Phase 1: The Spark
Brian tears up his twenty-dollar bill.
What is it to start a fire?
Brian makes sure the fire lasts through the night.
What is built a large woodpile?
Brian used this to attract a rescue plane.
What is a signal fire?
Brian does this to make himself less depressed.
What is kept busy with chores?
What does Brian discover about birchbark?
It's soft and catches sparks.
Finding food in the wild vs. the city.
What is searching for food (example: searching for turtle eggs) rather than buying it at a store?
"Attention" means this in the context of the pilot.
What is noticing or focusing?
Brian keeps the fire going at night.
What is to keep animals away (and for warmth/cooking)?
Brian finally got the fire started.
What is blowing gently on the sparks until they catch?
The effect the fire’s smoke has on the mosquitoes.
What is keeping them away?
The word "steady" means this in Chapter 12.
What is not changing / not moving?
Brian notices this change in his body.
What is losing extra weight?
You can infer that when Brian keeps trying different ways to make fire.
What is creative and determined?
Brian's feelings after eating the raw eggs.
What is that he hated the taste at first (but ate them to survive)?
Brian uses his “senses.”
What is feeling, seeing, hearing, tasting, smelling?
Brian feels this after completing his chores.
What is more hopeful / less sad?
Brian's feelings when the fire finally starts.
What is excited and proud?
The difference between the wilderness and the city.
What is finding his own food?
In this chapter, the word "signal" means:
What is a sign/action to get attention (e.g., smoke or fire)?