The Pigman. by Paul Zindel. Student Handouts & Projection Masters

by Paul Zindel Student Handouts & Projection Masters

Character Description Handout Character Description Use the graphic organizers below to describe the novel s main characters, John and Lorraine. Character Description of John Conlan Inside the oval below, write words or phrases that John uses to describe himself. On the lines outside the oval, write words or phrases that Lorraine uses to describe John. John says he Lorraine says John Character Description of Lorraine Jensen Inside the oval below, write words or phrases that Lorraine uses to describe herself. On the lines outside the oval, write words or phrases that John uses to describe Lorraine. Lorraine says she John says Lorraine 46 Copyright 2013. The Johns Hopkins University. All Rights Reserved.

Allusion Blackline Master #2 More Allusions in The Pigman Identify the allusions in the following passages and tell what they mean. the room was a huge bore. The ceiling slanted on the far side, and there was only one window. It was okay if you wanted to keep somebody as the Prisoner of Zenda, but it looked like a rotten place to work. When the ferry docked on the other side, we got off on the upper deck, which meant we had to walk down this long, curving ramp that looks like a poor man s Guggenheim Museum. Copyright 2013. The Johns Hopkins University. All Rights Reserved. 49

Allusion Blackline Master #1 Allusion An allusion is a brief reference to a work of art, such as a book, poem, or song, or to a famous place, person, or event. It allows a writer to say much with only a few words. Here is an example from The Pigman: I may not be Miss America, but I am not the abominable snowman either. What does Lorraine mean by her statement? 48 Copyright 2013. The Johns Hopkins University. All Rights Reserved.

Idioms Blackline Master Idiom An idiom is a phrase that means something different than the literal meaning of the individual words. For example, picture this statement in your mind: The old man kicked the bucket. Do you visualize an old man using his leg to kick a bucket? This is the literal meaning of the statement. But this statement also contains an idiom that means something quite different. To kick the bucket is an idiom that means to die. 50 Copyright 2013. The Johns Hopkins University. All Rights Reserved.

Story Springboard Blackline Master Sounds Lorraine and John might hear: Things Lorraine and John might see: Things Lorraine and John might do: Copyright 2013. The Johns Hopkins University. All Rights Reserved. 51

Similes Blackline Master Simile A simile is a kind of figurative language in which two seemingly unlike things are compared in a phrase introduced by like or as. What is being compared in the following similes? What do the similes mean? [Lorraine] looked a little bit like a Saint Bernard that just lost its keg. [The guys at the Exchange] gather around this circle and bellow out bids all day long, like Mexicans at a bullfight. 52 Copyright 2013. The Johns Hopkins University. All Rights Reserved.

Symbolism Blackline Master #2 Creating Similes Fill in the blanks to create similes in the following sentences. 1. The clouds were as as 2. Maya was as as 3. People poured out of the burning building like 4. The wind whipped across the field like On the following lines, write sentences that contain similes. 5. 6. 7. 8. Copyright 2013. The Johns Hopkins University. All Rights Reserved. 53

Symbolism Blackline Master #2 Symbolism A symbol is anything that stands for or represents something beyond itself. An author may use a real thing an object, person, event, etc. to represent an idea or to communicate a message. What do these symbols represent? Can you identify other familiar symbols? Copyright 2013. The Johns Hopkins University. All Rights Reserved. 55