Vocabulary
This word means: Working together
Collaboration
The description of Landon’s parents always fighting and where they live
Exposition
Where and when a story takes place
setting
In this dystopian trilogy, the protagonist volunteers to take her sister's place in a deadly competition where contestants must fight to the death for the entertainment of those in power.
What is the Hunger Games?
A symbol of Jim and Della’s love for each other
The hair or the watch
This word means: bold, rebellious
audacity
“I know it’s not home, but it’s the best I could do.”
resolution
The sun was a bright gold coin in the sky. What is this?
metaphor
In this animated series, a young boy who is part alien embarks on adventures with his magical friends named for various gemstones to protect Earth from intergalactic threats.
Steven Universe
A symbol of the protagonist’s identity and culture in the very first short story we read
fish cheeks
This word means: an act of trespass or invasion
intrusion
“...Luke is waiting outside the office on the concrete…His new school shirt and shorts, all full of pukas…As I get closer, I notice his lip is a little swollen.”
rising action
“...aim high in the air so that the water falls like rain over Luke.”
simile
This demigod embarks on epic quests in a modern-day world where ancient mythology comes to life, facing both mythical monsters and the complexities of godly family dynamics.
What is Percy Jackson?
A symbol of Landon’s love for his brother Luke
the hose rain
This word means: overwhelming happiness or joyful excitement
ecstatic
Landon puts on the hose for his brother so that he can feel rain again.
Falling action
“They were expensive combs, she knew, and her heart had simply craved and yearned over them without the least hope of possession.”
personification
In this dystopian series, a group of teenagers finds themselves trapped in a mysterious labyrinth with no memory of their past, struggling to survive while seeking a way out.
What is The Maze Runner?
A symbol of the family’s fear in “Once Upon a Time”
the fence/ security alarms/ gate
This word means: Being unwilling to spend money
parsimony
After racing to the cafe, Luke finally reveals to his brother what’s been going on
climax
The serrated teeth of the barbed wire is a clue to the eventual fate of one of the characters in Once Upon a Time.
foreshadowing
This animated protagonist wears a checkered coat and hanafuda earrings.
Tanjiro Kamado
A symbol of Luke’s determination to escape the bullies
his shoes