Tangerine Motif Review

What is a motif?

• A type of figurative language in a story

• An object, person, situation, action, or idea that represents something else in a story

• A theme in a story

• A kind of characterization in the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Which of the following is an "idea motif" in Tangerine?

• dirt and mud

• tangerines and tangerine trees

• rich vs. poor

• glasses/goggles

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

True or false: An object/person/idea must recur several times in a story in order to be considered a motif.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Which character is the best example of the "desire for perfection" motif?

• Dad

• Erik

• Paul

• Mom

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which character is the best example of the "duplicity (being two-faced)" motif?

• Dad

• Erik

• Coach Walski

• Gino

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Muck fires are fires that burn underground and cause a lot of smoke in the air. Based on this description, what might the muck fire motif represent?

• sibling rivalry

• new beginnings

• hidden secrets

• global warming

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Paul wears thick glasses because of his legal blindness. He sees many things that others don't (or won't). Based on this, what might the glasses/goggles motif represent?

• "seeing" or being blind to the truth

• playing on the soccer team

• the consequences of looking at an eclipse

• moving to a new home

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is a theme?

• A character's opinion

• The lesson/moral the author wants you to learn

• a one-word idea

• An argument

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Which of the following is the best theme for Tangerine?

• family

• Paul doesn't get along with his brother in Tangerine.

• Families fight sometimes.

• Family is who a person chooses, not just who they are related to.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Based on the motifs you learned about today, which motif would you be most interested in writing about in your essay?

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2