Vocabulary 1
someone who always expects bad things to happen.
cynic
came down or spread around
descended
Read a comic
The author says "setting the whole world on fire" What does this tell the reader about Ulyssses?
He now sees things in a different way.
Why do you think Kate DiCamillo wrote Flora & Ulysses?
To entertain readers with a funny and heartwarming story about hope and family.
you know something is not allowed, but you do it anyway
defiance
you did what you were asked or expected to do
obliged
Where does the story take place mostly?
In flora bedroom and in Ms Tickham backyard
Who is the main character of the story?
Flora
What text features did you see in the story.
Bold, italics, pictures, comic, CAPITAL LETTERS
a deep and meaningful thought
profound
ordinary and often dull
mundane
Why is the yard important to the story?
The squirrel lives in the yard
What is the name of the squirrel Flora saves?
Ulysses
What was the central idea of the "Story of Me"
Learning from your experiences. Through character, setting, and experiences
do something by mistake or without realizing it
inadvertently
you thought about it carefully
considered
How does Flora save the squirrel?
She gives CPR to the squirrel
What is one summer power Ulysses has?
Super strong
Give me an example of a hyperbole in the story?
The squirrel ate "seven thousand times a day"
you ate it
consumed
you act as if he or she is unimportant or not as good as you are
disdain
How does the squirrel change after he is free from the vacuum?
He becomes strong and can understand what humans say.
What kind of person is Flora in the beginning of the story? How is she at the end.
Flora is a civic person and then becomes helpful after saving the squirrel.
How does the author use sensory language in the story?