Signposts
Frenchie describes Rose and her beauty frequently, helping the reader understand that he has a crush on her.
What is Again and Again (AA)?
What is commas in dialogue?
The actor, andre braugher, died yesterday.
What is Andre Braugher? (name)
The Young family is obviously very rich as they quickly and easily buy a hotel so they can fire the rude staff that they encountered (Kwan 12).
What is the quote?
Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan, page 12
Frenchie's "family" is constantly trying to go north and find safety in The Marrow Thieves.
What is repetition?
Miig tells the "family" often about life before the collapse of the world, even though he and Minerva are the only ones who remember it.
What is Memory Moment (MM)?
When the student walked into class, she got out her journal.
What is commas with introductory info?
her favorite pet is her dog, Molly.
What is Her? (start of a sentence)
It's clear that Nefertiti is ambitious when she says, "I will be the greatest queen Egypt has ever known" (Moran).
What is the page number?
Nefertiti by Michelle Moran, page 17The Marrow Thieves takes place in Canada after the apocalypse.
What is setting?
Wab asks Miig about whether or not people are born good or bad.
What is Tough Question (??)?
At the store, he bought apples, bananas, oranges, and some toilet paper.
What is commas in a list?
We don't have another vacation until spring break.
What is nothing? (no mistakes)
The narrator says "[Alanna] learned quickly and well-- better than her brother" (Pierce 15).
What is context?
Alanna: The First Adventure by Tamora Pierce, page 15The Marrow Thieves is about a teenage boy named Frenchie and his chosen family trying to avoid capture because they are Native Americans.
What is plot?
Rose spends time with Minerva learning how to take care of the camp and how to speak a Native American language.
What is Words of the Wiser (WW)?
He was tired since he didn't sleep enough, but also because he had worked out.
What is commas with conjunctions?
After that, the only other break we have is for easter.
What is Easter? (holiday)
"Oh, that's a unicorn," tells the reader that there are different animals out in the world at this time (L'Engle 23).
What is the tag?
Many Waters by Madeleine L'Engle, page 23
Frenchie's perspective changes somewhat after Rose arrives and joins the "family" in The Marrow Thieves.
What is shift?
Miig warns Rose and Frenchie that "Not every Indian is an Indian".
2 answers!
What is Words of the Wiser (WW) and Contrast and Contradiction (CC)?
Ms. Fiske, your teacher, hopes you'll do well on the exam.
What is commas when restating a noun or extra info in a sentence?
My favorite month in the Fall is October.
What is fall? (season)
"Marriage was years and years away" (Levine).
3 things missing!
What is the tag, context, and page number?
The Two Princesses of Bamarre by Gail Carson Levine, page 5
In the beginning of The Marrow Thieves, the author writes Frenchie's descriptions of Rose to make the reader feel happy or romantic.
What is mood?