GHOST
What can the reader conclude by reading chapters 1-4 of Ghost?
Ghost cares about what other people think of him
Narrator only knows ONE characters thoughts and feelings
3rd person limited
Correct the following sentence.
"As the boys try to make life more comfortable for themselves, their making life harder on the people around them."
Change reaches to past tense.
Present tense
Reached
What type of figurative language is being used in the following sentence.
"The dandelions stood tall, proudly surveying the rest of the yard."
Personification
"My head started swimming, my chest burning, and my legs go all gooey, like the running was turning my bones to liquid or something"
What is the author attempting to emphasize through this use of figurative language on page 56?
Ghosts' body was fatigued
Narrator know only facts and events. No thoughts and feelings.
3rd person objective
Correct the following sentence.
"Riding an airplane is fun for an adult, it is scary for kids."
Riding an airplane is fun for an adult, BUT it is scary for kids.
What verb tense is stopped?
Change stopped to present tense.
Past tense
Stop
What is tone?
the author's attitude portrayed in the story
What tone is demonstrated when Ghost and his mother are running from his father in chapter one?
violent or dangerous
Narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of ALL characters
3rd person omniscient
Correct the following sentence.
"In order for cars to stop causing pollution and messing up our environment, people have to stopped driving cars."
Change stopped to stop
The greek root work acous- meaning "to hear", helps the reader understand that acoustically means...
"Today, Payne and other researchers are using the knowledge to develop ways of acoustically monitoring and studying forest elephants."
Pertaining to sounds
What is mood?
the feeling you get from the reading
What can the reader infer based on the following quote from the story?
"I got a lot of scream inside" -Castle Cranshaw
Castle has a lot of built up emotions regarding what he has gone through with his father.
3rd person omniscient allows the reader to know the ________ and _______ of ____ characters.
3rd person omniscient allows the reader to know the THOUGHTS and FEELINGS of ALL characters.
Correct the following sentence.
"We go to Hubbard Middle School in Tyler, texas."
Change texas to Texas
The latin root "ante" means before. What does anticipate mean?
prepare for something beforehand
What is the difference between external and internal conflict?
External conflict is a conflict that is happening around the character.
Internal conflict is a conflict that is happening within the character.
What mood is created when Ghost and his mother are running from his father in chapter one?
Scared or worried
What POV is the passage in?
"Wagging his tail, the dog couldn't help but be excited about his new chew toy. His owner was even more excited when he saw how happy it made his beloved pet."
3rd person omniscient
Correct the following sentence.
"As a result, littering is also too blame."
The greek root form- means shape. What does the word deform mean?
change the shape of something
Based on the following sentence, what is the author attempting to emphasize through the use of personification?
"When you give me the hummingbird heartbeat, you give me the hummingbird heartbeat, spread my wings, and make me fly."
heart beats fast like a hummingbird