Trouble River. By: Betsy Byars. Name: Period: Completed Book Due by December 16 th for a Major Test/Project Grade

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1 Trouble River By: Betsy Byars Name: Period: Completed Book Due by 16 th for a Major Test/Project Grade

2 Vocabulary Words (Week 1): Word Cringe Dismay Emphasize Gingerly Pungent Resume Surge Agonizing Audible Crisis Hamper Hesitant Definition To shrink back as if in fear A loss of courage To stress; to give special attention to Carefully Having a sharp and biting smell To begin again after stopping A sudden movement With extreme pain or suffering Capable of being heard Critical time in an event, a turning point To prevent from moving freely Undecided, doubtful Vocabulary Words (Week 2): Word Imprint Maneuver Ravine Brusque Confining Nuisance Prey Sinister Tempestuous Treacherous Clod Cobbler Definition The mark left by an object pressing on something Skillful movement of something A deep, narrow hollow or gorge worn in the earth by water Abrupt and rough in speaking or acting Shut in, closed in, restricted Aa thing or a person causing trouble or bother An animal that is hunted; a victim Suggesting or threatening evil or danger Violent or stormy Not trustworthy, unsafe, dangerous A chunk or piece of dirt A shoemaker

3 Date 1 st Answer To Daily Warm Up 2 nd 3 rd 4 th 5 th 8 th 9 th 10 th 11 th 12 th

4 Chapter 1: 1. Why were Dewey and his grandmother alone in the cabin? 2. What was Dewey building? 3. How did Dewey s Pa say Trouble River received its name? 4. When she said, I get these feelings sometimes, what did she mean? Foreshadowing is a literary device in which a writer gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story. Foreshadowing often appears at the beginning of a story or a chapter and helps the reader develop expectations about the coming events in a story. 5. What do you think the author is foreshadowing in chapter 1?

5 Chapter 2: 1. How did Dewey find out there was an Indian creeping around outside the cabin? 2. Put these events from the story in the correct order Dewey snuck out of the cabin Grandma went out to look for Dewey The Indian hit Charlie in the leg with a hatchet 3. How do you think Dewey and his grandmother will get away safely? 4. What is the dog s name? Flashbacks are interruptions that writers do to insert past events in order to provide background or context to the current events of a narrative 5. Explain what information we learned from the flashback in this chapter?

6 Chapter 3: 1. Dewey saw a glow on the horizon. What probably caused the glow? 2. Why did Dewey turn the cows and pigs loose before he and Grandma left on the raft? 3. What did Dewey get for Grandma to make her trip on the raft more comfortable?

7 Chapter 4: 1. Do you think Dewey and Grandma heard a real owl as they set out? Explain why or why not? 2. Why do they call it Dead Man s Creek? 3. Why do you think Dewey didn t always follow his grandma s orders about steering the raft? 4. What predictions can you make about what will happen in the remainder of the story?

9 Chapter 5: 1. What bothered Grandma the most about having to get off the raft and wade in the water? 2. Where did Charlie sleep while on the raft?

10 Chapter 6: 1. Why is this chapter named An Unexpected Stop? 2. What was in the small bag the Grandma withdrew from her satchel? 3. How would you describe the grandmother? Give at least two character traits and examples from the book to support your answer. 4. Describe one of the problems Dewey and Grandma faced in the story so far. Tell how it was solved.

11 Chapters 7 and 8: 1. What was Grandma s most prized possession? (ch 7) 2. What happened to the Dargans? (ch 7) 3. What did Dewey dream about as he slept? (ch 8) 4. After leaving the Dargans, what was the next danger Dewey and his grandmother faced? (ch 8)

13 Chapter 9: 1. Did Grandma like Charlie? How did you know? 2. Describe the trip through the rapids.

14 Chapters 10 and 11: 1. How did Dewey and Grandma get off the raft? 2. Why was Dewey disappointed in the baby? 3. Put these events in the order they happened in the story: a) Dewey discovers the Dargans cabin was burned. b) The raft was battered by the rapids c) Pa and Ma left Dewey and Grandma alone at the cabin d) The wolves attacked Grandma and Dewey e) Dewey and Grandma reached Hunter city safely f) Dewey and Charlie drove the Indian away from the cabin 4. Dewey was a brave boy. Give 2 examples that show this.

17 Fill in the Plot Diagram after finishing reading the novel.

INFORMATIONAL ROBOT HAND PLAN (facts or details)

INFORMATIONAL ROBOT HAND PLAN (facts or details) State the situation State the when, where, topic and main idea State three major details or facts In the first place, Major fact or detail In addition,