"The Ravine"

The main character of the story is...

• Starlene
• Joe-BoyV
• Vinny
• Mo

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

The setting of the story is

• Amazon jungle
• Hawaiian jungle
• Somewhere in a forest
• At the beach

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

How do the teens get to the ravine?

• They follow a trail

• They took a boat

• They swam there

• They took a helicopter

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

What is MOST important about the setting of "The Ravine"?

• It is muddy and slippery.

• It is a jungle ravine in Hawaii.

• It is a place where a boy died.

• It is a deep jungle pond.

Who doesn't want Vinny to go to the ravine?

• Vinny's mom

• Vinny's dad

• Joe Boy

• Starlene

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CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

How does Vinny feel about going to the ravine?

• excited and adventurous

• tired and bored

• nervous and anxious

• calm and peaceful

What detail from the story helps create a mood of danger and death?

• The ravine was dark and scary

• Joe-boy and Starlene are dating

• A boy died in the ravine 2 weeks before

• The legend of the stone goddess

What is the rising action in the story?

• Vinny walking up the zig zag trail to the 50 ft ledge

• When Vinny feels at peace

• The teens walk out of the ravine in silence

• When Vinny jumps off the 50ft ledge

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

How can you describe Starlene?

• Quiet and shy
• Mature and realistic
• Not very smart and gullible
• Brave and adventurous

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is important about the legend of the stone goddess?

• Starlene tells Vinny about it.
• Vinny believes the legend.
• It is a legend.
• It is Starlene's attempt to say that the boy didn't die.

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4