S C A T

S C A T

CHARACTERS
1. Protagonist=Nick Waters
  1. Marta Gonzales
  2. Smoke or Duane Scrod Jr.
  3. Mrs. Starch
  4. Twilly Spree
2. Antagonist=Drake McBride
  1. Jimmy Lee Bayliss
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
1. Simile
2. Imagery
PLOT
1. Nick and Marta find out why Mrs. Starch was missing.
2. Nick and Marta return a baby panther to its mother.
3. Nick and Marta take care of a baby panther and joins the group.
CONFLICT
1. Mrs. Starch v. Smoke
2. Good v. Bad
3. Nick and Marta v. Missing teacher
By Carl Hiaasen
1. KEY TEXT PASSAGES
  1. "I'll be away from school indefinitely because of an unexpected family matter."-Mrs. Starch
  2. "Simple: the boy's a born tracker. Anybody can find the mother cat, it's him."-Twilly
2. THEME
  1. Survival
  2. Mystery
  3. Loyalty
  4. Teamwork
3. CONNECTIONS
  1. Text
    1. Smoke is like the Grinch, because he changes into a better person.
    2. It's like the Lorax, because they try to save trees. In this story, they save panthers.
  2. Myself
    1. Fires can be scary and dangerous. I know what it's like.
  3. World
    1. People get hurt in real life like how Nick's dad got injured in army.

Resource summary

	Created by 8th Grade ELA over 6 years ago