| Life of Pi | Vocabulary | Grammar | Big Ideas from Pi | Hodge Podge |
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A story that's set inside of another story.
What is a frame narrative?
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A problem or issue to be dealt with.
What is the meaning of the word "crux"?
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Give an example of a simple sentence.
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Religions contradict each other, especially Hinduism compared to Christianity and Islam.
What would make it difficult for Pi trying to follow 3 religions?
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Use the word "fictitious" in a sentence correctly.
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Canada
Where does Pi live in present time?
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Answers will vary, but need to be about sharing a religion.
What is something an evangelist would do?
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None.
How many proper nouns are in the following sentence? -Three cats walked down the stairs and entered the kitchen, looking for food.
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Science explains how the world/universe works, which lets us appreciate what God has created.
Religion gives meaning to the things science studies
How do science and religion help support each other?
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Give an example of a complex sentence.
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Ravi
What is Pi's brother's name?
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Use the word "mishap" in a sentence correctly.
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3 - I/day/water
How many singular nouns are in the following sentence?
- I spent the entire day on the water and only caught a few fish. |
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Give an example of a hierarchy and explain it.
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Portugal
What country is the author setting his novel in before he hears about Pi?
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He was traveling in India while trying to write another book when he happened to meet Pi's "uncle" and was told Pi can tell a story that will make you believe in God.
How did the author learn about Pi?
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List 3 items that might sputter.
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Give an example of a simple sentence AND a complex sentence.
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Many reasons, but can include: safety of the animals from natural predators and problems, zoo keepers who are taking care of them if they are sick, are a place where people learn to appreciate wild animals, can help with rare species' survival.
Explain why zoos are a positive place for animals to live.
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He managed a hotel.
What was Pi's father's job before he became a zoo keeper?
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France
Which country owned Pondicherry as a colonial power?
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Explain how an introspective person would deal with a difficult situation.
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Common: 6
Proper: 3 Singular: 9 Plural: 0
Read the following sentence: "I called him Mamaji, mama being the Tamil word for uncle and ji being a suffix used in India to indicate respect and affection.
How many common nouns are in the sentence? How many proper nouns? How many singular nouns are there? How many plural nouns are there? |
He distracts everyone from the sound of his name with all the visuals of writing on the board. He connects his nickname to a math concept, which keeps everyone's focus on the math, instead of the sound of his name, and he repeats this for every class he has so it makes his nickname stick in everyone's mind, like training animals.
Pi trains his classmates to call him "Pi" instead of "Piscine." How does he train them to do this, and why is it effective?
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How to leave a building during a fire, how to talk to adults who are not in your family, how to be independent from your parents, how to manage your time, how to be social with new people, how to be polite/respectful to strangers, how to behave in public without your families.
Pi talks a lot about training animals, and connects it to how humans are trained to do things. List 3 things that school trains people to do that is not related to the subjects taught.
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