Into the Storm Analysis

What is the plot of a story?

• the series of events in a story

• the central idea

• the time and place

• the characters

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

When asked how one thing CONTRIBUTES to another thing...as in how does setting contribute to plot...what does CONTRIBUTE mean?

• give money to

• cause conflict

• help make

• support

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

How does setting contribute to plot?

• Tucker is from Morehead City.

• The setting is near the ocean and the conflict is caused by the weather and ocean.

• Calico Creek is an interesting place.

• The setting has flounder and the narrator loves flounder.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is foreshadowing?

• a technique artists use to create sketches

• when setting is described negatively

• character's actions

• a hint about what comes later in the story, often a warning

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

What is suspense?

• when a reader is excited or worried about what will happen next

• the social setting of the story

• who is telling the story

• the problems or challenges in the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

These four passages all have examples of ________, which help build suspense.

• foreshadowing

• setting

• characters

• point of view

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Why does Tucker get teased?

• Tucker is black. The kids judged Tucker because of his skin color.

• Tucker's surfing was uncommon, and therefore different. Some people are uncomfortable with differences.

• Tucker was willing to teach the narrator how to swim. The other kids didn't like this.

• The other kids didn't think Tucker was very good at surfing, so they made fun of him.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

What is causing the conflict in this passage?

• supernatural

• nature

• technology

• society

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is tone?

• the sound a story makes

• the conflict

• what the story suggests about life

• the narrator's attitude towards the topic

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Who is the narrator in this story?

• LaShana Mae, Tucker's wife

• Tucker Willis

• Richard

• an outside "reporter" who is not a character in the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6