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“Rogue Wave” by Theodore Taylor
Author Info.:
- Author Theodore Taylor (1921–2006) wrote many stories about self- Genre: Short Story
reliant characters who face great challenges. Literary Elements:
-His best-known book, The Cay, depicts the struggles and revelations of
a boy shipwrecked during World War II.
SUSPENSE- “It was already too late
to shout a warning to Scoot so she
Setting: “fifteen miles off desolate Cabo Colnett, south of Ensenada” p.4 could escape from the cabin; too
in the path of a rogue wave on a ship called “Old Sea Dog” p.2 late to do anything except hang on
to the wheel with both hands; too
Exposition- Rogue waves are very dangerous, this one is 48 late even to pray. “ (p.9) stops the
ft. tall and has “already killed thirteen people” (p.1) action and shows how dangerous
Inciting Incident- The rogue wave hits the Old Sea Dog and things are before telling us the
results
flips it over (p. 9)
Rising Action- Scoot is knocked unconscious and trapped in FORESHADOWING- First
the galley while Sully is talked in the sail outside the ship. paragraph details about the wave
Later Sully gets free but he cannot free Scoot because the hint that it will be important to the
cabin doors are jammed. (p.10-13) Sully keeps trying to dive main conflict of the story (human vs.
down and open the doors, but fails every time. While Sully nature)
imagines the worst case scenario, Scoot begins to wake up INFERENCES I had to make:
and realizes where she is (p. 26) The two try to - The main conflict of the story will
communicate by tapping on the hull of the ship but be between people and nature
eventually realize that Scoot’s only chance is to save (person vs. greater power),
herself. (p.47) While Sully tries to communicate specifically the rogue ocean wave
telepathically how Scoot can get out, Scoot realizes the -Sully cares a lot about his sister
and does not give up easily
skylight is her best chance of escape. (p.48) She uses an -Scoot and Sully both know how to
emergency flashlight and her own strength in swimming to push aside their fears and stick to a
find the skylight (p.54-61) plan
Crisis/Climax- After 6 attempts, Scoot gets the window open
and frees herself from the galley of the ship (p.62) Characters:
Falling Action- The two spend the night on the hull of the Melissa “Scoot” Atkins- 14 years
ship until the Red Rooster’s captain, Mark Stevens rescues old, pretty, dark hair, less than 5 ft
tall, athletic, younger sister
them (p.64-67) Sullivan “Sully” Atkins- 19 years old,
Resolution- The Old Sea Dog finally sinks into the sea Older brother, good teacher, skilled
completely not long after the siblings are rescued (p. 69) sailor
Adventure
Sailboat In the future, would these characters ever want to go
Near-Death Experience sailing again or not?
Survival Skills
Natural Disaster How much would it cost to replace the Old Sea Dog?
Escape
Hope/Despair
Self-reliance
Planning
Persistance
“The Flight of Icarus” Greek Myth Retold by Sally Benson
No specific author details for this reading
Genre: Myth
Setting: Ancient Crete and Sicily, specifically King Minos’ tower and
island for prisoners, In the end he builds a temple to Apollo in Sicily Elements of Myth in this reading:
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Plot Summary: -
Exposition- -
Inciting Incident-
Rising Action-
Crisis/Climax-
Inferences I had to make:
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Falling Action- -
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Resolution-
Important Characters:
Theme/Moral: -
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“Icarus’s Flight” by Stephen Dobyns
Author Notes: author of popular works of fiction, but he
considers himself primarily a poet.
Genre: Poetry
Setting: Ancient land the sky, and the surrounding waters Essential Elements in this poem:
Compressed, just right words:
- Didn’t talk much about other
characters, only Icarus
- Used rhetorical questions to get
readers to sympathize with Icarus
- barely mentioned setting
- Focuses on negative words like
“downward plunge” without
mentioning actual death
Plot Synopsis (summary): Icarus flies for a specific purpose, to
find the limits of his flying freedom. He had to know how much Paying attention to sounds:
freedom he really had before he could fully enjoy it. When he -—Important Alliteration Examples—-
flew “too high,” it was actually just high enough to learn the
valuable truth he was looking for all along. Although he fell and Connected “freedom” and “flew”
died, he still went to his death with greater wisdom than when right before going too high
his journey started.
Used “descent” and “disintegrating”
instead of more simple words to
show importance of those ideas
———Punctuation and Tone———
Author keeps sentences moving
from line to line without breaking at
the end, makes us want to read
further down and follow Icarus’s
descent to the end
Asks questions to reason with
readers and prove his point
defending Icarus’s actions
Important Character(s):
Tone: Icarus- A thoughtful and careful “boy”
Theme/Moral: It is good and necessary to discover the limits of who did what any other person would
your own freedom for yourself. have done and learned a valuable
lesson about his limits in the process
“Women in Aviation”
by Patricia and Fredrick McKissack
Author Notes: Together they “wrote more than 100 biographies and other
nonfiction books, most focusing on the achievements of African Americans.”
Genre: Informational Text (Historical)
Authors’ Purpose: To inform readers about the difficulties that women had Essay-style structure
to overcome to achieve their dreams of becoming aviators in the early
years of flight.
Big Ideas by Section Important Quotations:
INTRODUCTION: Paragraph 1 (Attitudes Toward Aviators)
“Orville so appreciated his sister’s help
- Many people in the aviation world thought that women and Black people were
incapable of learning to fly. They even assumed that only white men had enough
that he said, ‘When the world speaks
skill and courage to do it. of the Wrights, it must include my
-Thesis:” Yet despite these prevailing prejudices, the dream and the desire to fly sister. . . . She inspired much of our
stayed alive among women and African-Americans.” (p.1) effort.’” (p.3)
REASON 1: Paragraphs 2-5 (Early Women in Aviation) “Quimby was overheard to quip with a
-Sophie Blanchard: smile and a wink: ‘Flying is easier than
voting.’ (The Woman’s Suffrage
Amendment wasn’t passed until
-Katherine Wright:
1920.)” (p.5)
-Harriet Quimby: “…Coleman was a ‘natural talent.’ On
June 15, 1921, Coleman made history
by becoming the first black woman to
REASON 2: Paragraphs 6-15 (Bessie Colman’s Experience) earn her wings, thus joining the ranks
-Early Life and Education: of the handful of American women
fliers.” (p.13)
-Path to Pilot’s License:
“The color of my skin,[was] a
drawback at first. . . . I was a curiosity,
-Obstacles Back Home: but soon the public discovered I could
really fly. Then they came to see
Brave Bessie, as they called
me.” (p.15)
REASON 3: Paragraphs 16-20 (Safety and Media Coverage)
“‘Women are often penalized by
-Causes of Death:
publicity for their every mishap,’ said
Amelia Earhart, the most famous
-Media Interpretation: female pilot in aviation history. ‘The
result is that such emphasis
sometimes directly affects [a
CONCLUSION: Paragraph 21 (Bessie Coleman’s Legacy) woman’s] chances for a flying
- job.’” (p.20)
“Thank You, M’am” by Langston Hughes
Author Notes:
Genre: Short Story (Realistic
Fiction)
Main Characters:
Setting: (Where and When)
MS. LUELLA BATES WASHINGTON
JONES:
Physical Appearance-
EXPOSITION:
Say, Think, or Do-
INCITING INCIDENT: (External Conflict)
Personality-
RISING ACTION:(External Conflicts)
ROGER:
Physical Appearance-
CRISIS/CLIMAX: (Internal Conflicts)
Say, Think, or Do-
FALLING ACTION:
Personality-
RESOLUTION:
“A Police Stop Changed This Teenager’s Life”
by Amy B. Wang
Author Details: (general assignment reporter at The Washington Post)
During her career, she has covered economic development, aviation, Genre: News (non-fiction) Article
education, state politics, breaking news, and human-interest stories.
Main Characters:
Setting:
CORPORAL KIRK KEFFER:
Physical Appearance-
EXPOSITION:
Say, Think, or Do-
INCITING INCIDENT:
RISING ACTION: Personality-
What Others Say-
CRISIS/CLIMAX:
JOURDAN DUNCAN:
Physical Appearance-
FALLING ACTION:
Say, Think, or Do-
Personality-
RESOLUTION:
What Others Say-
When a rogue wave hits their ship and traps Scoot inside,
both siblings are motivated by love for each other and survival
training to face the near-death situation. Sully tries repeatedly to free
his sister from the outside. When that fails, he tries to at least
tell her what to do via telepathy. Scoot uses the resources she has to
free herself when she realizes she has no other way of escape.
When Daedalus and Icarus are imprisoned by King Minos, they
must rely on Daedalus’ ingenuity and both of their physical and
mental strength to escape. They use real bird wings and wax to piece
together wings for themselves since the ocean was being watched.
Unfortunately, the plan goes poorly when Icarus is overwhelmed by the
joy of flying and goes above his place in the world. His body is burned
and all that remains are feathers. His father has to build a temple to
Apollo to apologize for his son’s poor choice.
Icarus used his own strength and judgement to solve
the problem of what his limits were. He felt like he had
to know exactly how far he could go in the air without
consequences. In the end, he flew far enough to gain
wisdom, but also too far to save either his wings or
himself from destruction.
In the early years of aviation, women and African
Americans had to struggle for opportunities to become
pilots. There were many obstacles like prejudice and
lack of safety features. Although some women aviators
lost their lives in the process, their courage and
determination paved the way for those who followed.
Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones and Roger both have their
own difficulties that they have to overcome. Roger has a
difficult home life and not much positive influence in his life.
Mrs. Jones has come from a similar background but knows
how to take care of herself and show kindness to others.
Because she has lived through similar things, she shares how
to help Roger make better choices.
Jourdan Duncan rose up to face the difficulty of getting to
work without a car by walking…
