Plot/Setting/Conflict
Another word for plot is _________.
Storyline
Similes and Metaphors both ________ two things.
compare
How is a simile similar to a metaphor/ How is it different?
both compare/ simile uses like or as to compare
A symbol is when and object is used to __________ an idea or quality
represent
To make an inference is to:
draw conclusions/ make an educated guess/
Describe the Setting of Inside Out AND describe the conflict
Saigon, Vietnam
conflict: A war forces Ha's family to leave their home behind in search for a safer place to live
Her eyes are diamonds glowing in the night (simile or metaphor?)
simile
How is a refugee similar to an immigrant? How are they different?
refugee- forced to leave/feel unsafe
immigrant- may leave for better opportunity, but it is a choice.
What does Ha's Papaya tree symbolize?
Acceptable answers: home/hope
In the fourth stanza of “Closed Too Soon”, Ha says, Tram is half my size/ so skinny and nervous. (Is this an example of direct or indirect characterization?
direct - Author tells us Tram is "skinny"
Name the five elements of plot sequence in order.
exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
The war was a monsoon, raining bullets on our community (Simile or metaphor? What is being compared?)
metaphor/war to a monsoon/ rain to bullets
How are main idea and theme similar? How are they different?
Example answer: Similar: both relate to central message of the story
Different: main idea is specific to the text/theme is universal
Theme is the message/moral
On their journey, Ha and Khoi are allowed to take one item with them. Ha takes her beloved doll and Khoi takes his chick. They throw they both overboard when they find out that Saigon is gone. What does this symbolize?
Acceptable Answers: Letting go of their home
Moving on from the past
Acceptance
After Ha’s mother explains that only “male feet” must touch the floor first to bring good luck to the family, Ha says…“I decided to wake before dawn and tap my big toe on the tile floor first.” (Describe Ha as a character.)
Acceptable answers: She is mischievous, rebellious, independent, stubborn, strong-minded etc.
If the conflict of Inside out and Back again is that Ha's family is struggling after they are forced to leave their home due to the war. (Do you think we've reached the climax of our story, or are we still in the rising action?)
Rising action- Ha's family still haven't found a permanent home AND adjusted/ found joy that follows
The papaya tree grew, despite it's setbacks, much like the papaya tree, Ha would would continue to change and grow. (simile or metaphor? What is being compared?)
simile. Ha to the papaya tree
How is a refugee camp similar to a home? How is it different?
refugee camp: provide food, shelter, basic necessities, family is possibly there
different: No "extras", family may be split up, most likely living in a tent or a similar shelter
Mother wants to sell her ring but brother Vu says it is the only "tangible" thing left of their father. What might the ring symbolize?
The love between Ha's mother and father
Make an inference: Explain what Ha means when she says “I am not skinny and nervous.” so I will never be the "teacher's pet."(related to Tram)
She is outspoken. She doesn't sit back and follow the rules like Tram does.