Vocab
Story Terms
Plot
Characters
Random Facts
100
What does “Capacity” mean?
-To be able to do something
-He has the capacity to whistle.
-The maximum amount that something can contain
-The maximum capacity of the room is 30 people.
100
What is a ”biography”?
A story written about someone’s life.
100
What war was happening at the time of Unbroken?
Bonus 100 points: Who were 2 of the nations fighting against each other?
WWII (World War 2)
America/Great Britain vs. Germany/Russia/Japan
100
All 3 men are the boat are _________s.
soldiers
200
What does “devour” mean?
-To eat with a lot of enthusiasm.
He hadn’t eaten in 3 days so he devoured the hamburger.
200
How would you define an “author’s purpose”?
What the author intends to do in their writing.
EXAMPLE: To explain, to convince, to present information, etc.
200
Name 3 of the major issues the men face while on the raft?
1. Sun
2. Sharks
3. No food
4. No water
200
Louis used to be a _________ before the army.
Olympian
200
In 2013, this man (Omar Borkan Al Gala) was kicked out of Saudi’s Arabia for being too _________.
Handsome
300
What does “emerged” mean?
-To come out of
The shark emerged from the water.
300
What is the “tone” of a story?
How the author feels toward that specific subject.
300
Name 1 weird thing that Louis starts to do near the end of the story to distract the other men?
Ask about their plans for the future
Pretend to eat meals together
300
Louis explains near the end of the story that he is more concerned with his _______ than his ________.
Mind, body
300
The longest anyone has ever last at sea was ______ days.
(Get within 50 days)
483 Days
Jose Salvador Alvarenga
400
What does “deteriorate” mean?
-To slowly break down.
-The bike was left out in the sun so the metal began to rust and deteriorate.
400
What is the author’s purpose for Unbroken?
To inform
To educate
400
Put these events in order
A. The men kill a bird
B. The men‘s plane goes down
C. A Japanese bomber plane attacks the men
D. Louis forms makeshift bowls to collect clean water
B C D A
400
At the end of our reading, Louis does not it would be a good idea to talk about ________ with Phil.
The plane crash (Phil was the pilot).
500
What does “Periodically” mean?
-To do something sometimes but not all the time.
-Periodically, I go get my oil changed for my car.
500
What “tone” does the author of Unbroken have?
Serious
Respectful
500
What is the name of the bird that lands on Louis?
EXTRA 300: Tell me in detail the story of that bird.
The Albatross
In “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”, a group of sailors are lost at sea. The Albatross lands on their ship and guides them to winds and safety at some points. One of the sailors decides to kill it and strands the men again. As punishment, he must wear the dead bird around his neck as a reminder of his sin.
500
Why does Louis think that killing the bird that landed on him may have been a bad idea?
It was a bird that was seen as good luck. Killing it would be bad luck.