Vocab
Moved slowly and without purpose
Meandered
What is a noun?
Bonus points: Give an example of a noun.
A person, place, or thing
Who are the TWO main characters of The Wind in the Willows?
Rat and Mole
What is it called when a character is talking in a story?
Dialogue
Which character in our stories made a sacrifice for an older family member?
Mulan
To search around, particularly for food.
Forage
What is a verb?
Bonus points: Give an example of a verb.
An action.
Various answers might include:
reckless, impulsive, selfish, conceited, funny
Quotation marks, and sentence tags.
Put these events in order:
1. Mole and Rat have a picnic, and they are joined by Otter and Mr. Badger.
2. Mole and Rat ride a boat together.
3. Mr. Toad's caravan is run off the road by a motor car.
The correct order is:
2, 1, 3
The dog pursued the cat throughout the neighborhood.
What does pursued mean?
Followed or chased
What is an adjective?
Bonus points: Give an example of an adjective.
A describing word.
What are two ways Rat shows our themes?
Ex. responsibility, friendship, loyalty
Answers vary
In Alice in Wonderland, what happens at the end of the tea party that causes Alice to leave?
She is confused and angry because they are not making sense.
What is an expedition?
a journey made for a particular purpose
If someone was being really careless, and not thinking of other people you might say they are...?
reckless
What does "one rotten apple spoils the whole barrel" mean?
One person can ruin things for others.
What are two ways Mulan shows the theme bravery?
She pretends to be a man so she can be in the army.
She travels far and fights in battles.
At the end of Alice in Wonderland, she wakes up on the riverbank with her sister. What does this tell us about the story?
Alice dreamed the whole story!
What does postponed mean in the sentence:
Mr. Gregory postponed the test.Put it off until another day.
Which sentence uses the word sentries correctly?
1. There were sentries for sale in the store.
2. The sentries guarded the castle.
3. The White Rabbit's sentries were gold.
What does "anthropomorphism" mean?
Bonus points: Give an example!
Examples might include: Wearing clothes, talking, fishing, riding a boat, living in a house, etc.
In the Wind in the Willows, we get the story from a few different perspectives.
Whose perspectives do we get to see? (Name two)
Mole and Toad
Where do all of our stories take place?
Mulan - China
Wind in the Willows and Alice in Wonderland - England
Mulan, Alice's Adventure's in Wonderland, and The Wind in the Willows are told from a third-person point of view.
What does this mean?
It is told by a narrator that is not in the story.