Monday, December 3, 2012


“Stop the Sun”
by: Gary Paulsen

setting- present day
main character- Terry Erickson

Literature Elements

Theme- the message that an author wishes to get across

Flashback- going back to an earlier time

3rd person point of view- the narrator of the story is an outsider that is not a character in the story
a.            objective- the narrator only has limited knowledge of the characters
b.           omniscient- the narrator is all knowing



Words to Know

persist (verb)- to continue stubbornly
     ex. At times, students persist at being obnoxious.

dry (adjective)- direct and without emotion
     ex. After winning the World Series, the players seemed dry.  They weren’t even excited.

founder (verb)- to get stuck or to break down
     ex.  Cars that don’t have four-wheel drive often founder in the snow.

inert (adjective)- having no power to move or act; lifeless
     ex.  After being struck by the winning punch, the boxer became inert.

chant (verb)- singing or speaking in monotone.
     ex. One will often hear the crowd chant at a football game.

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