Ghost
basketball
What is setting?
(hint: think two things)
How does Ghost get his running shoes for the track team?
He steals them from a sports store.
What is a noun?
What is the title of the Jason Reynolds book we are currently reading?
Ghost
What grade is Ghost in?
Can there be more than one setting in a story? (yes or no)
Yes, there can be more than one setting in a story
Do we use the author's first OR last name when analysing their work?
last name
What is special about proper nouns?
they are specific people, places, things, ideas
How old was Reynolds when he read his first book?
17 years old
What is Ghost's real name? (first & last)
Castle Cranshaw
What is the name of Ghost's neighborhood?
Glass Manor
Why do we include quotations?
To support our ideas and analysis
What is the noun in the sentence?
The cat slept.
Where was Reynolds born?
Washington D.C.
Who is Ghost's favorite basketball player?
LeBron James
Where does Ghost like to hang out in his free-time?
the bus stop
What language technique is:
Running for his life, or from it?
Rhetorical question
How many nouns are in the sentence?
Danny went to the store to buy burgers.
there are 3 nouns in the sentence
What inspired Reynolds to become an author?
Seeing the power of words
Writing a poem for his mother after his grandmother passed away.
Rap music
What grade was Ghost in when his dad shot at him?
4th
Where is Ghost's "file" or "rap sheet" kept?
school
How many pages are there in the book?
206
What are the common nouns in the following sentence:
The seagulls at the beach were trying to eat Sarah's fries.
seagulls
beach
fries
What are the names of ALL the Track Series novels?
Ghost
Patina
Sunny
Lu