Short Story Comprehension
Movie Comprehension
Vocabulary
The Power of Voice
Compare and Contrast
100
This is Charlie's teacher.
Who is Miss Kinnian?
100
This is the basement of a house.
Where does Charlie live?
100
A word that describes something that can be touched.
What is tangible?
100
This key quality allows the reader to feel the intentions of the author.
What is the tone?
100
The places that Charlie worked in the story and the movie.
What are the box factory and the bread bakery?
200
This character treats everyone with respect no matter what throughout the story.
Who is Charlie?
200
Charlie visited this person from his past.
Who is Charlie's mom?
200
Words or phrases in a sentence or paragraph that help a reader determine the meaning of a word.
What are context clues?
200
This key quality is used to make the information relevant to the reader.
What is connecting to the audience?
200
Dr. Guarino is only in this one.
What is the short story?
300
After Charlie told her a story, Miss Kinnian excused herself because of these.
What are tears?
300
This is where Charlie went to a conference with Dr. Nemur and Algernon.
What is Chicago?
300
A person that takes advantage of something, usually in a devious way.
What is an opportunist?
300
This key quality is used to try something new or different with writing.
What is taking risks?
300
This test was administered to Charlie in both the story and the movie.
What is a Rorschach test?
400
Charlie is given this to use as he sleeps to help him become more smart.
What is a tape recorder?
400
Charlie gives this to a girl he likes as a child.
What is a locket?
400
Using the success of another to further yourself.
What is riding his/her coattails?
400
This key quality allows the reader to understand what the author is trying to do.
What is conveying the purpose?
400
After the surgery Charlie took this job in both the short story and the movie.
What is working at the university's lab?
500
This is where Charlie decides to move at the end of the short story.
What is New York?
500
This is the place Charlie discovers his co-workers are making fun of him instead of laughing with him.
What is the bar?
500
The ability to examine one's own feelings, thoughts, and motives.
What is introspective?
500
This writing trait allows a writer's passion and enthusiasm for the topic to come through in their writing.
What is Voice?
500
These begin to plague Charlie soon after he received the surgery.
What are flashbacks?
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