Touching Spirit Bear

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1 Touching Spirit Bear Wednesday, November 6 Homework: Read chapters 8 and 9 Bullet notes (4 per chapter) Due Thursday 11/7 1

2 Warm up- Goal Setting Make a plan for quarter 2. Set your new goals for quarter 2. Example goals: 2

3 Pronouns A pronoun is a word that is used in place of one or more nouns or pronouns. Example: When Cindy Davis came to the bus stop, she was wearing a cast. The trees and bushes are dry; they should be watered. This stable is large. It has stalls for thrity horses. Antecedents - word or word groups that a pronoun replaces or stands for... Example: My aunt sold her car. Aunt is the antecedent of her. 3

4 Personal Pronouns A personal pronoun refers to the one speaking. First Person > Singular: I, me, my, mine > Plural: we, us, our, ours A personal pronoun refers to the one spoken to. Second Person > Singular: you, your, yours > Plural: you, your, yours A personal pronoun refers to the one spoken about. Third Person > Singular: he, him, his, she, her, hers, it, its > Plural: they, them, their, theirs 4

5 Possessive Pronouns Possessive pronouns are personal pronouns that show ownership. my, mine our, ours your, yours her, hers, his its their, theirs 5

6 7 9 4.notebook November 07, 2013 Touching Spirit Bear You will read chapter 7 in small group or with a partner. Group 3 - read with me or Mrs. Castillo! Groups 1 & 2 - find a partner and read chapter 7 Focusing on the question below, highlight and take notes that give clues that will help answer the question. How does the setting impact Cole's life on the island? 6

7 How does the setting impact Cole's life on the island? Setting Clues Unable to find dry wood, Cole broke branches right off the trees. (page 58) "He needed more than a knife....he walked up to the trees to find a thin, straight sapling to make a spear." (page 59) "..black nothingness of the shrouded woods." (page 60) "...he opened his eyes to an eerie stillness. The sounds that normally filled the night air had quieted. Cole sat up and peered toward the blackness of the tree cover." (page 60 61) How the setting impacted Cole. Fire was smokey because the wood was not dry, smoke burned Cole's eyes but kept the mosquitos away. Since Cole saw the Spirit Bear, he needed a weapon to kill the bear. He used a tree branch to make a spear since he did not have anything else to use. He did not have any weapons in his supplies except for the knife. He had to use what the island provided. Cole could not sleep, he was restless, scared, he felt empty. He began to think about his escape. Cole was afraid that the Spirit Bear was back. He could not sleep. He woke in the morning feeling numb and tired. Cole was feeling scared. 7

8 Critical Thinking Questions 1. Describe Spirit Bear and its characteriscs. 2. What weapon does Cole create and how does he make it? What does he intend to use it for? 3. Cole plans on escaping the island, yet sll aempts to kill Spirit Bear. What does this say about Cole, and his respect for life? 4. As Cole inches towards Spirit Bear, he stops, looks around, and becomes aware that nobody is watching and he could easily back away. 5. What compels him to keep approaching Spirit Bear? 6. As chapter seven begins, Cole finds himself needing to clear the anger and pressure from his mind. Does this bode well for Cole s healing process? Why or why not? 8

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10 Warm Up: Touching Spirit Bear Thursday, November 7 Why should we respect nature? Provide your personal opinions from personal experience. Provide reasons from the text from Cole's experiences. Homework: Study for your quiz tomorrow! 10 vocabulary words nouns & pronouns chapters 1 7 of TSB 10

11 Pronouns Let's review... Pronoun Practice Rewrite the sentences using pronouns. Open to page 31 in your grammar book. Complete numbers 1-10 on a piece of notebook paper. Be ready to share in 10 minutes. 11

12 Critical Thinking Questions 1. Describe Spirit Bear s aack on Cole. 2. Cole comments that Nobody else cared about him, so why should he care about himself? Is it true that nobody else cares about him? Even if nobody cares about Cole, why should he care about himself? 3 3. Cole states he would rather be in a prison cell than on the island. What are his reasons? 4. What does Cole s crushing of the caterpillar indicate about his personality, even in his beaten state? 2 5. Why do you think Cole calls out to see if the baby sparrows are okay? Explain your reasoning, use textual evidence to support your ideas. 6. As Cole lays bleeding, he thinks to himself What luck to end up on an island with a stupid bear that didn t have brains enough to run away. Has Cole realized his responsibility for what has happened in this part of the chapter? 1 7. By the end of chapter 8, Cole considered himself a fool for coming to the island instead of jail. Have Cole s thoughts changed about his life on the island? 12

13 S.T.E.A.L speech, thoughts, effect on others, actıons & looks! Today you will complete a STEAL chart on a character from Touching Spirit Bear. Choose a quote from the story that represents the characters speech, thoughts, effect of others, actions and looks that highlight a character trait. Explain the quote > Find a word from your characterization or tone list (the pink and yellow sheets) and explain what that quote shows about your character Group 3: Cole Group 2: Garvey/Edwin Group 1: Cole's dad or Mr. Blackwood or Cole's mom When you finish your STEAL chart complete the critical thinking questions for chapters 8 and 9. 13

14 Example: S "I would rather die than not go to the party." This quote shows that Rosura is desperate to go to the party. T E A L Rosura 14

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