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Period

Station 1: Fear vs. Phobia

Fill out the Venn diagram below by answering the questions based
on the reading.

How is format of Fear vs. Phobia different than The Escape?

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The genre of Fear vs. Phobia is
a) Poetry
b) Drama

c) Fiction
d) Expository

Station 2: Phobias Poem

Which statement could be supported by both the poem and The Escape?
a)
b)
c)
d)

People can have only one phobia

There are different types of phobias.
A phobia can start at any point in your life for no reason at all.
Crying will help you get over your phobia.

Information from both the poem and The Escape suggest that people can fear
a)
b)
c)
d)

The dark and rats

Heights and small spaces
Dying and flying
Numbers, dark, and cats

One difference between the poem and the story is that the story
a)
b)
c)
d)

Describes the different kinds of phobias in detail

Lists many different phobias for the reader to research
Only mentions one type of phobia
Describes how people might act when faced with their phobia

The genre of The Escape is

a)
b)
c)
d)

Poerty
Drama
Fiction
Expository

What does the word screeching from the following sentence mean? In the meantime,
rates were running at him, screeching.
a)
b)
c)
d)

Sitting
Resting
Screaming
Moving

What is one thing you are scared of? Is it similar to any of the fears listed in the poem?
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Station 3: The Escape Fill out the plot diagram based on the
story.
Use the plot diagram to help you answer the following questions.
The reader can infer that Boris
a)
b)
c)
d)

Returns to his prison cell for the remainder of his sentence.

Dies with the rats
Escapes prison through a tunnel during a lightning storm
Was having a nightmare about all his phobias

In paragraph 12, the word solitary means

a)
b)
c)
d)

A card game for one person

Being or living apart from others
The state of being solid
To make or become solid

If you were Boris, would you have tried to escape for a second time? Use text evidence
to support your reason.
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What is the climax or the story and how do you know?
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What is the point of view? How do you know?
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Station 4: Summary Strategy The Scrapbook

Somebody: Who is the main character?
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Wanted: What did the main character want? What was the main characters goal?
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But: What was the problem? What was the obstacle that was getting in the way of the
character getting what he wanted?
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So: How did the character react to the problem? How did the character solve the
problem?
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Then: What was the outcome? What was the resolution?
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Now put your answers together in complete sentences to write your summary:
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