Homophones
What is a homophone?
A word that sounds the same as another but has a different meaning.
What is a proper noun?
A word that names a particular person, place, or thing and is capitalized.
What is a hyperbole?
an exaggeration that is not meant to be taken literally.
What is one example of a hyperbole from the story?
-"A giant baby three fathoms tall..."
-"...folks would say he has salt water in his veins"
-"He would eat hundred gallons of whale soup for lunch"
EXAMPLES...BUT NOT LIMITED TO THESE ANSWERS
Give an example of a homophone (that is not on this game board).
Answers may vary.
Pick the homophone for: sea
cee, see, cea
see
Which word should be capitalized?
-teacher
-chicago
-resturant
Chicago
-It is the name of a city in the United States
Cape Cod
Why is Stormalong upset when he arrives in Boston?
The buildings are the same size as the ones in Cape Cod.
Why does Stormy feel out of place in Cape Cod?
He is much larger than every one in the town.
Pick the homophone for weight
wait, wheight, wate
wait
Which word should be capitalized?
-soccer
-spanish
-tacos
Spanish
-It is the name of a language
What does Stormy do to earn the acceptance from the others on The Lady of the Sea?
He fights the giant octopus
What are two ways that Stormalong is different than the story "Hoderi the Fishman?
Answers could vary
Stormalong is a character that wants to fit in
and
Different location
Hoderi lost love
What examples from the story show that Stormy is unusual?
His voice is like a foghorn, he was carried in a wheelbarrow as a baby, he drinks barrels of milk at a time, etc.
I needed a snack, so I _____ an apple.
eight or ate
ate
Which should be capitalized?
-library
-native american
-ancestors
Native American
-Native American is a culture
What point of view is Stormalong told in?
third
What are two ways in which Stormalong and Hoderi the Fisherman are similar?
Answers could vary
-Both describe characters on a quest
-Both live seafaring lives
-Both are looking for something
ETC.
What is wrong with this sentence?
Stormy moved to boston to try to fit in.
Boston needs to be capitalized because it is a proper noun.
Let's take a _____ from this assignment.
break or brake
break
What should be capitalized?
-language
-"The day Went Wrong"
-speech
Day
-"The Day Went Wrong" is the title of a story and each word that is important needs to be capitalized, except for articles such as: a, an, of etc.
What do Stormy's fellow sailors do to show him that they care about him?
They build Stormy a huge ship that fits his size.
What is one way you can tell that Stormy loves the Ocean?
Answers could vary
Example: "folks used to say he had salt water in his veins"
What kind of story is Stormalong?
Tall Tale