Ghost of the Lagoon

Tupa lives in the great caves of the reef. He is longer than this house.

• personification

• hyperbole

• simile

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

The ghost of Tupa played through his dreams, making him restless.

• personification

• hyperpole

• simile

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Its sharp bow cut through the green water of the lagoon like a knife through cheese.

• personification

• hyperbole

• simile

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Tupa dragged the canoe right under the water- and the water boiled with flame...

• personification

• hyperbole

• simile

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

....the spear that was as straight and true as an arrow

• personification

• hyperbole

• simile

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

Night seemed to rise up from the surface of the water and swallow them.

• personification

• hyperbole

• simile

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

What point of view is the story told in?

• First person (I, me)

• Second person (You)

• Third person (he,she)

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Where does Mako strike the shark FIRST?

• shoulder

• eye

• dorsal fin

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

Where does the story take place?

• Lehighton

• Bora Bora

• Cancun

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Why does Mako paddle out to the island?

• to get bananas

• to get oranges

• to battle Tupa

• to catch a wild pig

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1