What genre is Stormalong? Stormalong is a Tall Tale
Slide 3
From which point of view (person) is Stormalong told?
Stormalong is told in third person point of view. The narrator is
not in the story. The narrator uses key words like he, him,
they.
Slide 4
What did Stormalong wish when he was growing up in Cape Cod?
Stormalong felt like an outcast because of his size. He just wished
that he could be like everyone else.
Slide 5
What does the idiom he had salt water in his veins really mean?
He had salt water in his veins is figurative language used to show
the reader how much Stormalong loved the sea.
Slide 6
How did fighting the giant octopus affect the way the sailors
felt about Stormalong? After Stormalong fought the giant octopus,
the other sailors began to really respect him as a fellow
sailor.
Slide 7
Why did Stormalong go to Boston? What disappointed him about
the city? Stormalong though that Boston would be bigger, because it
was a bigger city. When he arrived there, however, the buildings
were the same size as they were in Cape Cod. It was not big enough
for him.
Slide 8
Why does Stormalong leave the sea and head west? Stormalong
left the sea and headed west to try and find a place where he could
fit in. He heard that there was a lot of room out west.
Slide 9
Why did the sailors build the gigantic boat? The sailors built
the gigantic boat so that Stormalong would feel comfortable sailing
with them. They did this because they really cared about him.
Slide 10
How are Stormalong and Hoderi alike? How are they
different?
Slide 11
What is a hyperbole? A hyperbole is figurative language that
uses extreme exaggeration to paint a picture in the readers
mind.
Slide 12
Which of the following is an example of a hyperbole? 1. Stormy
felt like an outcast. 2. The ships masts had to be hinged to let
the sun and moon go by. let the sun and moon go by. 3. Nobody knows
how old Stormalong died. died. 4. Stormalong packed his bags and
headed west. bags and headed west.
Slide 13
What changes need to be made to the following sentences?
1.While in philadelphia, we went to see a play based on the german
version of little red riding hood. 2. We are writing essays titled
proud to be an titled proud to be an american. american.
Slide 14
What changes need to be made to the following sentences?
1.While in Philadelphia, we went to see a play based on the German
version of Little Red Riding Hood. 2. We are writing essays titled
Proud to be an titled Proud to be an American. American.