The Book
What's the narrator's name?
Unknown
Why are the kids with Ray?
He is watching them while his ex wife and her new husband go to Boston
What type of figurative language is this line?
"Almost as narrowly as a man with a microscope might scrutinize the transient creatures that swim in a drop of water"
Simile
Why are the Martians coming to Earth
Mars is dying
What's Ms. Porter's real Name?
Elizabeth Leigh Porter
Where does the story take place?
London
What is the first sign Ray has of the Aliens?
A giant storm cloud and lightening
What figurative language is used here:
"Even the daily papers woke up to the disturbances at last, and notes appeared here, there and everywhere about the volcanos on Mars"
Personification
What are the humans concerned with?
their everyday lives
What's Ms. Sewell's First Name?
Elisha
What did they see falling from the sky?
A falling star
What is the daughter allergic to?
Peanuts
What figurative language is this:
"The sound of shunting, trains, ringing, and tumbling, softened almost into melody by distance"
Metaphor
What do the Martians use to attack earth?
Tripod machines
What's Ms. Porter's Dogs name?
Duckie
When did the fighting start?
on Saturday
What does the Reporter notice in her footage of the lightening?
Something came down to earth
"my wife pointed out the brightness of the red, yellow, and green signal lights hanging in a framework against the sky. It seemed so safe and tranquil"
what to the lights symbolize?
Safety, order and protection
True or False: The Martians are just as smart as the Humans
False: "Intelligences greater than man's and yet as mortal as his own".
Whose Netflix account are we watching The War of the Worlds on?
Ms. Porter's Mother's
How were the Martians mouths described?
V-shaped and dripping with saliva
What does the daughter say is wrong with her finger?
and how will she fix it?
A splinter, when her body is ready it'll push it out
How are the humans actions juxtaposed to the current events?
The humans are unconcerned but they are about to die
What is the purpose of the protagonist?
To protect their family
What did Ms. Sewell have the students write on her first day with us?
What we are grateful for