Jame and the Giant Peach
Who gave James the bag of magic seeds/crystals?
Who is the old man
What is Personification?
What is when you give human traits or abilities to something that isn't human, such as an animal, an object, or an idea
What is a noun?
a word that names a person, place, thing, or idea
The dog barked because it was hungry.
What is dog
How old was James when his parent's died?
What is 4 years old
What is a simile?
What is a way to describe something by comparing it to something else using the words "like" or "as"
What is an adjective?
a word that describes or gives more information about a noun
Maria gave her presentation yesterday, and she did a great job.
What is Maria
What are the name of James's aunts?
Who are Aunt Spiker and Aunt Sponge
What is Onomatopoeia?
What is a word or phrase that mimics the sound it describes (buzz, pop, crash)
What is a pronoun
a short word, like "he," "she," "it," or "they," that takes the place of a noun
My parents are excited for me to learn to drive, so they hired a private instructor.
My parents
Name 3 insects inside of the peach?
What is a centipede, glowworm, ladybug, earthworm, grasshopper, silkworm...
What is a metaphor?
What is a simple way to compare two different things by saying one is the other, without using the words "like" or "as"
What is an antecedent?
a phrase, clause, or word that is later referred back to by an earlier word, noun, or phrase
Shawn found an old map in the attic, and he decided it might lead to buried treasure.
Who is Shawn
Who makes the beds for James and the other insects?
Who is Miss Spider
What is Allusion?
What is is a figure of speech that references a famous person, place, event, or literary work
What is a verb?
a word that shows action or a state of being
The students completed their assignments before the deadline.
students