The Father of Chinese Aviation
This Chinese immigrant dreamed of building airplanes.
Who is Feng Ru?
A comparison using like or as
Simile
name of the main character
Brian
The narrator’s job during this time.
He worked as an ambulance driver.
The sport Jackie Robinson played professionally.
Baseball
This is what Feng Ru worked to build.
An airplane / flying machine.
a comparison that does not use like or as
Metaphor
This caused Brian to become stranded in the wilderness.
The pilot had a heart attack/died, leaving Brian alone.
GUTS belongs to this genre because Gary Paulsen describes events from his own life.
What is memoir/autobiography?
This man helped Jackie join the Dodgers
Branch Rickie
This major setback forced Feng Ru to rebuild.
His airplane/workshop was destroyed in a fire.
Give something non-living human traits
Personification
name the author of the book.
Gary Paulson
This word describes something able to travel on both land and water.
The name of Jackie Robinson's Wife
Rachel
Feng Ru kept his work secret for this reason.
To protect his ideas/designs from being stolen.
Extreme intentional exaggeration
Hyperbole
Brian’s teacher used this phrase to encourage persistence.
“You are your most valuable asset.”
Getting medical help was especially difficult for this reason.
The patient was in a remote/hard-to-reach location.
Some players and fans opposed Jackie for this reason.
Because he was Black / because of racism and segregation.
Feng Ru faced these challenges as a Chinese immigrant and inventor.
Racism/anti-Chinese prejudice and the difficulties of developing his aircraft.
BANG! BOOM, CRASH! SMACK!
Onomatopoeia
One way Brian adapts instead of giving up.
examples of Brian adapting/surviving
word meaning massive disaster
catastrophic
Jackie joining MLB was historically important for this reason.
He broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier.