This is the author's attitude toward the subject or situation he or she is writing about.
What is tone ?
100
What is one thing you have to do to make an inference?
What is read or look at all of the clues, text, visuals, etc.
100
What part of the plot diagram would include the words Maple Street, late summer?
What is the exposition?
100
Which would best describe Steve Brand?
Bossy
Stubborn
Optimistic
Sensible
What is optimistic and sensible?
100
The theme is the ____________ a reader learns from the events in a story.
What is lesson or moral?
200
This is the emotional response a reader experiences.
What is mood?
200
What is one thing you have to do to make an inference?
What is use your prior knowledge with the clues from the text.
200
What part of the diagram would include Les Goodman's car starting by itself?
What is the rising action?
200
Which character would be best described as protective?
Don
Steve
Sally
Les
Who is Sally?
200
The theme of a story is created around a central _____________.
What is conflict or problem?
300
What word from this sentence sets a depressing tone?
"A figure has suddenly materialized in the gloom and in the silence we can hear the clickety clack of slow, measured footsteps on the concrete. A woman lets out a stifled cry."
What is gloom or silence?
300
What is a relevant inference that can be made about the following line?
"Two men stand across the street in almost sentry-like poses?
What is the men are being very still/ or they are acting like guards or officers?
300
What is the climax of Monsters?
What is when Pete is shot?
300
What is one effect that the setting, Maple St., has on the mood in the beginning?
What is it gives the opening a peaceful and pleasant scene?
What is it is calming and delightful?
300
Which would be the best theme of Monsters?
Jumping to conclusions is the best way to solve mysteries.
Jumping to conclusions may allow people to destroy others or themselves.
Jumping to conclusions is a reaction people can have.
Don't judge a book by its cover.
What is jumping to conclusions may allow people to destroy others or themselves?
400
What mood would be best experienced by the following line?
"All by itself. He wasn't anywheres near it. It started all by itself."
What is confusion/shock/astonishment/puzzled/amazed?
400
What is a relevant inference that can be made about the following line?
"I think we better keep our eye on you too!"
What is Charlie is suspicious of Steve/ he isn't sure if he trusts Steve or not. etc.?
400
What is the resolution of the story?
What is it is unresolved or the aliens end it by teaching the theme?
400
Which best describe the setting?
Past time
Late Summer
Early Winter
Present Time
Morning
What is past time, late summer?
400
Which would be the best detail to support the theme of Monsters?
Charlie has to be the one.
Just stop a few of their machines and radios.
They pick the most dangerous enemy...and it's themselves.
Charlie, there's a dead man on the sidewalk and you killed him!
What is They pick the most dangerous enemy... and it's themselves?
500
Which gives a clue to a suspicious tone?
I don't understand it.
It just doesn't seem right, though, keeping watch on them.
You sound real anxious to have that happen, Steve.
What is It just doesn't seem right, though, keeping watch on them.
500
What is a synonym of the word Infer?
What is guess/assume/reason?
500
Which would NOT be a part of the rising action?
It isn't Bob Weaver's house; it's Don's place!
He was just gonna go over to the next street to see if the power was on.
Charlie, Charlie, the lights just went on in your house.
What is It isn't Bob Weaver's house; it's Don's place!
500
Provide an adjective that would describe Charlie.
What is judgmental, accusing, violent, etc.?
500
Which detail would NOT support the theme?
And we'll go from one to another and let them destroy themselves.
Will you people wise up! What good would a shotgun do against-
It's the monster! It's the monster!
You and Steve go into town and see if that isn't what's causing it all.
What is You and Steve go into town and see if that isn't what's causing it all.