Despereaux
List 3 things you know about Despereaux's personality and/or physical appearance.
He is brave.
He is romantic.
He is obsessed with light and beauty.
He has big ears.
He is small and sickly.
Who is the main character?
Doug Swieteck
What is Chiaroscuro?
In art, the strong contrast between light and dark.
What does "texture" mean?
Perceived surface quality.
(It appears to be smooth or rough or feathery or shiny or bumpy...)
Give an example of 3 analogous colors.
Purple-Blue-Green
or
Orange-Yellow-Green
or
Red-Orange-Yellow
List 3 things you know about Despereaux's mother.
She was French.
She was into herself. (Proud and haughty.)
She thought Despereaux was a disappointment.
Who is the famous baseball player referred to in this book?
Joe Pepitone
What is Tenebrism?
In art, the "spotlight" effect.
What is a shape?
A 2-dimensional flat area with a defined perimeter.
Give an example of two complimentary colors.
Yellow and Purple
Red and Green
Blue and Orange
Why was Roscuro named Roscuro?
In art, chiaroscuro refers to the play of lights and darks in a painting or drawing to create form and drama.
Roscuro's name’s meaning embodies the novel’s insistence that life, and people, are made up of both light and dark elements.
The name of the town where the main character moves to.
Marysville, New York.
What is value?
The lightness or darkness of a color.
What is a form?
A 3 dimensional element which has height, width and depth (or suggests three-dimensionality)
What does "Monochromatic" mean?
One color with varying lightness or darkness
1.) How do characters "make light" in this story?
2.) How do humans "make light" for each other?
1.) By telling stories.
2.) By "telling stories" about life experience--in the form of literature, art and music. Also, by listening to each others' stories.
1.) Where the main character goes to get away from "The Dump".
2.) What he learns to do there, to cope with his frustrations-- what is the way he copes with the problems he faces at home?
He spends a lot of time at the library.
He learns to draw birds. He makes friends with one of the librarians. (Mr. Powell)
What are Analogous colors?
Colors which are "neighbors" on the color wheel.
This artist was really smart and transcribed the whole Bible into many different languages. He used lots of expressive lines in his paintings.
Van Gogh
What does "Tint" mean?
Any color mixed with white.
What does "perfidy" mean?
Deceitful; Untrustworthy
The name of the famous artist who paints realistic, detailed birds.
James Audubon
What are complimentary colors?
Colors which are across from each other on the color wheel.
In mostly black and white drawings, this artist drew poor people, parents looking for their children, and lots of war time scenes. She knew how to bring beauty into sadness.
Cathe Kolwitz
What does "Shade" mean?
Any color mixed with black.