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Like scary tales, believed children should be scared, was a librarian.
Who is, Jackie Torrence
100

This emotion is needed to keep them cautious.

Why do kids need their sense of fear?

100

That Jackie is going to tell them a scary story.

What couldn't the kids in Junior High believe?

100
Children can frighten themselves without your help
Why shouldn't she tell children scary stories?
100

An argument made to oppose an alternative view.

What is counterargument?

200

Jackie Torrence's granddad told her scary tales as a child, and made her appreciate her sense of fear.

Why does she like scary tales?

200

So she wouldn't be scared of frivolous things, such a supernatural beings.

Why did her Granddad sustain a permanent sense of fear in her?

200
Toe
Where's my hairy?
200
An emotion we all have that needs to be exercised.
What is fear?
200

The manner of writing, how something is said, not what is said.

What is style?

300

This came off during one of Grandpa's scary stories.

What is Mr.Hall's rug

300

So monsters wouldn't stuff her into key holes while she was asleep

Why did she remain fat for the rest of her life?

300
To get a good long shot
Why did Pa put his tobacco way back in his mouth?
300
Only fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
What is Jackie's firm belief?
300

Combination of ideas, values, feelings and beliefs that influence the way the writer looks at a topic.

What is author's viewpoint?

400

At school, she would tell the other kids scary stories, and they listened closely.

Why did she like junior high?

400

I'm trying to find Mr. Hall's rug.

What was she trying to find?

400
It hit the floor and sparked up.
What happened when Pa spit his tobacco?
400
2004
When did Jackie die?
400

Language used imaginatively in ways that go beyond literal definition.

What is figurative language?

500

Jackie was told they would drag you off the bed and stuff you in a key hole.

What do monsters do?

500

Because she had learned techniques to keep their attention when she told them scary tales

Why were the kids captivated?

500
You take the branch off of a tree and come right down the top of his head
What do you do to get the attention of a mule that it too stubborn to listen?
500
1944
When is Jackie's Birth Year
500

The way words are put together to form phrases and sentences, as well as the length of sentences. Includes formal and informal grammar.

What is syntax?