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November 8, 2011 - Touching Spirit Bear - chapter 24comprehension

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Lesson Essential QuestionHow do the events of a story's plot reveal characterization?

Warm UpTake out your storyboard. Put your first and last name and block

on the BACK of your storyboard.

Let's review the stages of this dance...(bear with me on the pictures)

Chapter 24 - copy down the entire question! You are turning this in!

1. What does Cole note about being angry at the opening of the chapter? Pull the text to support your answer.

2. What is the lesson Cole learns regarding not being able to help the person he wronged? What does he correctly assume about Edwin and Garvey?

3. When Cole starts thinking about his return to Minneapolis, what is he most concerned about? Why is this unusual?

4. What surprising news does Edwin relay to Cole concerning Peter? What does Cole believe to be the answer to Peter's problems? Why does Cole think this is a good idea? Do you think that it will work? Why or why not.

5. What difficulty is Cole having with the bottom carving on his totem pole? What do YOU think he should carve? Explain your answer and then draw a picture of what YOU would carve if you were Cole.

1. Cole walks over to a cedar tree and acts as if he will beat it up.

"Cole crouched before the solid trunk and doubled his fists menacingly. The tree defied him."

2. Cole yells at the tree to get out of his way and threatens to beat it up.

"Get out of my way!I'm warning you!"

"Again and again he warned the tree to move out of his way. When it remained, he lunged forward, swinging his fists within inches of the trunk."

3. Cole kicks at the fire

"Cursing wildly, he turned back to the flames and gave the burning chunks of wood a hard kick. Flames and hot ashes exploded into the dark."

4. Cole relives the bear attack

"Twisting on the ground, he relived the pain, the cold and the lonliness."

5. Cole walks to the shoreline and throws the ancestor rock into the water.

I'm sorry!

Please forgive me! I didn't mean to hurt Peter!

"Then, with an exaggerated motion, he heaved the rock into the water. "

6. Cole puts the pieces of firewood that he originally kicked back into the fire

"One by one he returned the scattered chunks to the fire pit, each piece becoming a part of his dance and a part of his healing."

7. Cole beats up the cedar tree

"With each lunge, he struck the tree harder, ignoring the pain."

8. Cole apologizes and forgives

"In the middle of the night, he sank to his knees at the base of the tall cedar, his body shaking with sobs. 'I'm sorry! I'm so sorry!' he whispered. At that moment, words he had never been able to speak before welled up inside him. 'I forgive you,' he cried loudly. 'I forgive you.'"

I'm sorry! I'm so sorry!

I forgive you. I forgive you.

1. What does Cole believe to be the secret to be invisible? Why does he come to this conclusion?

2. What does Cole see after allowing his mind to clear and letting himself become one with nature?

3. Cole decides that he can now do the anger dance. When he is doing it, he screams “Please forgive me! I didn’t mean to hurt Peter!” Think back to his motivations at the time of the assault, Cole’s family history, and Cole’s reaction to Peter when he hears him speak for the first time since the assault at the Circle on page 40. Is this statement true?

4. Cole also states “I forgive you” during his anger dance. To whom do you think he intends these statements?

Chapter 23 questions

You will now read thechapter 24 ofTouching Spirit Bear on your own.

As you go through, answer the questions on the next slide.

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Chapter 24 - copy down the entire question! You are turning this in!

1. What does Cole note about being angry at the opening of the chapter? Pull the text to support your answer.

2. What is the lesson Cole learns regarding not being able to help the person he wronged? What does he correctly assume about Edwin and Garvey?

3. When Cole starts thinking about his return to Minneapolis, what is he most concerned about? Why is this unusual?

4. What surprising news does Edwin relay to Cole concerning Peter? What does Cole believe to be the answer to Peter's problems? Why does Cole think this is a good idea? Do you think that it will work? Why or why not.

5. What difficulty is Cole having with the bottom carving on his totem pole? What do YOU think he should carve? Explain your answer and then draw a picture of what YOU would carve if you were Cole.

Homework

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