Complete 100 points in Read Theory.
Complete the following Vocabulary.com modules:
War Party
We Should All Be Dead
Some Helpful Poetry Terms
Extra Credit: 100 Words Every Middle Schooler Should Know
Flocabulary - Add yourself to the correct class period.
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“War Party” by Lois L’Amour page 737
Before Reading:
Research the Oregon Trail. What was the Oregon Trail? Why did people travel this route? What were some of the challenges and dangers people faced? Make a list of details that describe what life was like during the 19th century traveling the Oregon Trail. (You may work with a partner or independently to create a short presentation of what you find.)
Please include a slide or illustration of a current map, and the location of this trail marked.
Define conflict, internal conflict, and external conflict.
During Reading:
Make predictions about what will happen based on your knowledge of life during this time.
Identify the parts of the plot of this story: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution.
Identify external and internal conflicts in the story.
After Reading:
How did ma’s idea of home differ from Bud’s at the beginning of the story?
Why were some people considering turning back?
Why did ma tell Red Horse about her husband?
Why did some people on the wagon disapprove of ma or fear her?
Why did ma tell Mr. Burt about her childhood playmates?
What is your impression of Bud’s mother? Think about what she calls home, and the attitude she displays toward Bud.
Would you have stayed with Mr. Buchanan or joined the group that followed Bud’s family? Explain.
Is Bud’s conflict mostly internal or external? Explain your answer.
Theme! - Select a theme and three (3) examples from the story to support your theme.
Extension: The author refers to historical events throughout the story. Identify each event, and give an outline of what happened explaining the event’s relevance to the story.
Map It! – Map the trail of the settlers on a current US map.
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“We Should All Be Dead!”
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Before reading:
Explain the difference between nonfiction and fiction. In which genre would you expect to find descriptive details, suspense, interesting characters, and metaphors and similes? When these elements are applied to nonfiction to create a compelling story, it is called narrative nonfiction.
What is tornado alley? Where is it located?
During reading:
Complete a story panel of the main ideas of each paragraph.
Create a list of details from the story that create images of people’s experiences during the outbreak.
After reading:
Rewrite the facts you found in the article as a series of at least eight newspaper headlines. Headlines use just a few words to relate key information.
Where does the title of this article come from? How does it reflect the main idea of the article?
Which details show how powerful the tornado in Xenia was?
Why did the Super Outbreak occur? Why were people unprepared for it?
What has changed between 1974 and today that allows scientists to predict tornadoes?
Why do you think the author included Vicki Gamble’s memories of the tornado?
Complete the Bubble Test. (1-10)
Extension: Use what you learned about narrative nonfiction to describe a weather-related event (a snowstorm, a flood, a blackout during a storm, etc.) from your own life. Write in third-person and use descriptive details, suspense, and metaphors or similes.