The Basics
What is a purpose for reading this story?
Answer vary. Examples:
-To learn about what happened to Isabelle.
-To learn about how Isabelle lost her memory.
How old is the main character?
12
Use one of the four vocabulary words from this week in a sentence that would help us figure out the meaning.
Answers will vary.
How did the story begin?
With the ending, her name.
Why was Isabelle so scared?
She was scared of the dogs and what she doesn't know: what is she running from?
Who is the author of the story and how do you know?
*Double Jeopardy if you pronounce it correctly
Vivian Vande Velde. I know because it says "By" and then the author's name.
List the two minor characters that we know of.
Ravyn, her grandmother, and a man.
What are gouges?
Injuries, wounds.
What was the main character doing when we first meet her?
Running in a forest.
What does Isabelle not know? (2)
She doesn't know why she is running at first or her name.
How many paragraphs are in this story?
*Double Jeopardy if you can explain how you know when there's the beginning of a new paragraph.
33
What were the main character's challenges to overcome?
Her memory loss and being chased.
What is yarrow?
A plant with healing properties.
Isabelle figured out why she was running, what was the reason?
She was being chased by dogs.
What did Isabelle know? (4)
She know she is running, that she is in a forest, that is is early summer, and that it is not yet noon.
What point of view is the story told from? Explain how you know.
Third-Person.
The author uses "she" "he" and "they" language, indicating that the narrator isn't a part of the story themselves.
What happened when the dogs reached Isabelle?
She screamed, then fell to the ground, and blacked out.
What does retreated mean?
To move back, withdrawal.
Where did Isabelle end up?
In a cottage.
How many dogs were after Isabelle?
Explain the setting. Then, give your best, educated guess on about when the story would take place.
The setting is the forest. Based on information from the story, we can guess that the story took place a few hundred years ago, at least.
How did Isabelle feel when she started to wake up?
She was scared because she thought the dogs had gotten to her.
What does trailing mean in the context of the story?
What happened right at the climax of the story?
She was caught by the dogs, but blacked out.
What smell did Isabelle recognize in the cottage?
Some herbs' smells.