The Sign of the BeaverReading Guide Chapter 11By: Annalee Ferguson

Chapter 11

Read Chapter 11 of The Sign of the Beaver before completing this presentation.

An unlikely friendship?

Matt and Attean come from two different worlds. Matt is a white boy who doesn’t know the struggles of his land being taken away and has not experienced the violence that Attean has.

Is it more common in today’s world for people who come from different walks of life to be friends?

Do you have friends who were raised differently than you?

Reading lessons

Matt is teaching Attean to read using his favorite book Robinson Crusoe.

What book would you choose to use if you were teaching someone your age to read? Why?

Compare and Contrast

Compare Matt and Attean’s way of survival. Think about a few important points: Hunting? Fishing? Types of homes? Family dynamics?

Look on the next slide for how you should organize your information.

Put the events in order: