Rogue Wave plot pt. 1
What is rising action?
What is the section of the plot that shows the conflicts leading to the climax?
Why are paragraphs 1 and 3 important to the plot?
a They tell about large waves at sea.
b They establish the story’s setting.
c They foreshadow events to come.
d They suggest the dangers of sailing.
What is 'C'
This gave Sully hope that Scoot could survive for for a little while in the cabin
What is an air pocket?
a platform on a ship or boat where people stand
What is a deck?
Why does Sully repeat the word Skylight?
What is to try and help Scoot and hope she hears him
In plot, what follows the rising action?
climax
What is the main conflict type in Rogue Wave?
Man vs. Nature
Which of the following answer choices show that Sully was not willing to give up on his sister?
a. he had a flashback of their childhood and Scoot's spunky personality
b. Sully dove repeatedly underwater and pounded relentlessly with bloody fist at the wall
c. Sully fought back tears of frustration with no hope that Scoot would survive
d. Sully heard his sister's pounding on the wall and he pounded back
What is B?
to examine something carefully; to judge its value or worth
What is evaluate?
What two things can be inferred about Scoot?
What is she's a problem solver and determined
Define the exposition.
the beginning of the story where the characters and the setting is introduced.
What are the two settings of the "Rogue Wave" story? DAILY DOUBLE! Where specifically were Scoot and Sully?
The ocean and the Sea Dog/boat
The hull/deck and the galley
This gave Sully hope for survival
Boats came 20 miles out
a long, unbroken wave
What are swells?
What purpose do paragraphs 1 and 3 serve?
Define resolution?
the close of the story
What is the climax of the "Rogue Wave"?
the moment Scoot unfastens the dogs of the skylight and pushes through to the ocean freeing herself.
Why did the brother and sister embark on this journey?
It was Scoot's birthday wish
the process of planning and following a route
What is navigation?
Why does the author mention it is getting darker outside?
To build suspense/tension
to show their risk of being saved is getting worse
What is the difference between the conflict and climax?
CONFLICT: a struggle between two opposing forces usually a protagonist and an antagonist. CLIMAX: highest point of interest and the turning point of the story. The reader wonders what will happen next; will the conflict be resolved or not?
What is the resolution of the story?
They were rescued by the Red Rooster and the Sea dog sank
How did Scoot escape the cabin?
using tools, a flashlight, and all of her strength, she pushed the doors open and escaped through the skylight
A small exterior window in a ship or aircraft
What is a porthole?