Story Elements
What is the definition of a main character?
A main character is a character that is prominent in a story. They are the most important character.
Who is the main character in "The Reeds and the River"?
The main character is a girl named Sunflower.
What does the word "alight" mean?
Alight means to land on something.
What was Sunflower afraid of in the text "The Reeds and the River"? Why was she afraid? What details helps you identify her feelings?
Sunflower was afraid of drifting in the boat, she did not know how to stop. In the text it says that she had tears silently streaming down her face.
What is a setting?
A setting is where the story takes place.
What is the setting of the story "Starting Off"?
The setting takes place at Lake Itasca.
What is the definition of the word "solitary"?
Solitary means to be all alone.
How did Eddy feel when he saw the buck in the text "Starting Off"? What sentence or phrase in the text helps you to identify this?
Eddy is terrified, but excited to see the deer. I know this because in the text his heart was pounding, it says they were "startled", and because Eddy says "its better to be gored to death by a tv antenna than to miss this effortless athleticism".
What is an author?
An author is someone who writes a story or text.
What is the narrator's p.o.v. in the text "A Bird's Free Lunch"? How do you know?
It is written in First person p.o.v. I know because in the text, it says "I", "me", "my".
Some synonyms could be: shiny, shining, glistening, sparkling.
Describe the character traits of Robinovich from "Starting Off". Include how you concluded he is like this.
Robinovich is mature, serious, and respoinsible. I concluded this because in the text he pushes for them to responsibly set up camp, and check in.
What does author's perspective mean?
Author's perspective is what the author thinks, feels, or believes towards something.
What is Eddy's perspective of camping in the text "Starting off"?
What sentence in the text shows you this perspective?
Eddy does not want to set up camp, he is uninterested in it.
I know this because in the text he says "I do not want to.", and he compares setting up camp to vegetables.
What is a synonym for the word "scrawny"?
A synonym for scrawny could be thin.
What does this simile compare and what does it mean?
"It was as though the banks cupped green leafy hands to hold it."
This simile compares the spring's banks to greeny leafy hands. It is describing how the bank or edge of the spring looks.
What is narrator's point of view?
What are the meanings of those point of views?
How a story is written. It can be 1st or 3rd person point of view. 1st person p.o.v. is when the narrator IS also a character. 3rd person p.o.v. is when the narrator is not a character, it is someone not part of the story.
What is Jody's perspective of the secret spring?
What sentence or key words in the text helps you identify this perspective?
Jody's perspective is that he enjoys his secret spring. I know this because in the text the author describes the water as "delicious", and Jody laughs when he sees a spasmodic frog jump in the water.
What is an antonym for the word "stationary"?
An antonym of the word "stationary" could be moving.
What two things does this metaphor compare and what does it mean?
"A cloud of loons skirts low over the surface of the lake then lifts high and banks around the bend out of sight."
It compares loons to a cloud. It's describing how close together they are.