Name: ________________________________________ Period: ___________________________
Instructions: Use only your notes to answer the following questions. Only do today’s questions.
1. What is the title of the unit we are studying? "Bold Actions"
2. What is the literary term for “a sequence of events in a story”? Plot
3. What two things should be included when describing the setting of a story? time and place
4. What is the title of the short story we are studying? "Rogue Wave"
5. Describe the setting. (See #3!!!) The setting is in modern times on a sailboat called "The Old Sea Dog" off the coast of California.
6. What are the names and ages of the two main characters?
Sully 19 and Scoot 14
7. Describe the most important external conflict in the story.
The most important external conflict in the story is the sailboat that Scoot and Sully were on was hit by a rogue wave, and the boat is upside down with Scoot trapped inside and Sully floating on the bottom of the boat.
8. Explain what “infer” means. Infer means to figure something out and come up with a conclusion based on what you already know from personal experiences or something you have just read.