actions.