This Week's Novel Study

My Side of the Mountain

 Pages #131-148

I:  How was Sam’s health affected during the winter months?

G:  Besides watching the clouds, how else did Sam foretell the weather?

I:  What is a misnomer?  What misnomer does the author speak of on page 134.

G:  What proves to Sam that his farm is true wilderness?

  Vocabulary

·           Humanity, copse, barometer, concoction, resilient

The Outsiders

Chapter 8

 G:  How did the author foreshadow that Johnny would die at the very beginning of this                chapter?

  I:  What did Ponyboy mean when he said, “Two-Bit just ain’t Soda.  Not by a long shot.”

  I:  What do you think Ponyboy was saying when he said, “You can see it good from the             East Side, too.”?

 G:  Why do you think Dallas took Two-Bit’s knife?

Vocabulary

·         Divert, suspicion, groggy, numbly, aimlessly.

The Giver

Chapters # 16-17

G:  Do Jonas’ parents love him?

I:    Explain why Jonas’ says what he does about the danger involved during the               Christmas memory.

G:  Why does Jonas stop taking his pills?

I:    Why doesn’t Jonas accept Fiona’s invitation to go for a bike ride?
Vocabulary

·      Solitude, luxuriating, obsolete, permeated, pervaded.

Lord of the Nutcracker Men

Chapters 15 and 16

      G:  How has Johnny’s father’s attitude toward Fatty Dienst changed?  Explain.

       I:   The author uses numerous analogies in the story.  In Chapter 15 he uses one to                   describe Aunt Ivey as Johnny opens the latest soldier his father has sent him.  What             analogy does he use?  Explain it.

      I:    What do Mr. Tuttle’s roses symbolize to him?

      G:   Why does Johnny plan to give Mr. Tuttle a present?

Vocabulary

• Hummocks, wispy, utter.
• Balaclavas, cheneral, venting