Getting to know Ghost

The Author's Purpose for Ghost is:

• to persuade us to do something

• to entertain us

• to share an experience with us

• to inform us about something

Author's Purpose means...

• the setting- like where a story takes place

• all the characters

• the plot diagram

• why an author writes a story- their goal

The POINT of VIEW in a story means:

• who is telling the story

• the rising action

• a list of all of the characters

• all of the above

The NARRATOR of Ghost is:

• Coach

• Lu

• Mom

• Castle

Ghost is told through which POINT OF VIEW?

• 2nd person

• 1st person

• 3rd person

• narrator

WHY do authors use the NARRATOR to tell the story?

• it's just easier that way

• authors are kind of lazy like that

• the reader gets to be more involved in the story

• it's the best way to write stories

WHAT is a theme?

• the narrator

• it's like the rising action

• the main lesson to be learned

• a list of characters in the story

A THEME that can be emerging in Ghost might be:

• don't let others define you

• don't let others underestimate you

• everyone deserves a shot

• sometimes we underestimate people

The SETTING in Ghost is...

• a tough neighborhood in a big city

• the countryside

• an airport

• all of the above

WHAT traits would best describe Castle?

• chill

• determined

• fast

• smart