4.5.3: Suffixes, Novel Study Introduction, Note-Taking

Match

Match the suffix with the correct definition. Definitions may be similar, so be sure to pay close attention to all parts of the definition.

• like or resembling

• to make; cause to be; to become

• a belief, practice, or condition

• spatial or temporal direction

-esque

-fy

-ism

-ward

• -esque

• -fy

• -ism

• -ward

Open Ended

Choose one word and define it or use it in a sentence:

- picturesque

- testify

- imperialism

- straightforward

Categorize

Options (12)

grotesque

statuesque

picturesque

diversify

intensify

modify

feminism

skepticism

altruism

forward

seaward

streetward

Sort the following words based on their use of the suffixes ‑esque, ‑fy, ‑ism, and ‑ward.

-esque (like or resembling)

-fy (to make; cause to be; to become)

-ism (a belief, practice, or condition)

-ward (spatial or temporal direction)

Multiple Choice

What is the setting of a story?

• The time and place a story happens

• The people or animals in the story

• What happens in a story

• How a character feels

Poll

Make a prediction: Is the setting of Nowhere Boy integral or backdrop?

• integral

• backdrop

Open Ended

What makes Ahmed and his father's journey so risky?

You can start your response with:

Ahmed and his father's journey is risky because . . .

Reorder

Sort the events of Chapter 1 in order from what happened first to what happened last.

• The motor stops working and the boat begins to fill with water.

• Baba, the captain, and another passenger enter the water to pull the boat along.

• The sea becomes rocky and nearly tips over the boat.

• Baba disappears under the water.

1

2

3

4

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Multiple Choice

How will Max's life be different in Brussels?

• He will be sharing a room with Claire.

• He will be attending a French school instead of an American one.

• He is not allowed to speak to his friends in America.

• He is attending a boarding school while his family travels Europe.

Multiple Choice

What does the following passage tell you about Max?

• Max is kind and thoughtful.

• Max is ignoring his father.

• Max is being disrespectful.

• Max does not care about saving money.