Plot Drop
What season does this story start in?
In literary terms, when the story means something deeper, you are looking for this main lesson or central message.
What is theme?
The Giant gatekeeping his garden gives off the same exact energy as a teacher making the whole class wait for 5 minutes because they're doing too much of this...
What is Talking?
What is around 900
What phrase does Ms. West hate?
What is 6-7; "it's your bestie," and quiet on the creek?
The Giant built a massive wall around his yard to keep the local kids out because he was suffering from a severe case of this "unsharing" personality trait.
What is selfishness?
The little boy with wounds on his hands and feet isn't just a random kid—he is a literary symbol for this religious figure.
Who is Jesus Christ?
If a middle schooler accidentally dropped a hydroflask in a dead-silent classroom, they would instantly lose 5,000 points of this "social vibe."
What is "aura?"
Name one of the two people who work in the front office
Who is Ms. Willis or Ms. A
If we had a one story house, everything in this house is red. The kitchen, the living room, the bedrooms, and the furniture. What color are the stairs?
It's a one story house. There are no stairs.
What is Snow?
When a setting represents an emotion
What is symbolism?
The Giant tearing down his wall to let the kids back in was absolute "peak character arc" and a total example of doing something "for the..."
What is "...plot"?
Name two eighth grade teachers (Not Mr. Deane)
Who is Boyd, McFarlane, Screen, Lynn, Smith, Spraggins, Fobb, Calloway, Adams, Lee, and Dr. Brown?
Who is the greatest rapper alive?
Anybody but Drake
After the Giant kicked everyone out, his garden was stuck in this perpetual season of this cold weather.
What is Winter?
When a character says one thing on the surface, but means the exact opposite underneath (like saying "Great weather!" during a hurricane).
What is sarcasm or irony?
When the Giant sees the winter vanish the second the kids return, he realizes his whole gatekeeper lifestyle was completely this 3-letter slang word meaning "mediocre" or "bad."
What is "mid?"
What sport do we NOT have?
What is softball/Baseball
What can’t be used until broken?
What is an egg?
At the end of his life, the Giant sees the little boy again, who has nail marks on his hands and feet, and invites the Giant to play in this ultimate "Paradise" garden.
What is Heaven?
A subtle hint or clue left early in the story about a major subtext event that will happen later.
What is foreshadowing?
Hearing a sudden "POP!" when a student steps on an empty juice box uses words that recreate real sounds, known as this term.
What is onomatopoeia?
How many teams are on each hallway?
What is three?
I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. What am I?
What is an echo?