Terms to Know
The people, animals, or other creatures in a story.
What is character?
The main character; the god of action who preferred to work hard and help others.
Who is Prometheus?
What is long, long ago in the mountains.
The terms when thinking about how things are similar and different.
What is compare and contrast?
The part of the word that carries its meaning.
What is root?
The time and place in which a story's action takes place.
What is setting?
The object Prometheus uses to take fire from the sun.
What is a reed?
The name of the three monsters guarding the fire.
What are Skookums?
The type of novel that uses pictures and the characters' dialogue to make main points.
What is graphic novel?
The angry Skookums retreated back up the mountain to protect what was left of the fire. Define retreated.
What is to leave?
The series of events that happen in a story.
What is plot?
The reason why Zeus did not want humans to have fire.
What is "they will become healthy and strong. Then, someday they may have strength and cunning enough to overthrow us, and that would be a true disaster!"
The key events of the story (6 events).
1. Coyote promises to bring fire.
2. Coyote climbs to the mountain and observes the Skookums.
3. Coyote asks sisters for help and they give him a plan.
4. Coyote gives each animal a role to play.
5. Coyote takes fire and passes along to animals.
6. Coyote rubs two sticks together to get fire.
"The huge amount of work Jaron had to complete would require a Herculean effort" is an example of this term.
What is allusion?
A synonym for "mighty."
Answers will vary.
The central idea of a story.
What is theme?
The theme, or message, of "The Gift of Fire."
What is to never give up?
Explain how Coyote can be considered a trickster character (think of how he gets the fire.)
He tricks the Skookums.
The way the animal create fire at the end of the story.
What is the frog?
An antonym for "fast"
Answers will vary.
A word or phrase that refers to a well-known story or event.
What is allusion?
Atalanta was strong and clever is an example of direct or indirect characterization?
What is direct characterization?
What is how the world began, how nature name to be, a hero's quest or journey, and / or tricksters?
Similar | Same | And | Like
are words you use when you _________.
What is compare?
A strong paragraph should include these 3 sentences.
1. Topic Sentence
2. Detail Sentence
3. Concluding Sentence