Sign+of+the+Beaver+(MI9)

The Sign of the Beaver written by: Elizabeth George Speare[[image:signofbeaver.jpg]]
Pre-reading Questions 1. I wonder if they find a beaver? 2. Does the boy move north with the Indian tribe?3. I wonder if the river has anything to do with it?4. Does anyone die?5. I wonder what the boys name is?6. I wonder if anyone gets hurt?7. I wonder if anybody gets stung by a bee?8. Why are they stuck there?9. What's the tribes name?10. Why was he in the woods?11. I wonder if the boy kills anything?12. I wonder if the boy and the Indian become friends?13. What happen to his family?14. Does the boy get new clothes?15. Does the boy abandon his hopes?16. Why is the title the sign of the beaver?

Predictions =**__Day 1 reflection:__** = =**How would you feel being left on your own for a few months? Would you be able to survive? What would** = =**make you nervous? What would you be exited about?** = = =


====I would be lonely left alone and scared. I do not think I would survive for that long but maybe a week or two. I would be nervous that an animal might come and eat me, or I would not be able to stay warm, have a place to sleep, or not have enough food to eat. I would be exited because there would be no one to boss me around or tell me what to do or say. But, there would also be no one to talk to or play with, not even toys. That is how I think I would feel and survive by myself in the woods for a few months. ====

**By:shadow If I was left behind I would be very scared and my food amount. If you didn’t know how to hunt what would you do because someone named** **Ben took his gun and didn’t come back. It would be very hard to survive or protect yourself without any weapon. It would make me nervous because I wouldn’t have any weapon because if you don’t have a weapon you can’t defend yourself or get and you would only be able to get fish if you are lucky.**

mw37  It would be horrible! I could survive if the right resources were around and I had a gun. I would be nervous if a animal jumps,or runs through the woods really fast. I would be exited about being trusted to do all this on my own. That I have a HUGE load of responsibility on my shoulders.

 By: totalbiscuit It would be horrifying! No one to talk to, no one to make food for you. Until they finally come back. I think I could survive, but it would be very hard. I think what would scare me the most would be not being able to find food, and die. There would be no rules to follow, and doing what ever you want. Dancer3. Well I would feel lonely and maybe scared. Because I would be left alone and away from my family. I think I would survive but I would have to hunt and get water out of something. I would be nervous about wild animals and the river water. Maybe getting sick. I would be exited about getting to explore around the woods.  ** Day 2 Literal comprehension Describe what you know to be true about Matt. Be sure not to include subjective statements or opinions, try to keep to the facts.**

Spartan09  Matt is a twelve-year-old boy who is going to be thirteen in a couple of weeks. His dad left him behind to guard the cabin, while he is going to get and bring back his mom, sister, and soon to be born baby. His dad is going to miss his birthday. Matt had a gun, but then this guy named Ben stole it and Matt has not got it back yet. He has also been stung by a whole bunch of bees, jumped in a pond, and stayed under the pond’s water for a long time. He just met some Indians, a boy and the boy’s dad; they saved Matt’s life and took care of him. In return Matt is going to teach the Indian boy how to read and the Indian boy is going to hunt for Matt because he got his gone stolen. Matt also has blond hair that is medium length for a boy.    By:Shadow Matt is twelve years old and he lives in a cabin in Massachusetts. His dad had to leave to get Matt’s mother, his younger sister, and the new born baby. He was getting very worried because he was running out of food and the only thing he can eat is fish. That day he went out to catch him some food. Then a indian saved him, he would of died, because he was under the water hiding from the bees. The indian took Matt to his house and gave him some medicine and food. Matt is a 12- year old boy who is left to look after his house, while his dad is going to get the rest of his family. He meets a man named Ben,and he invites him over to his house[his dad said to be nice to everybody,even Indians]. Matt makes the two of them dinner,and then falls asleep. He wakes up to find Ben gone,with his dad’s rifle. Later he ran out of honey,so he climbed a tree to get some of the bee’s honey. The bees swarm him,so he jumps into a creek. He finds himself in the care of two Indians, one a boy,and the other a man. The man brings him a lot of stuff, so Matt gives them a book. He is going to teach the boy how to read. by mw37.

By: totalbiscuit Matt is 12 years old and lives with his dad (for now, but will live with his whole family.) He is tall with medium long hair. He was tricked by a fat man into letting him stay with him. But in the morning his gun was gone! Now he has met some indians that are taking care of him.

Dancer3 Matt is a 12 year old boy going to be 13 in a few weeks. Matts father is out getting his wife, little sister, and the baby. Matt meets a lot of people like a man named Ben and a Indian named Attean.

**<span style="color: rgb(25, 92, 58);">spartan09 ** **<span style="color: rgb(34, 78, 59);">Yes, I have been left home alone. My responsibility was to not answer the door or the phone unless it is someone that I know. I was left on purpose, but it was only for about less than a hour. I think if kids were left alone with no rules, they would have no bed time, they might through a party, the house would be a mess, break a lot of stuff, maybe even expensive stuff that was fragile. Matt felt surprised, scared, and shocked. He could not believe that Ben who seemed like a nice caring guy who would not hurt a fly could possibly steal his only gun that was his dads, especially from a twelve almost thirteen year old boy who was living by him self for a while and none of his family has come back yet. I think that Matt made a mad choice by letting Ben in, I would not even let a person I knew of come in, especially when I was home alone for a long time and if he likes my house he might possibly come back, but not after he stole my gun, there is no way he will come back. I would tell him that I did not have any food and I would tell him that someone down the street has a ton of food and is looking for someone to share his food with and if hurries he would give you some food. **<span style="color: rgb(34, 119, 77);"> **By:shadowI thought about me at my house by myself and when my mom was running errands. I also thought about some other books like. Brians hunt and some survival books I read in Hunter safety. When I first looked at the cover then I made connections in the book with the cover.** **by mw37** **Yes,I have been left home alone. It was really different. I was used to having someone around, but it was still cool. It was not an accident, and my instructions were not to let anyone in, and not to break anything. Matt was really angry when he found out that the stranger came in, basically stole his food,and took his dad’s gun. He knew that he would get in trouble when his dad found out what happened. He did NOT make a good choice by letting the stranger in. I would slam the door in the man/woman’s face and run to get some sort of weapon just in case they were dangerous.** <span style="font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; letter-spacing: 0px; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> By: totalbiscuit <span style="font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 24px; line-height: normal; letter-spacing: 0px; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">**YES!** **Well I had to feed the dog, take care of some kids, and do some chores like the dishes.** <span style="font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 24px; line-height: normal; letter-spacing: 0px; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> **Sometimes but not most of the time. If we get in trouble we go to the next door. Follow the rules and listen to your elders. NO! he was a complete stranger and walked out of no where! ANd he took his GUN! now he has no protection. I would not answer the door but lock down the house, and maybe call the cops.**

Yes I have been left home alone. My responsibility was to take care of my little sister. Matt felt mad when Ben took the gun and Matt felt scard that his farther would be mad at him. I don’t think it was a good idea by letting Ben in the cabin. Matt did have som responsibility was to stay safe and make sure everything was ok like if was hurt to take care of the wound. by dancer3.

__**Day 4 Wiki Repsonse Question:**__
In reading, strong readers often make connections to help make their book more interesting, exciting, and desirable to read. One type of connection is a text to text connection. This means that the reader is connecting some aspect of the current book they're reading to another book they've read. List three (2) text to text (t-t) connections you've made so far about your novel. **Day 4 Wiki Repsonse Question:** In reading, strong readers often make connections to help make their book more interesting, exciting, and desirable to read. One type of connection is a text to text connection. This means that the reader is connecting some aspect of the current book they're reading to another book they've read. List two (2) text to text (t-t) connections you've made so far about your novel. mw37 Matt is left to live on his own. In a book called Hatchet, a boy named Brian gets in a plain crash while going to visit his father in Canada. So, he is stranded in the wilderness. In the same book Brian runs into a pretty bad visitor. In Hatchet it is a porcupine, and in Sign of the Beaver it is a human. **By:shadow I thought about me at my house by myself and when my mom was running errands. I also thought about some other books like. Brians hunt and some survival books I read in Hunter safety. When I first looked at the cover then I made connections in the book with the cover.**

<span style="color: rgb(39, 176, 107);">spartan <span style="color: rgb(39, 176, 107);"> <span style="color: rgb(39, 176, 107);"> <span style="color: rgb(39, 176, 107);">One text to text connection I have made with Sign of the Beaver and the book Arthur, he has a puppy just like Attean has a puppy. I have made a text to text connection with the book Sign of the Beaver and the book Dive, because Attean and English both talk weird. I have also made a text to text connection with Sign of the Beaver and the book Little House on the Praire the first book, because Laura and her family have Indians come into their house and Attean and his family are Indians. By:totalbiscuit A text to text connection I have is about __South Carolina Sea Creatures.__ It almost goes the same but in __South Carolina Sea Creatures__ there are sea monsters, but they meet new kids to hep them survive. So it goes on and all of them end up killing all of the monsters. In __Sign Of The Beaver the indian and__ Matt both have to protect the cabin from animals. Also Ben (a rely fat guy) stole Matt’s gun In __Sign Of The Beaver__. In __Diary Of A Wimpy Kid__ Rodrick stole Greg’s diary.

<span style="background-color: rgb(235, 96, 96);"> When I read __Espronza Rising__. This book I could make connections very easy. Because some of the things Espronza did like she helped her mom make dinner. Just like me but we where making chiken. Another thing Espronza did was cut the first grape that she saw, so her dad gave her a little nife that would cut the stem off the grape. Now I can remember picked an apple off a tree when I was a little gril. It was fun that is how I can relate to this book. By Dancer3.

__ **Day 5 Reflections:** __
== **Matt meets 2and his grandfather. The Native Americans help Matt to survive. What people do you depend on in life to provide for your needs and wants (list 5 people** __**and**__ **what they provide for you).** == **By: shadow My mother, because she provides food for me she loves me. I would say my mother because, he gives me a home to live in and a place to sleep. My grandparents love me and give me a place to sleep, and last but not least my little brother, he loves me the most.**

<span style="color: rgb(24, 114, 49);"> Spartan09   <span style="color: rgb(24, 114, 49);"> <span style="color: rgb(24, 114, 49);">I depend on my mom because she gives me shelter, food, and love. I depend on my dad because he gives me food, shelter, and love. I depend on my dog and my sisters to give me love and somebody to play with. I depend on my cousins to give me somebody to play with and love.

**mw37** **mom- my mom works at the school to earn extra money for me and my sister. She also is at home when I am not at school to look after me.** **dad- my dad works as a road designer to provide money which puts food on the table. He also pays the bills.** **flobble- he is my best friend, and we have a lot of crazy memories.** **my sister- even though we get in fights, we do a lot of things together and have a lot of fun.** **totalbiscuit- he is one of my many friends,and we did a lot of sweet stuff,like the B+B Weekly[a newspaper],and still do.** The number one person I would go to is my dad because he gives me the food I need and a place to live. I would also depend on because she gives me the stuff I need for school and babysits me and my sister if my dad is gone. I would also depend on my sister because she plays with me when I’m board. I would also depend on my cousin because I can come to her for anything. The last person I would depend on would be my older sister because she sometimes brings me to school. By Dancer3.

<span style="color: rgb(21, 133, 10);">

 * ===<span style="color: rgb(21, 133, 10);">**I recalled what I know about the topic.** ===
 * ===<span style="color: rgb(21, 133, 10);">**I asked myself questions as I read.** ===
 * ===<span style="color: rgb(21, 133, 10);">**I was reminded of personal connections.** ===
 * ===<span style="color: rgb(21, 133, 10);">**I thought about the reasons why things happened.** ===
 * ===<span style="color: rgb(21, 133, 10);">**I pictured what was happening.** ===

**<span style="color: rgb(50, 134, 85);">spartan09 ** <span style="color: rgb(50, 134, 85);"> <span style="color: rgb(50, 134, 85);"> **<span style="color: rgb(50, 134, 85);">A strategy that I used to help me understand the text is that I pictured things in my head like when Matt went into Attean’s village I pictured what it looked like. I also pictured what the riffle looked like and what all of the characters looked like. I recalled what I knew about the topic, I recalled what I knew about the topic Indians and on the topic about wigwam. I thought about the reasons why things happen like why a white man killed Attean’s mother, and why Ben stole Matt’s riffle. I also asked myself questions as I read I also like why couldn’t Matt’s mother just come to the cabin by her self or like why did Matt let Ben in anyway? Those were some reading strategy’s that I have used so far. ** <span style="font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">  <span style="font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; letter-spacing: 0px; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> **By:totalbiscuit** <span style="font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> **My Mom she goes out and gets food for us. My Dad he fixes our house. My grandparents when I sleepover at their hose they feed me and protect me. My teacher he helps me learn about math,social studies, reading, ect... My friends for being my friends.** by shadow

My mom and dad tell me when to read and that helps me with my reading skills so when i read it again I use that strategy and it helps me a lot. When I am at school I read a lot so it helps me with the strategy that i usually use. I use the stragetys I use.

**by mw37** **A time I pictured what was happening was when Matt was in front of a bear[who was trying to protect it’s cub], and he threw a rabbit at it, and Attean shot it with a bow and arrow. Another time I pictured what was happening was when matt was at a big feast and the Natives were staring at him.** ** By:totalbiscuit** **I pictured what was happening.** <span style="background-color: rgb(225, 112, 112);"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> **When Matt was being attached by a swarm of bee’s and ran in to the pond to save himself. Also when a bear jumped out and Attean saved him by shooting arrows at it and stabbing it with a knife.** I don't know who's entry this is--

**One strategy I used was I pictured what was happening. Like when Matt got stong by a whole bunch of bees. Another strategy I used was I asked myself questions as I read. Like when words came up and I didn’t understand I would say what dose that mean?** **By Dancer3.**

** Day 7 Response Questions **
==Matt finishes reading __Robinson Curosoe__ to Attean. What book would you recommend to him to use as a teaching tool that would keep Attean's interest in learning to read? Explain why. Attean then shares a story with Matt from his tribe's lore. What was the point of his story? How did Matt respond??== by:mw37 I would recommend Hatchet. I would recommend this because it shows you what it would be like to be stranded in the wilderness [where you have never been before] from a white man’s point of view. The story Attean told Matt was that a long time ago there was a big flood. An Indian climbed to the top of a big hill. There was a lot of water but it didn’t reach him. He had three birds. He sent one down, and it didn’t come back. A day later, he sent the second one down, that one didn’t come back either. The next day, he sent down the last bird. This one came back. That was when he knew it was safe to come back. Matt was caught off guard that the Indians had a story like that. He thought it sounded like the story of Noah’s Ark.

**By:totalbiscuit** I would recommend a book like __Hatchet,__ or are book __Sign Of The Beaver__ but with different charters. Attean likes books with adventure and survival. It was kind of like a copy of Noah and the ark, only that it had a indian as the main character, and there is a great flood and that the indian climes to the top of a great hill and and after a couple he sends a bird to see if the water was going down, and the bird came back with mud in it’s mouth which met that the water went down. Matt was suprise that the indians had a story and religion like that.

<span style="color: rgb(47, 142, 73);">Spartan09
<span style="color: rgb(47, 142, 73);"> I would recommend that should read the book __Dr. Seuss’s A B C__ because it would help Attean learn to read and write word because it has a lot of easy word in at and it teaches you the a b c’s. The point of the story was like a copy of Noah's Ark only with a duck instead of a bird and Indian's instead of Noah. I think Matt was very suprised by how much teh white man and the Indian stories were so much alike.

<span style="color: rgb(49, 160, 93);">Spartan09 <span style="color: rgb(49, 160, 93);"> <span style="color: rgb(49, 160, 93);">The situation is that when Matt and Attean are walking through the woods and in the bush close by they see the bush kind of like shacking. It ends up being a baby bear. Then they notice it is not just a baby bear, but with the baby bear is a hungry looking, very protective mama bear with the baby. First, Matt throws a rabbit that he had with him at the time at the bear, but that only made the bear madder. Then, Attean shot an arrow at the mama bear it hit in between the bear’s eyes; the second arrow hit the mama bear right below the bear’s shoulder. Next, Attean stabbed him knife right under the second arrow, them Matt stabbed his knife into the bear, and then the mama bear started to fall to the ground dead. Matt was kind of disappointed that he did not even get a share of the bear, after all he did kill the bear. Attean said right away that he was shocked how fast Matt could move, and that he said that the bear was small and that squaw would come and cut up the meat and that it now belonged to squaw. <span style="color: rgb(49, 160, 93);"><span style="color: rgb(50, 149, 70);">

mw37 The first thing to know is that the situation is that they run into a few bears. When Matt doesn’t run away when he sees a bear cub. The older bear [which was the mom] appears. Matt stands there and, in shock, throws a rabbit in his hand at the mom. That gives Attean enough time to shoot it with a bow and arrow.matt was totally freaked out after the incident,and Attean was completely okay.

<span style="color: rgb(236, 9, 9);">

**<span style="color: rgb(51, 108, 83);">spartan09 ** <span style="color: rgb(51, 108, 83);"> <span style="color: rgb(51, 108, 83);"> **<span style="color: rgb(51, 108, 83);">Matt learned while he is very brave and can do almost anything. He can do it almost as well as a Indian. He also learned he is pretty good at hunting and surviving by him self, without a gun. If the novel took place in our time instead of in the 1700’s, I think that Matt would have some different gifts. I also think Matt would be more prepared for winter, and would not have to hunt. I do not think that Matt would have met Attean either. I think the authors purpose of writing this book is to show that Indians and white people can be friends. I also think that she is telling you how people survived in the 1700’s. I liked this novel, because it kept you guessing what would happen next. My favorite part of the book was when Attean gave Matt his dog. ** <span style="color: rgb(17, 182, 33);"> **By:shadowThat he can do whatever he wants to do, if he thinks about it he can do anything he can. It wouldn't matter that much if his parents came back because he would be even safer than today instead of the 1700’s. that you can do anything if you keep your mind wide open. I loved this book a lot, my faviorate part is when they killed the bear.** __Day 9 - 6 questions to answer__ The novel ends with a reunion. What discovery did Matt make about himself during the choices & trials he faced? How was the setting & ending different than if the novel took place during today instead of in the 1700s? What was the author's purpose for writing Sign of the Beaver? How much did you enjoy the novel? What was your favorite part? mw37 Matt discovered how much he loved his family. The setting was different because if it was now, it would probably be a big city instead of a forest. The purpose was to show that you can be friends, cooperate, and spend good times with different races. I enjoyed the novel a lot. On a scale of 1 to 10 I would give the book a 10. My favorite part was when Attean gave Matt a his Indian dog. By: totalbiscuit ** He discovered that even with out the Indians he can survive, and that staying home and waiting for his mom and dad was the right thing to do because the Indians wanted home to go with them and never return. It would take place in the city and he would not take as long for them to come home. Also it would be easier to live because if you ran out of food you could go next door or go the store. The authors purpose for the story was to show that you should never give up hope and always keep trying to survive. I completely __loved__ the novel. My favorite part was when the bear attacked and him and Attean killed it. **

**Matt made a whole lot of discoverys like how to take care of himself like getting food and water. The auetor was trying to say that it was ok to be alone for a while. I think the book would have been alot better if it was written today because Matt would haved lived better and his father would have went away. My favorite part was when the Indiens helped Matt was getting stong by bees.** **Dancer3.**