Rip Tide

BOOK CITATION

• - - -. Rip Tide. Illus. Christopher Stengel. Broadway, NY: Scholastic, 2011.

EXPOSITION

• In the beginning Ty and Gemma went inside a vortex to hide some crops for their parents
• When they reached the middle of the vortex Ty went out to tie the crops to something big so he tied it
• to a broken airplane wing. When he was going to tie the crops to the airplane wing a giant squid that
• changed from neon white to blood-red and it's name was diablo rojo, the red devil. When Ty went to
• reach for the clip on his waist the squid sent out its tentacle at him, so he got his knife and stabbed it

RISING ACTION

• Click on the notes to see rising action.

CLIMAX

• Ty and Gemma found their parents that the surfs took and they retrieved the crops that they also took.

FALLING ACTION

• Their parents are safe and the crops are safe and the crops were delivered to the customer.

RESOLUTION

• They solved the problem by finding out that they misjudged the surfs.
• The surfs didn't have all the things that the people on the township had so
• they Ty and Gemma's parents to get the crops because they needed them.

QUESTIONS

• A. The exposition affects the plot and characters because the place of
• where it could be and the people that are there like there are bad
• guys and good guys and the setting could take place in dangerous places.

QUESTION 2

• Ty and Gemma fought against a squid while they were hiding crops
• and when Ty stabbed the first squid he tied the crops to a big piece
• of aluminum and then the squid came back with a group and Gemma
• rammed them with the sub and then they got away.

QUESTION 3

• The climax affects the plot and characters by showing the turning point
• In the story which changes everything it tells you what's happening to the people.
• It also changes the plot of what's going on because there could be a new problem
• that has risen from the climax. The characters could be in trouble or they could
• have solved the main problem that was going with them.

QUESTION 4

• The falling action is where it brings things down to a close like the plot
• has been solved and the characters are happy.

QUESTION 5

• The resolution is when the problem is solved and how they solved the
• Problem. It affects the plot becausei he problem is solved and everything
• went info a close. The characters are affected because they don't have to
• worry about the problem that they faced and are happy and calm.

SUMMARY

• The theme of the story "Rip Tide" is get to know people and don't misjudge them.
• In the beginning of the story Ty and Gemma were hiding crops
• for there parent because the people want the crops (Falls, page 1.)
• An example from the story is the guys have to fight against a giant squid.
• "With a half turn I found myself facing an enormous squid" (Falls, 6.)

SUMMARY

• In the middle of the story Ty and Gemma are trying to find there parents because the surfs took them.
• So they lost trust in the surfs because they kidnapped their parents.

SUMMARY

• In the end their parents were taken hostage by Hadal because he was ordered to by Ratter
• who was ordered by the boss Fife. Ty and Gemma's parents were trapped inside drift which was
• sinking and the surfs and their parents were going to drown or freeze to death if they didn't do
• anything. So Ty did some sign language to his parents and they told the surfs.