Vocabulary
What is the definition and part of speech for surreptitiously?
adverb
stealthy, sneaky
The burglar tiptoed surreptitiously around the house looking for jewels.
What is the preposition in this sentence?
He walked quickly into the woods.
He walked WHERE?
INTO
"Condition number one. Nonnegotiable" (96).
VOLA
One example of rising action
Answers will vary:
Pax being sent away
Peter leaving to find Fox
Peter breaking ankle
Pax meeting fox friends
Five senses used in sensory imagery
sight, sound, taste, touch, smell
What is a synonym for vulnerable?
What is defenseless? Easy to manipulate?
The fox was vulnerable left out in the open without his boy.
What is the preposition in this sentence?
Before I fell asleep, I stared at the moon.
AT
Where did I stare? AT the moon
"She always wore it. She'd hold her wrist up so I could play with it when I was a baby" (116).
PETER
Exposition
forest
grandfather's house
Vola's barn
In what point of view is this story written?
Third person
Dual Narrative
he, she, they
No "I" unless dialogue is used
What is something that might be emblazoned?
What is a blazer or a backpack?
The jacket was emblazoned with a family crest.
What is the preposition in this sentence?
He jumped over the picnic table.
He jumped WHERE?
OVER
"The war is coming closer...The crows...Listen" (136).
GRAY the fox
protagonists
Peter
Pax
**Need to show CHANGE over the course of the story
What is the parallel story being shared?
Peter and Pax trying to find one another
Then: Peter and his father, Pax and his new friends
How will the paths intersect? Will they ever intersect?
synonym for bristled
part of speech
agitate, annoy, aggravate
verb or adjective
The fox bristled at the sound of human feet walking towards them.
What is the preposition in this sentence?
The girl ran next to the bleachers.
WHERE?
NEXT TO
"That must have been hard for you. Your mom gets into the car to buy groceries, a regular day, and she never comes home" (47).
Peter's therapist
antagonists
Hmmm...
Father
War
Bristle?
Be prepared to explain
What should you cross out below to make the writing stronger:
I smelled the air choked with death, fire and smoke.
The air choked with death, fire and smoke.
Remember to cross out the "I smell" if you can
mustered:
use in a sentence
I mustered up the courage to ask him to the dance; it took months of encouragement from friends and family to be brave enough to go for it.
definition: to gather to ruse (verb)
What is the preposition in this sentence?
Walking to the forest, the fox drank from the pond and then loped behind the tree.
THREE PREPOSITIONS
TO the forest
FROM the pond
BEHIND the tree
"I guess our apples don't fall far from the tree, eh?" (10).
Peter's grandfather
One example of internal conflict
One example of external conflict
Varies:
Peter struggling with the guilt he feels about his mother's death
War/humans impacting the foxes' survival
How does the author show that Pax is talking?
ITALICS