WISHING IT AWAY
BY,
RITA WILLIAMS-GARCIA
DIRECTIONS
• 1. Copy the following chart into your
notebooks
• 2. While you are reading, fill it out.
Character Traits and Main Ideas
Page #s
261
262-263
264-265
266-267
268
Character Name and
Character Trait
Main Idea
Example Chart
Page #
5
Character Name and Character Trait
Katniss: brave
Main Idea
On page 5, Katniss
volunteered to take her
sister Prim’s place in the
Hunger Games
Begin
• Read the text silently to yourself while filling
out the chart in your notebook.
APPLICATION OF LITERARY TERMS
• Using the story and a partner, apply the
following literary terms.
• 1. Genre: be very specific
• 2. Protagonist:
• 3. Conflict: (include the formula and an explanation of
why that is the appropriate formula)
• 4. External or Internal Conflict? Why?
• 5. Point of View? How do you know?
STEAL
• Identify a character trait for Belinda for each letter of the acronym
STEAL. Include a quote from the story to support your response.
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6. S:
7. T:
8. E:
9. A:
10. L:
• EX: Belinda’s mother: (S= speech=what does her mother say in
the text, and what does it reveal about her?)
• S: rude “You kids and your big clothes! So unladylike! Sloppy!”