opportunities (and the inclusion of graphic organizers to scaffold the writing process). These supports help students develop and use newly acquired vocabulary and text-based content knowledge. Chapter Guide Questions, Activities, Vocabulary, and Tasks – Questions/Activities/Vocabulary/Tasks Expected Outcome or Response (for each) CHAPTER 1: In Which I Hole Up in a Snowstorm What do you know about the setting (where and when) Sam is in a snug cave tree home on mountain.” He “my from reading this chapter? has a bed. It is December 4th or 5th according to the on the aspen pole that is my calendar.” It has “notches snowed; a blizzard began on December 3rd and it is bitter cold. He has been here since May, then through the summer and fall. It says, I wrote that last “When winter…” so we know it is now sometime later. Sam Gribley, The Baron (wild weasel), Frightful (trained Who are the characters the author introduces? falcon) What clues does the author provide about what Sam is Sam thought about New York and his family of 11 in the doing here? apartment which no one in the family liked. Sam’s dad would tell him stories of Great-Grandfather Gribley’s Following partner and group discussion of these land in the Catskills (Gribley’s folly). I am three “Here questions, students should sketch the story’s mountain hundred feet from the beech with Gribley carved on it.” setting as the author has described, in their notebook. Eight months ago ran away from home to live on the “I Add labels and details from the story and share with a land.” I knew the land was just the place for a Gribley. partner. You may want to pair with one of the books listed in additional resources at this point, depending on student’s knowledge of forest environments. CHAPTER 2: In Which I Get Started on This Venture
opportunities (and the inclusion of graphic organizers to scaffold the writing process). These supports help students develop and use newly acquired vocabulary and text-based content knowledge. Chapter Guide – Questions, Activities, Vocabulary, and Tasks Questions/Activities/Vocabulary/Tasks Expected Outcome or Response (for each) CHAPTER 1: In Which I Hole Up in a Snowstorm What do you know about the setting (where and when) from reading this chapter? Who are the characters the author introduces? What clues does the author provide about what Sam is doing here? Following partner and group discussion of these questions, students should sketch the story’s mountain setting as the author has described, in their notebook. Add labels and details from the story and share with a partner. You may want to pair with one of the books listed in additional resources at this point, depending on student’s knowledge of forest environments. Sam is in a snug cave tree home on “my mountain.” He has a bed. It is December 4th or 5th according to the “notches on the aspen pole that is my calendar.” It has snowed; a blizzard began on December 3rd and it is bitter cold. He has been here since May, then through the summer and fall. It says, “When I wrote that last winter…” so we know it is now sometime later. Sam Gribley, The Baron (wild weasel), Frightful (trained falcon) Sam thought about New York and his family of 11 in the apartment which no one in the family liked. Sam’s dad would tell him stories of Great-Grandfather Gribley’s land in the Catskills (Gribley’s folly). “Here I am three hundred feet from the beech with Gribley carved on it.” Eight months ago “I ran away from home to live on the land.” I knew the land was just the place for a Gribley. CHAPTER 2: In Which I Get Started on This Venture
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