Vocabulary part 1
What does envious mean?
jealous
What are remarks?
comments, something someone said
What does it mean to summarize?
telling the main ideas of a text in a shorter form, using your own words
Who are the two main characters in the story?
Matt and Attean
Who showed up at the cabin?
Matt's family
What does scarce mean?
limited, not enough
What does genial mean?
friendly, cheerful, pleasant
What does it mean to sequence a story?
To put it in the order of events
What was Matt's consequence for disturbing the bees in Chapter 5?
He got stung all over
Why didn’t Matt feel alone in the forest anymore?
He had made a positive bond with the tribe p.105
to be determined
What does gaunt mean?
skinny or thin
What are context clues?
hints in the surrounding text that can help readers understand the meaning of unfamiliar words
Why did Matt's father leave him alone at the cabin?
He went back to their home in Quincy, MA to get Matthew’s mom, sister and new baby and bring them to the new cabin.
Describe what happened between the boys and the bear.
The bear looked angry, Matt threw a rabbit he had just shot at the bear and hit her in the nose. Attean then had time to shoot the bear two times and stab her with a knife. Matt stabbed too, but she was already dead p.72
What are contortions?
bending movements
free and unrestrained
What are the definitions for cause and effect?
Cause: the reason something happens
Effect: the result of that cause
What did Attean teach Matt to do?
make a snare to catch a rabbit, make a spear to catch fish, make a bow, etc.
What activities did the Indian boys let Matt participate in?
A gambling game of sticks, a game of hitting the ball with sticks and putting it in the goal, swimming p.100
to give reluctantly
What does it mean to hew something?
to chop or cut
What are the three key ideas in evaluating a text?
Purpose- Why was the text written?
Audience- Who is the intended reader?
Credibility- Is the information trustworthy?
Describe how Attean and Matt made a bow.
Got a thick branch, took off the bark, used a stone to smooth it and shape it; used roots to make the string p.60
What did Matt do to finally earn Attean’s respect?
Stay at the cabin and wait for his father instead of going with Attean and Saknis p.115