Content Vocab
the platform on a ship or boat where people stand.
Deck
the struggle between opposing forces
Conflict
Why is the word "skylight" repeated thought paragraphs 38-45?
He wants to communicate with Scoot AND it shows his desperation
What are the names of the two characters? Which one is the brother and which is the sister?
Scoot is the sister
Sully is the brother
is the story’s moment of greatest interest—and the point where the conflict is resolved.
climax
to descend beneath the surface of the water.
Submerge
The series of events in a story
Plot
Why does the Author make it so Scoot is blacked out for a majority of the text?
It adds to the uncertainty of the situation and makes the story more suspenseful
Give me two words to describe Scoot?
Resourceful, Determined, Intelligent, and a Problem Solver
introduces characters, setting, and conflict.
Exposition
the act of guiding along a planned course.
Navigation
When an author introduces a memory from a character’s past for a specific purpose
Memory Moment
What part of the story is the climax?
When Scoot finally breaks through the skylight and reaches the surface/
Hopeless and Doubtful
reveals the final outcome of the conflict.
Resolution
a circular window on a boat or ship.
Porthole
When an idea, word, event, or image is repeated within a section of a story. (often means importance)
Again and Again
How is suspense created throughout the story?
Having two different setting and two characters who are separated. They are constantly wondering how the other is doing.
Why does the Author include memories about their childhood's?
To show how close they are and how they care for each other.
presents complications that intensify the conflict.
Rising Action
a long, unbroken wave
swell
A sudden realization of something that shifts a character’s actions or understanding of self, others or the world around them.
Aha Moment
What part of the story is the falling action?
When they are sitting and shivering on top of the hull waiting for rescue.
Which two objects in the story are personified (given human characteristics)?
The boat and the ocean
the story begins to draw to a close.
Falling Action