Bloomability

Name the 2 characters in our, Bloomability excerpt.

• Danny

• Guthrie

• Dinnie

• Lila

Where does the story take place?

What made Dinnie disappointed?

• Not being able to go home to California.

• Guthrie inviting her and Lila to Milan.

• Having to start boarding school in a new country.

• Guthrie inviting her and Layla to Milan.

“No one is speaking English! Isn’t that neat? We could say anything, and no one would understand.”

Who said the quote above?

"What if I adapted completely, what if I forget about them, what they forgot about me?"

Who stated the quote above?

Draw an image of Dinnie and Lila

Respond to the questions below. (Remember to use A.C.E for this SCR)

How does diction relate to the author's meaning? How does an author's choice of diction affect the tone of a passage? What about the mood?

“American?” he said. “Your uncle’s the headmaster? I hope he knows what he’s doing.”

Who stated this?

• Dinnie's Uncle

• Lila's Uncle

• Dinnie's Dad

• Lila's Dad

What conclusions can your draw about Lila?

"That mountain had seemed to stare at me..."

Which literary device is this?