Characters
Setting
Vocabulary
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Examples
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Who is the main character of The Ravine?
Who is Vinny
100
The place our story takes place is _____________.
What is the ravine/the jungle
100
The time and place of a story
What is setting
100
What was the missing/dead boy's name?
Butchie
100
Give an example of a charcter
Random: Spongebob, Winnie the Pooh, Batman, etc.
200
This character is Vinny's best friend.
Who is Joe-Boy
200
The time our story takes place is __________________.
What is a Tuesday in July
200

a deep, narrow valley made by running water

What is ravine

200
Who jumped from the precipice first?
Starlene
200
Give an example of a setting.
Random: The Ravine on a Tuesday in July, Hogwarts in the 1990s, etc.
300
This character believes the missing boy was taken by the Stone goddess.
Who is Starlene
300
Vinny and his friends go to the ravine to _______.
What is swim/jump off of the precipice/see where Butchie died
300

something that is gnarly has many knots and bumpy areas on its surface.

What is gnarly

300

How did we know Vinny wasn't going to jump?

He spit out the leaf and rubbed off the mud.

300

Give an example of a factor that made Vinny uneasy or afraid at the beginning of the story.

The boy died, the precipice was high, the trail was slippery, etc.

400
The story says this character isn't afraid of anything.
Who is Mo
400
The two things that make up a setting are ________ and ______.
What is time and place
400

a white person or non-native Hawaiian

What is an Haole

400
What did Starlene believe happened to Butchie?
He was taken by the Stone goddess.
400
Give an example of an inference.
Answers will vary.
500
Define character
The people or animals in a story
500
What event happens in the ravine that affects Vinny?
A boy (Butchie) dies/disappears.
500

starting to decay and fall apart

What is decompose

500
What conflict did Vinny's parents have in the story?
Mom told Vinny never to go to the ravine and Dad told Vinny to go back and face his fear.
500
Give an example of how Vinny changed from the beginning of the story to the end of the story.
He didn't care what his friends thought anymore, he was at peace instead of uneasy, etc.
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