Characters
Who is the protagonist of the novel?
What is the theme that explores how Miranda and her family grow closer during the crisis?
Family and relationships
Miranda says, "Can I help, Mom?"... "I'd like to learn how to bake bread," which shows compassion. What narrative convention is this?
Dialogue
"I spotted canned nuts, and threw lots of those in. Baked goods seemed pretty empty..."
What language feature is used in this quote?
Visual imagery
What does the W stand for in a WHY paragraph?
What - What is the topic of your answer?
Who is a part of Miranda's family living in Pennsylvania?
Mom, Matt and Jonny
What is the theme that explores Miranda’s family isolation for survival, leading to a loss of larger social connections?
Isolation and community
"I looked out my window just now. I tried to look at the moon but it scares."
What type of conflict is this? Person vs....?
External conflict - Person vs nature
"It was like if you're playing marbles and one marble hit another on its side and pushes it diagonally."
What is this language feature?
Simile
How many TEEs do we need minimum for a WHY paragraph?
2 - 3 TEES
Who is Mrs Nesbitt?
Miranda's family friend.
Throughout the novel, characters experience emotional tolls from the loss of loved ones, familiar comforts, and normalcy. What is this theme?
Grief and Loss
Miranda describes her mom in the quote: "When we finally all got into the van, Mom wouldn't let any of us talk until she maneuvred her way out of the lot."
What convention is this?
BONUS POINTS: How would you describe Mom as character?
Characterisation
Mom's qualities include:
Caring, protective, resilient
"The day was a little grayish, but still murky and humid and hot."
What is this language feature?
BONUS POINTS: What type of imagery is this?
Sensory imagery
BONUS POINT: Tactile imagery (what the character can feel)
What does the Y stand for in WHY paragraph?
WhY - Why is this important for the reader?
Who is Miranda's step mother?
Lisa
The characters' ability to endure both physical and emotional challenges is key to this theme, as they navigate an altered world. What is it?
Survival and resilience
In Miranda's diaries, she writes in 1st person perspective such as 'I', 'we' and 'me'
What convention is this?
What is point of view?
"It was still our moon and it was still just a big dead rock in the sky, but it wasn't benign anymore"
What language feature is this?
Symbolism - the moon
What is a bubble sentence verb we can use in a WHY paragraph?
demonstrates
shows
reveals
conveys
highlights
showcases
Who is Horton?
Jonny's pet cat.
When Miranda and her mum fight over the choices both make in the novel, what theme is this?
Family and relationships
At the start of the novel, it begins with Miranda saying:
"Lisa is pregnant."
What section of the plot is this?
The orientation
For the briefest flick of a second, I could have been a 16-year-old in the Middle Ages looking up at the sky, marveling at its mysteries, or an Aztec, or an Apache"
What is this language feature?
Allusion
Replace the following bubble sentence with a different bubble verb:
Miranda describes her mom through hyperbole and visual imagery in "Mom turned 15 shades of red, and then we really went at it," which reveals how toxic their relationship as mother and daughter has become and is poorly impacted by the moon disaster.
demonstrates
shows
highlights
conveys