Characters
The main character's name is. . .
Steve Pemberton
Steve called the Robinson's __________ because they were cruel.
Find the paragraph were we can find this answer.
What are monsters?
These include descriptions of touch/ taste/ smell/ etc.
What are sensory details?
This word describes a mixture of sounds.
What is a cacophony?
Who inspires Steve to be cunning and full of tricks?
The characters in his favorite book, Watership Down.
or
The book Watership Down
The rabbits in Watership Down
This character said, "This little boy doesn't have a chance in the world."
Who is the babysitter.
He would escape here to read and find freedom.
Where is the cellar?
This is what the writer hopes to accomplish by writing; it includes the structure, tone, technique used in the writing.
What is the Author's Purpose?
This word means to understand or comprehend.
What is fathom?
What color suspenders did Mr. Levin wear?
What is red?
She brought the protagonist (main character, Steve) a box of books.
Who is Mrs. Levin?
He was sitting here, his favorite place to read, when he had his first real conversation with Mrs. Levin.
Where is the wall by Mrs. Blake's house?
Also
Where is the wall?
This unique way of seeing things is based on the author's experiences, values and beliefs.
What is the author's perspective?
This is another word for a "safe place".
What is a sanctuary?
This is the greatest mystery of Steve’s life.
What is his origins ?
or
where he came from?
or
his identity?
This woman was often "onstage" in the presence of company.
Who is Betty?
This is Steve's favorite book.
What is Watership Down?
Authors use these two kinds of figurative language techniques to make comparisons between 2 unlike things.
What are similes and metaphors?
When you prevent someone from accomplishing a goal, you are doing this.
What is thwart?
or What is thwarting?
What is, the book gave him hope that his circumstances could change and that he could have a life like the ones he read about?
or
The book provides him "a model for dealing with the Robinsons".
This person walks with a cane and has the slowest stride of the Robinson family?
Who is Willie?
The two ways that Steve was able to cope with living with the Robinsons.
What is by stealing foods and reading books?
A Chance in the World is this genre of text.
What is nonfiction narrative text?
or
What is a memoir?
To be "baffled" means
What is to be confused or perplexed
What kind of language can we find in paragraphs 8 and 10?
Give examples from the text.
What is sensory language?