Literary Terms
In The Heart of the Sea
Handbook Rules
Northeast
Miscellaneous
100
The main character of a story; the "hero"
What is the protagonist
100
This island, located off the coast of Massachusetts, was known as the whaling capital of the world in the early 1800s.
What is Nantucket?
100
You are not allowed to wear these in school
What are hats (will also accept slippers, revealing clothing, tank tops, short shorts, etc)
100
This is how many periods are in a school day during academic week
What is 5
100
This will be your first day of school.
What is Wednesday, August 30st
200
The comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as"
What is a simile
200
This was the name of the 14-year-old cabin boy whose memories of the wreck of the Essex provided key information in understanding what happened.
Who is Thomas Nickerson?
200
You will be issued one of these at the start of the year and are required to wear it daily
What is your ID
200
This is how long each academic period lasts during the school year
What is 70 minutes
200
This is the only food/drink item allowed in classrooms.
What is water
300
It is an extreme exaggeration used by writers to capture attention
What is hyperbole
300
This was a fuel used to provide power and light to 19th century (1800s) America.
What is whale oil?
300
These are the 2 things you will need to have in order to leave the classroom (bathroom, etc)
What are your hall pass and your ID
300
They are the grade 9 guidance counselors.
Who are Mrs. Horkan and Mrs. Mejia
300
This is the time at which homeroom starts - after this you will be considered tardy.
What is 7:55
400
This is the repetition of initial consonant sounds at the beginning of words in a line of poetry or prose
What is alliteration
400
They were pacifists and the religious majority on Nantucket in the early 1800s.
What were Quakers?
400
These are the only 3 times when you ARE allowed to use your phone in school
What are before school, during lunch, and after school
400
This is the number of exploratories you will typically have on your schedule
What is 15 (14 shops and the STEM experience)
400
These 2 safety items may be required in many shops.
What are work boots and safety glasses
500
It is the moral or lesson of a work of literature; the central controlling idea
What is theme
500
The voyage on which the Essex was destroyed was this man's first as Captain.
Who was Captain George Pollard?
500
This is the consequence if you skip an assigned 1-hour detention
What is a 3-hour detention
500
This is the difference between a freshman A week and a freshman B week
What is freshmen are in academics during A week and exploratory/shop during B week
500
This action must be taken if you are going to be absent
What is a parent/guardian must call
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