LITERATURE
A story within a story is called a:
Frame Narrative
What was Hannah's special talent?
Singing
What was Buddy's name before Morris changed it to Buddy?
Kiss
Name one SECONDARY CHARACTER in The Great Turkey Walk.
Miss Rogers, Mr. Buffey, Mr. Bidwell Peece, Josephine Ballou, Lizzie Hardwick, etc...
Khinkali (the dumplings you made) and Oliver's Dad are both from what country?
Georgia
What word means to write or speak in an exaggerrated manner?
Hyperbole
What did Ryan really enjoy doing (& she sometimes did for her family)?
Cooking
What breed of dog did Mrs. Dorothy Eustis believe was "destined for Great Things?"
German shepherds
What year did The Great Turkey Walk take place?
1860
If Oliver is the protagonist of Return to Sender, who is the antagonist?
Eliza
When a story is written from the Third-person Perspective, you will NOT see these pronouns:
I, me, us, we
How did Ryan refer to her home? (What did she call it?)
new (old) house
How did Bob disguise himself when he went outside?
He wore a chicken suit that Livy fashioned for him
What type of book was The Great Turkey Walk?
Graphic Novel; Would also accept Historic Fiction
Grandpa starts out reading to three grandchildren. What are their names?
When an author provides only subtle hints about future plot points, the author is using a literary device called:
Foreshadowing
From whose perspective is the Squirrel in the House story told?
Squirrel
What is one difference between "Old Livy" and "New Livy"?
Old Livy didn't sigh a lot, New Livy sighs a lot; other answers possible
Name one word from Return to Sender and tell us what it means.
Many different answers acceptable. Must be a word in Return to Sender.
In the Hero book, who is the protagonist of the inner story?
Drift
This literary device is when an author deliberately keeps details from the reader in order to increase suspence or build curiosity.
Withholding Information
Write this question sentence on the whiteboard with the proper punctuation: Are you going home asked Ryan
"Are you going home?" asked Ryan.
From whose perspective is Bob told?
The perspective alternates between Livy & Bob
Some things and characters changed throughout Return to Sender. Choose one character and describe how he or she changed.
Eliza; Collette; Oliver; Jimmy; the Mom?...
How were the readers of the story in grandpa's special book able to communicate with the characters within the story?
Magically--They sent notes when they spoke advice or warnings to the characters in the story.