Tex
ENG 1P1
by S.E. Hinton
Chapters 1 & 2
Chapter One
Plot Summary:
Chapter one starts with Tex Riding his horse Negrito. He has to stop riding the horse so he can get
a ride to school with his friend Johnny Collins. After school Tex gets a ride with Johnny and tells
him to go right home so he can ride his horse. When Tex arrives home he finds his brother Mason
home early. We learn that their father has left them and never writes. Tex learns that they are in
financial difficulty and that Mason h as had to sell the horses to pay for food and electricity. Tex
gets really mad. He and Mason get into a fight. Tex is beaten up pretty badly and decides he will
search the countryside until he finds the horses. Johnny and his sister Jamie find h im and try to
get him to go home. He keeps walking until Mason picks him up and brings him back home.
Johnny and Jamie are at Tex=s house playing cards. They are shocked to see him so beaten up.
Mason is upset about having beaten up Tex but he needed to sell the horses so he did not have to
het a job and so he could stay on the basketball team and go to college.
Setting: takes place inside and outside of Tex=s house.
Themes: staying and leaving, when Mason says that he has to get out of here.
Characters: Tex, Mason, Johnny, Jamie, Bob
Chapter 1 & 2 Vocabulary Words
Look up these words and find two other challenging words in chapters 1 & 2, define and put into a
sentence to show meaning. (Provide page numbers for your words).
Word
1
Contempt
2
Corrupt
3
Your 1st
word:
4
Your 2nd
word:
Define in your own words
Sentence to show meaning
Chapter One Questions
1
What is the name of Tex’s
horse?
2
What do you think Johnny
means when he calls
himself a throwback?
3
Who is Johnny Collins?
4
How do the Collins’ kids
address their parents?
5
How old is Tex?
6
How old is Mason?
7
What is the most important
thing to Mason?
8
What appears to be the
most important thing to Tex
in this chapter?
9
How does the financial
situation of Tex and Mason
compare to the Collins
family?
What are your impressions
10
Answer in full sentences.
of Jamie Collins at the end
of this chapter?
11
Create a title page for the novel. Include: Title, Author, interesting picture and images from the novel,
full colour, border.
Chapter 2
(Answer in full sentences.)
1
Describe the plot.
2
Describe the setting.
3
Explain the theme.
4
Describe the characters, current characters, new characters, any new information.
Chapter 2 Questions
Answer in full sentences.
1
What did Tex’s mother die from?
2
What does Tex usually
hunt?
3
What grade is Jamie in?
Tex?
4
Why do you think Tex
wouldn’t feel right letting
[Jamie] pay for anything?
5
Do you think the fortune
teller is fake or real?
Explain.
6
What occupation did Tex’s
grandfather have?
7
What kind of condition are
people in on page 38?
8
What nightmare does Tex
keep having?
9
What is the one thing Tex is
afraid of?
Tex
ENG
1P1
by S.E. Hinton
Chapters 3 & 4
Chapter 3
1
Describe the plot.
2
Describe the setting.
3
Explain the theme.
4
Describe the characters, current characters, new characters, any new information.
Chapter 3 & 4 Vocabulary Words
Look up these words and find two other challenging words in chapters 1 & 2, define and put into a
sentence to show meaning. (Provide page numbers for your words).
Word
1
Drawl
2
Dubious
3
Your 1st
word:
4
Your 2nd
word:
Define
Sentence to show meaning
Chapter 3 - Questions
1
Who shows up at Tex’s house
early in the morning?
2
What do you think is the answer
to Tex’s question about drinking
on page 47?
3
What new word is Tex adding to
his vocabulary?
4
Who is Lem Peters and what
news does he have?
5
When Tex wakes Jamie up, what
does she do to him?
6
What is your opinion of Lem’s
philosophy on women (page 57)?
7
What does Lem have instead of
cigars?
8
How does Mason really feel
about Lem’s situation?
Answer in full sentences.
Chapter 3 - TEX and MASON - Character Sketch
Create a character sketch for Tex and Mason.
There are two parts to this character sketch:
1.
Paragraph for each character - Tex and Mason.
2.
Picture for each character of these characters.
1. Two Paragraphs:
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In your character sketch of Tex and Mason you are to discuss their best/weak qualities,
and character traits.
For each trait or characteristic, provide at least one detail that supports or serves as
proof -- that Tex or Mason possessed that trait.
The character sketch graphic organizer below provides a simple outline for a character
sketch. You are to brainstorm a character sketch for both Tex and Mason using the
following graphic organizers to organize your work. This form will help you identify
the qualities/character traits that the writer likes most about Tex and Mason.
Provide details and examples from the text to support those traits.
2. Two Pictures:







Create a lifelike drawing of both Tex and Mason.
Use an 8 1/2 X 11 sheet of paper for each character.
Use details, for example the type clothing they are wearing.
Your picture will be full colour - no white space.
Provide a background suitable for the character.
Provide a title, the character=s name and your name.
Include eight different page references and what happened, for example Tex has a
black eye - include it in the picture, then draw an arrow to from your writing that
says black eye from a fight with ______ , page 20. This information is to be
placed around the outside of the picture.
Marking
1
Title of book + Name of character
/2
2
Drawn figure + Uses full page + Full colour - no white space
/7
3
Background behind character suits this part of the story.
/5
4
Eight key points - correctly describing character
/8
5
Page number for each key point
/4
6
Arrows pointing from key point to body of character in correct spot.
/4
7
Paragraph - Tex
/15
8
Paragraph - Mason
/15
TOTAL
/60
Graphic Organizer for Character Sketch of Tex – Remember there are
two parts – the picture and the paragraph
Topic
Sentence
Trait #1
Example 1
Example 2
Trait #2
(transition
word)
Example 1
Example 2
Trait # 3
(transition
word)
Example 1
Example 2
Concluding
Sentence
Graphic Organizer for Character Sketch of Mason
There are two parts to the character sketch: The Paragraph and the Picture
Topic
Sentence
Trait #1
Example 1
Example 2
Trait #2
(transition
word)
Example 1
Example 2
Trait # 3
(transition
word)
Example 1
Example 2
Concluding
Sentence
Chapter 4
1
Describe the plot.
2
Describe the setting.
3
Explain the theme.
4
Describe the characters, current characters, new characters, any new information.
Chapter 4 - Questions
1
Describe Tex’s art project.
2
Who is Mrs. Johnson?
3
Why does Tex like Mrs. Johnson?
4
What embarrassing question does Miss
Carlson ask Tex (page 64)?
5
Why is Coach McCullough hard on Tex?
6
Do you agree with Tex’s statement about
people to talk to and friends (page 67)?
Explain.
7
What stunt does Johnny attempt in this
chapter? What is the result?
Answer in full sentences.
Tex
ENG 1P1
by S.E. Hinton
Chapters 5 & 6
Chapter 5
1
Describe the plot.
2
Describe the setting.
3
Explain the theme.
4
Describe the characters, current characters, new characters, any new information.
Chapter 5 & 6 Vocabulary Words
Look up these words and find two other challenging words in chapters 1 & 2, define and
put into a sentence to show meaning. (Provide page numbers for your words).
Word
1
fanaticism
2
focus
3
Your 1st word:
4
Your 2nd word:
Define
Sentence to show meaning
Chapter 5 Questions
1
What question does Tex want Mason to
answer in the beginning of the chapter?
2
Describe Tex. What does he look like?
3
Why is it, do you think, that when Tex gets up
he’s not sleepy like [he] was on school days?
Can you relate to this? If so, why do you think
it is that way?
4
Why is Mason going into the city in this
chapter?
5
Why doesn’t Mason eat his breakfast?
6
Why doesn’t Mason want Tex to go with him
(p. 82)?
7
What is Tex so happy about in this chapter?
8
What’s wrong with Mason?
9
What surprising secret does Mason reveal to
Tex after they leave McDonald’s?
10
Why is Mason so honest with Tex?
Answer in full sentences.
Chapter 6
1
Describe the plot.
2
Describe the setting.
3
Explain the theme.
4
Describe the characters, current characters, new characters, any new information.
Chapter 6 Questions
1
What line of business is Lem in?
2
Does this pay well?
3
Explain what Tex means by “You don’t
have to live a long time to be old.” page
103?
4
Describe the hitchhiker Tex and Mason pick
up.
5
What advice does the hitchhiker offer about
being in prison?
6
What’s the difference between a monologue
and a dialogue (page 105)?
7
What situation do Tex and Mason end up in
once they pick up the hitchhiker?
8
How does Tex get Mason and himself out of
their situation?
9
Why does Mason let go of the dash instead
of holding onto it?
10
Who did the hitchhiker remind Tex of? Why
do you think this was?
Answer in full sentences.
Wanted Poster for Tex’s Horse
Tex
ENG 1P1
by S.E. Hinton
Chapters 7 & 8
Chapter 7
1
Describe the plot.
2
Describe the setting.
3
Explain the theme.
4
Describe the characters, current characters, new characters, any new information.
Chapter 7 & 8 Vocabulary Words
Look up these words and find two other challenging words in chapters 1 & 2, define and
put into a sentence to show meaning. (Provide page numbers for your words).
Word
1
Influence
2
Reputable
3
Your 1st word:
4
Your 2nd word:
Define
Sentence to show meaning
Chapter 7 Questions
1
What do Mason and Tex do in this chapter
that would make Lem laugh?
2
Who did Tex and Mason Receive an
unexpected phone call from?
3
When is Tex’s birthday? When did his father
think it was?
4
What does Tex’s father promise him for his
birthday?
5
What does dubious mean on page 123?
6
Where does Tex’s father get a job?
7
Why doesn’t Tex get Negrito back?
Answer in full sentences
Chapter 8
1
Describe the plot.
2
Describe the setting.
3
Explain the theme.
4
Describe the characters, current characters, new characters, any new information.
Chapter 8 Questions
1
What does Jamie want her father, Cole, to
understand? (p. 133)
2
What happens to Mason during the
basketball game?
3
What is Tex crawling around on the ground
trying to help someone find?
4
How does Tex Across the line@ with Jamie
in this chapter?
5
How does Tex feel about Jamie?
6
How doe Jamie feel about Tex?
7
What shape is Tex’s relationship in with
Jamie at the end of this chapter?
Answer in full sentences.
Tex
ENG 1P1
by S.E. Hinton
Chapters 9 & 10
Chapter 9
1
Describe the plot.
2
Describe the setting.
3
Explain the theme.
4
Describe the characters, current characters, new characters, any new information.
Chapter 9 & 10 Vocabulary Words
Look up these words and find two other challenging words in chapters 1 & 2, define and
put into a sentence to show meaning. (Provide page numbers for your words).
Word
1
Scurry
2
Wistful
3
Impel
4
Your 1st word:
5
Your 2nd word:
Define
Sentence to show meaning
Chapter 9 Questions
1
What did Johnny and Tex break into the
school to do?
2
Why does Tex think Johnny=s taken up
smoking?
3
How long have Tex and Jamie been broken
up?
4
What punishment do Johnny and Tex
receive for the stunt at school?
5
What is it that Lem realizes Mason really
wants besides money?
6
What job does Mrs. Johnson tell Tex about?
7
What punishment was Tex unaware that he
was facing while causing trouble at school
(p. 156)?
8
What, do we learn, was Mason’s big
problem in junior high?
9
Where did Tex get the idea to “mess” with
the typewriters?
10
What major secret about Tex is revealed in
this chapter?
Answer in full sentences.
Chapter 10
1
Describe the plot.
2
Describe the setting.
3
Explain the theme.
4
Describe the characters, current characters, new characters, any new information.
Chapter 10 Questions
1
Who ends up picking up Tex when he runs
out of the school?
2
What nickname does Lem’s wife have for
Tex?
3
What “career idea” does Tex consider in this
chapter (p. 164)?
4
What was Kelly searching for in this
chapter?
5
What thoughts keep Tex from shooting
Kelly?
6
Explain how this chapter ends?
Answer in full sentences.
7 Tex
by S.E. Hinton
Chapters 11 & 12
ENG 1P1
Chapter 11
1
Describe the plot.
2
Describe the setting.
3
Explain the theme.
4
Describe the characters, current characters, new characters, any new information.
Chapter 11 Questions
What “trouble” landed Tex’s father in
prison?
Why didn’t Tex’s father want to go to the
dance with his wife that night (p.180)?
How did Tex’s mother catch pneumonia?
Who’s the first person, who wasn’t family,
allowed to see Tex?
What’s the difference between a soft-nose
.22 and a regular .22 gun?
Jamie says she doesn’t think love solves
anything (p.184). What do you think she
means? Do you agree or disagree with her?
Explain.
Who walks in on Jamie and Tex in the
hospital?
Answer in full sentences.
Chapter 12
1
Describe the plot.
2
Describe the setting.
3
Explain the theme.
4
Describe the characters, current characters, new characters, any new information.
Chapter 12 Questions
1
What decision has Mason made in this
chapter regarding college?
2
How does Tex feel about this decision?
Explain.
3
Sum up how you think the novel ends with
Tex and Mason. Explain.
Answer in full sentences
Post Card
Resources: card provided, pen, pencil & pencil crayons
Front: Western Fair image
To: Jamie
From: Tex
Topic: Asking forgiveness for his behavior after the fair.
Remember it is a post card – therefor you will only have a few sentences to get your
message across.
Signature: Love Tex
Hand printed message
Handmade front, in full colour.