Homework: October 30

Today students in the Red and Green classes will be receiving their copies of Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls. This will be our "anchor text," or primary source material, for the next few weeks. On the GCSD Humanities Middle School Literature List Database the books is described thusly:

Billy and his precious coonhound pups romp relentlessly through the Ozarks, trying to "tree" the elusive raccoon. When a victory over a mountain lion turns to tragedy, Billy grieves, but learns the beautiful old Native American legend of the sacred red fern that grows over the graves of his dogs.

Now here's tonight's goodies:

Green Class

1. "Analyzing the Legend," Questions 2, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11 Only [NOTE: Students should use the Literature Circle Prep (Literature Journal) completed in class today on "The Orphan Boy and the Elk Dog" to answer the questions.]
2. Complete "Checking the Framework" Worksheet for Where the Red Fern Grows

Red Class

1. Complete "Checking the Framework" Worksheet for Where the Red Fern Grows
2. Using the handout as a basis, write a paragraph in which you tell a little about about the author of Where the Red Fern Grows and identify three important pieces of information that the reader should know about the author and setting prior to reading the novel. (loose-leaf)
3. Vocabulary Quiz 2 tomorrow

Read Up and Write On!