Show:
Characters
Setting
Author's Technique
New to Florida
The Story
100
Older, cruel brother that plays football
Who is Erik Fisher?
100
The team captain of the soccer team at lake Windsor Downs
Who is Gino
100
Poomph, Poomph, Poomph is an example of what type of figurative language
Onomatopoeia
100
Smoldering burn caused by lignite under the neighborhood
What are the muck fires?
100
The cause of Mike's death and where it occured
What is got struck by lightning when he was leaning on the goal post?
200
Killed instantly by lightning during football practice
Who is Mike Costello?
200
Paul's school
What is Lake Windsor Middle School?
200
Two examples of this are the "baseball bat incident" and the "Eclipse Boy" memories.
What are flashbacks?
200
This happens every day during the "rainy season"
What are lightning/ rain storms?
200
The reason guys in Tangerine lift (or "jack up") their trucks
What is "to go mud running"?
300
Somewhat critical, organized, loves the family, Cares about appearances
Who is the mother, Caroline Fisher?
300
The place Dad can go every day because his new job is very relaxed
What is Football Practice?
300
The point of view of the story
What is 1st Person Narrative?
300
What the soccer players at Lake Windsor Middle School call Paul
What is... is Mars?
300
The things Joey wanted to get from his brother when he died"?
Mike's shoes
400
The group Mrs. Fisher works with to make rules and improvements in their community
What is the Homeowner's Association
400
Lake Windsor Downs
What is the name of the Fisher's neighborhood?
400
This is an example of a technique the author uses- Paul tells Kerri, his guide at school, "I can see just fine."
What is "Dialogue" or "the characters words"?
400
The type of classroom the 7th and 8th graders have at Lake Windsor Middle
What are portables?
400
Paul calls this the family's obsession with Erik's talent
What is the Erik Fisher Football Dream?
500
The name of the freak show in carnival
Wonders of the World
500
The new school Paul decides to attend
What is Tangerine Middle School?
500
a recurring idea, element, or choice in a piece of writing
What is a motif
500
How Paul reacts when he first sees Florida... What does he say he wants to do?
What is "get out and run through the fields"
500
The reason Paul and his family move to Tangerine, Florida in the first place
What is... because of his father's job