Roar Entry #7

Krik? Krak! Entry #7

5 strong comments about characters and plot
1. In Haitian culture, rooster fighting was popular.
2. Princesse's husband believe he can make her mute by digging his feet in the mud.
3. Princesse is very brave for posing nude in front of a complete stranger.
4. Catherine was a very down to earth character so Princesse got more comfortable with her as time passed.
5. Roosters were more than jus barn animals, but represented wealth and life.

4 insightful questions
1. Does Princesse practice voodoo?
2. Do Haitians still have rooster fights?
3. Could Catherine really be trusted with the drawings?
4. How old is Princesse?

3 vocabulary words and definitions; give page #
1. veranda pg. 128 large, open porch, usually roofed and partly enclosed, as by a railing, often extending across the front and sides of a house; gallery
2.conjecture pg 130 an opinion or theory so formed or expressed; guess; speculation.
3.goudes pg. 132 a paper money and monetary unit of Haiti, equal to 100 centimes

2 examples of literary terms; give page #1.
1. pg.126 "She laughed like she was chortling at the clouds and walked away" Simile
2.pg. 129 " Princesse relaxed in the flow of this promise" Personification

1 summary sentence
1. This story was about Princesse posing nude for a forgin artist named Catherine.