Part 1, Chapters Summary Suddenly, a white-tailed doe exploded from the woods, chased by a wolf pack. Although she recovered, the wolves were on her, and Paulsen, watching helplessly, was witness to her horrific death.
Storm was the lead dog of his first team and one dog that impacted Paulsen the most. At the end of the story you realizes that these dogs that Gary Paulsen has are changing his life because it gives some information that he looked up about the dogs. For example:. Paulsen had seen many animals escape death, but not… die and get caught, taken from chapter 1.
This was a symbol used by Storm to communicate with the author during runs showing that everything was alright. He died with a stick in his mouth. Storm liked to play tricks on Paulsen, he buried his hat, stole some booties, buried the snow hook and blew air into dogs ears nearby on the run. To be in an inactive or dormant state or period. The pilot ejected when his plane caught fire.
They are able to function as a coherent group. Complete the next sheet in 5 minutes. Homework is read Woodsong and complete packet pages Understand the author. Thank-you notes will vary. Accept responses that use at least two of the vocabulary words. Connect Paulsen knows he has made a mistake as soon as he throws the stick. Have you ever had a similar experience? How did you feel when you first realized your mistake? Students may say that they felt panicky, regretful, or embarrassed.
Analyze What does Paulsen forget when he throws the stick? Possible answer: He forgets that the bear is not one of his pets or domesticated animals. Why or why not? Connect How does Paulsen react as the bear studies him? Do you think you would react similarly? Possible answer: Paulsen is frozen with fear. Students might say that they would react the same way or that they would scream or try to run away.
Possible answer: He avoids angering the bear further by not moving. Possible answer: He feels empowered and in control of the situation again. Questions in book p Closure Please tell the person next to you one thing you learned about respect. Homework- complete packet p Questions in book p Reading Check 1.
Why does Paulsen say that naming a bear is a bad idea? Because naming bears makes them seem like pets and this makes people feel too relaxed around them.
It gives people a false sense of security. What provokes Paulsen to throw a stick at Scarhead? Paulsen is having a bad day and is annoyed when he finds Scarhead tearing up things in the yard. How does Scarhead react when Paulsen throws the stick at him? Then what does Paulsen do? Scarhead threatens Paulsen by looming over him. Paulsen freezes in place until the bear relaxes and moves away.
Then Paulsen backs away and gets his gun. Why does Paulsen decide not to shoot the bear? What causes him to change his mind?
Paulsen realizes that the bear could easily have killed him, but instead spared his life. He feels that he should do the same for the bear. The smells of processed meat and burning food attract bears. The wind blows the smell of burning food in his direction as he travels back north.
Paulsen throws a stick at Scarhead. The bear rushes toward Paulsen, stands on his hind legs, and stares at Paulsen before finally walking away. Paulsen grabs his gun and prepares to shoot the bear. He then decides not to harm Scarhead. The yard animals may not be the kinds of animals the bears usually hunt. Keep track of the details in a chart like the one shown.
Which of these details seem most vivid to you? Brian cannot make sense of these dreams nor understand their purpose. In the morning, while Brian stretches, the sun hits the hatchet and it shines like fire. Only then does Brian make the connection between his dreams and reality; Terry and his father were trying to explain to Brian how to make a fire.
Striking the hatchet against a stone and watching the sparks fly, Brian determines that he will find a way to use the hatchet to make fire. Producing fire from sparks presents a much greater challenge than Brian had anticipated, requiring him to make several modifications before he succeeds. He finds some birch bark to ignite the sparks, but needs a finer and more effective type of material. The fire is still dying after many efforts, and Brian becomes frustrated but perseveres.
He thinks back to his science classes, and Brian remembers that fire also needs oxygen to thrive. He blows on it, and, after adjusting the strength of his blows, the sparks burst into a flame. Feeding the fire with more kindling and reveling in his accomplishment, he considers the fire a friend as well as a guard against animals and mosquitoes.
All alone in the wilderness, he cries out in joy at his fire, longing to share it with someone. Brian wonders what his parents are doing at that moment, and if his mother was seeing the strange man he had seen her kiss. Brian's dream in Chapter 7 indicates that although he has traveled far from his mother and has been away for some time, his parents' divorce remains a forceful element in his life, with which he has yet to come to terms.
When he wonders what his parents are doing in the end of Chapter 9, the reader is aware that although the focus had shifted towards an emphasis on Brian's life in the woods, the past still emerges in his thoughts.
Although Brian has been living outdoors for some time, only in this part of the book does he start to truly communicate with nature and to identify with the creatures of the natural world. After he spots the bear in the berry patch and realizes he his harmlessness, he thinks to himself, "The bear made no move to hurt you, to threaten you. It stood to see you better, study you, then went on its way eating berries. It was a big bear, but it did not want you, did not want to cause you harm, and that is the thing to understand here.
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