Key Vocabulary
What word describes something that is run-down and in poor condition?
Derelict
The main idea of this story is that teamwork and ingenuity can overcome impossible problems
Apollo 13: Mission Highlights
The story New Directions is set on Earth, while Apollo 13 takes place both on Earth and in this location.
Space
What is theme of overcoming challenges to find success or safety called?
Resilience
The two main characters in The Other Side of the Sky.
Farah Ahmedi and her mother
When you pay very close attention to details, you are being this.
Meticulously
Which story teaches that you can create your own opportunities despite obstacles through determination and hard work.
New Directions
Both Gold Rush stories cover the same topic but one is a poem, and the other is a___________ told from the ______________ POV.
Non-fiction, 3rd person
What is the theme of people working together to achieve a common goal called?
Teamwork
The two settings for the story Apollo 13.
Earth and Space
This word from the Cremation of Sam Mcgee means quick or fast
Tric
The main idea of these two stories is that chasing a dream means facing great risk and a difficult environment.
Call of the Klondike and The Cremation of Sam McGee
What do Annie Johnson's story and the Apollo 13 astronauts story share in common?
Both struggling to solve a life threatening issue.
What is the theme of using cleverness to solve problem called?
Ingenuity
The name of the main character who starts her own business in New Directions
Annie Johnson
In the Klondike stories, this word refers to a beginner.
Tenderfoot
Which story shows that courage and resilience can help anyone find a safe home
The Other Side of the Sky
What is the major difference in what the characters are looking for in all of our stories? One group wants wealth, the other wants what?
To survive, security, to live a good life.
What is the theme of struggling to stay alive in a harsh environment called?
Survival
The time period and place where New Directions is set.
1900's (1930) Arkansas
This word means something that comes or happens after something else.
Subsequent
What is the main idea that connects the stories of Annie Johnson, and Apollo 13 and Farah Ahmedi?
Life threatening struggles helps people to overcome obstacles and emerge stronger.
What is the biggest difference between The Call of Klondike and The Cremation of Sam McGee?
Their genre, one is non fiction and the other is a fictional narrative poem.
or That one was about money and the other was about 1 mans promise
What is the theme of keeping your word, no matter the difficulty called?
Promise
The two places Farah and her mother journey to and from in The Other Side of the Sky
Afghanistan and Pakistan