Vocabulary
This word describes a place that is far away from cities or other people.
What is remote?
This novel was written by Jean Craighead George.
What is From My Side of the Mountain?
This type of conflict happens inside a character’s thoughts or feelings.
What is internal conflict (man vs. self)?
Sam does not want people to find him because they would do this.
What is take him back home?
This type of phrase describes a noun or pronoun.
What is an adjective phrase?
This word means to move around without a clear direction or plan.
What is wander?
Sam runs away from this city at the beginning of the story.
What is New York City?
This type of conflict occurs when a character struggles against nature.
What is man vs. nature?
Name one type of food Sam eats in the wilderness, such as eggs, plants, or this animal.
What is crayfish?
This type of phrase describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb
What is an adverb phrase?
These are the raised edges at the base of a tree where the roots spread out.
What are flanges?
The story takes place mainly in this mountain range.
What are the Catskill Mountains?
A character struggling against rules, traditions, or society shows this type of conflict.
What is man vs. society?
Sam solves his cooking problem by using this unexpected method.
What is boiling food in a leaf over fire?
In the sentence “The tree with rotting wood inside became Sam’s shelter,” this is the phrase type used.
What is an adjective phrase?
This adjective describes wood that is decaying and breaking down over time.
What is rotting?
Sam chooses to live inside this natural structure for shelter.
What is a tree?
Sam wondering if he is strong enough to survive alone shows this kind of conflict.
What is internal conflict?
This detail shows Sam is inexperienced at first: he assumes he can always find one of these.
What is a bucket?
In the sentence “Sam worked very carefully,” this phrase tells how he worked.
What is an adverb phrase?
This word describes someone who is used to city life and struggles in nature.
What is citified?
The author shows Sam’s thoughts directly, which tells us the story is written in this point of view.
What is first-person point of view?
Sam struggling to find food and shelter is an example of this type of conflict.
What is man vs. nature?
Sam’s small successes show that this helps him improve over time.
What is learning through experience and perseverance?
Adjective and adverb phrases do NOT contain this combination of words.
What is a subject and verb?