Rogue Wave
What are the names of the two main characters?
Scoot and Sully
Abby attempted to sail solo around the world at age 16.
Name two of the main characters
Toby and Sarah
Is the change in Scrooge’s character LEAST believable in the novel, the drama, or the graphic story? Why?
Answers may vary
Fix the following sentence:
I hate bananas yet I hate oranges
I hate bananas, and I hate oranges.
What is the complete name of the boat the main characters were on?
The Old Sea Dog
When summarizing or analyzing news stories, which of the following is NOT a question you should ask yourself?
Who's it about? What happened? How many? When?
How many?
What was the main setting of the story?
A plantation
What does dismal mean?
Define unsatisfactory
The lowest citizenship grade; unacceptable
What event was the climax of "Rogue Wave"?
Scoot breaking through the skylight.
Where was Abby rescued?
A remote spot of the Indian Ocean
What causes Sarah, the young man slave, and others to fly away?
Toby says the magic words from Africa
Name the four "ghosts" who visit Scrooge.
Marley
Ghost of Christmas Past, Christmas Present, Christmas Yet to Come (aka Future)
Is the following sentence simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex?
After school, Mira likes to eat a few eggs and a lot of pancakes.
Complex
What boat rescued the main characters?
Red Rooster
What news station conducted the TV interview, "Was Abby Too Young to Sail?" with Abby's parents and brother?
CBS
List three characteristics of a folk tale
Folk tales may be set in the distant past and usually involve imaginary characters and supernatural events. The main characters in folk tales may be either humans or animals that behave like humans. Folk tales often share lessons about human nature.
What type of logical fallacy does the following definition describe?
the attempt to discredit an idea by attacking the person or group behind it
Name-calling
All emails should include what five elements?
Subject, greeting, body, closing, signature
What are the sailing terms for the left, right, front, and back of a boat?
Left: port
Right: starboard
Front: bow
Back: stern
This was Joanna Weiss's main claim in "Ship of Fools." Fill in the blanks.
Protecting a 16-year-old sailor, not ______ ______ ______, is a parent's responsibility.Protecting a 16-year-old sailor, not enabling dangerous dreams, is a parent's responsibility.
Name 3 of the 5 things you need to know to be able to summarize a story
Title and genre, setting, conflict, main events, and outcome/resolution.
Define argument and claim
Argument: writing that expresses a position on an issue or problem.
Claim: a debatable statement that asserts an opinion; the author's main point about an issue.
Name ALL the coordinating conjunctions.
You will get extra points if you can name the coordinating conjunction Ms. Rudd told you about at the beginning of the year.
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So, While