Author Purpose
how many author purposes did we learn in class
3
True or False: A symbol and Motif can help you find a theme?
TRUE
Who are the two main characters?
Sai and Jenny
Ture or False: The Perfect Match is a Dystopian Story?
TRUE
How many reading strategies have you learned about from class?
3
what does it mean to entertain?
write something with an interesting plot and characters
what is a symbol?
an object that has a meaning to it
What is the name of the company that owns Tilly?
Centillion
Why do we need to define difficult/ repeated words?
you must find the difficult words to understand the story and find themes/motifs and symbols
what does it mean to inform?
to provide facts and statistics on a topic
What is a motif?
a feeling or concept repeated in a story
What is Sai and Jenny's plan to destroy Tilly forever?
to place a virus into the computer of the centillion management team's technology
What is one characteristic of A utopia
beautiful, no poverty, not many laws, no money, working for pleasure
Why do we need to use Inferencing?
to discover what is next in the plot, to connect to ourselves and the world and finally, to discover larger lessons in the story
what does it mean to persuade?
to give an opinion or argument on a topic
motif
why does Sai not enjoy his date?
she won't stop using tilly and won't engage with him on a personal level
What are the characteristics of a Dystopia?
apocalyptical world, protagonist realizes there is a problem, no laws, no money, claims to be advanced but it is not.
Why do we need to use Visualization
to understand and relate to the characters, setting and establish the societal rules of the writers world he/she/they have created.
what does The Perfect Match try to persuade you to believe?
to not depend of technology, to enjoy your privacy, to stop censorship and to fight for your rights and freedoms
what is a theme?
1 sentence that tells the lesson of the story
what does Christian Rinn offer Sai and Tilly at the end of the story?
a job
Why do we write dystopian stories?
to criticize current and political issues and hopefully stop them before they get worse
Why are reading strategies important?
to understanding plot, understanding character, and themes in a story