Plot
This is why Stanley is sent to Camp Green Lake.
He is falsely accused of stealing Clyde Livingston’s shoes.
The full name of the main character who is sent to Camp Green Lake.
Stanley Yelnats
Stanley and Zero being bullied by the other boys is an example of this conflict.
Person vs Person
A comparison using “like” or “as.”
Simile
Name something unfair that happens in the story.
Answers may vary (ex: Stanley going to jail for a crime he didn't commit)
This item Stanley and Zero find at the bottom of a hole that becomes very important.
A lipstick tube with KB written on it.
This character runs away from Camp Green Lake and survives in the desert.
Zero (Hector)
Stanley struggling with his confidence and self-image is an example of this conflict.
This is an example of this type of figurative language: “scorching sand stretched”
Alliteration
How did Stanley change from the beginning of the story to the end?
Answers may vary (ex: He was overweight but in the end he is stronger)
Stanley carries Zero up this mountain near the end of the novel.
God's Thumb
The cruel woman who paints her nails with rattlesnake venom.
The Warden
Stanley vs. the camp rules and punishments is an example of this type of conflict.
Person vs Society
“The heat wrapped its arms around Stanley” is an example of this.
Personnification
What does "being a good person" mean?
It means having good values and priorities. Knowing what is right.
The resolution of the novel
Stanley and Zero are watching the Super Bowl game with family, Clyde, etc. Their lives are successful and full of hope.
Clyde Livingston
The Yelnats family curse influencing events is an example of this conflict type.
Person vs Supernatural
An exaggeration to intensify (ex: All day, every day, for the rest of his life digging holes)
Hyperbole
Make a connection between the story and another text you read or watched.
Answers may vary.
The climax of the novel
Stanley and Zero find the treasure but get stuck in a nest of yellow-spotted lizards.
The guy who kills Sam for kissing a white woman.
Trout Walker
The boys fighting dehydration, heat, and yellow-spotted lizards is this type of conflict.
Person vs Nature
"Two heads are better than one" is an example of this type of figurative language
Idiom
Make a connection between the story and the world
Answers may vary.