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The Pigmanby Paul Zindel

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The Pigman

Character Description Handout

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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.

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 John … John says he…

John says Lorraine … Lorraine says she…

The Pigman Allusion Blackline Master #2

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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.”

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Creating Similes Handout


Reason #1 Reason #2 Reason #3

Conclusion:

Your Statement, Position, or Opinion

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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?

The Pigman 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.”

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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.

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Story Springboard Blackline Master


Sounds Lorraine and John might hear:

Things Lorraine and John might see:

Things Lorraine and John might do:

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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.”

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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. ___________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________.

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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?

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Repeated Ideas in The Pigman

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