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Touching Spirit Bear
Chapters 1-6
March 17, 2014
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Monday, March 17, 2014 Happy St.
Patrick’s Day!
Practice Prior Skills
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Diagram and label the
following sentence:
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Because of its ghostly
appearance, the spirit bear
has long been protected and
revered by the Canadian First
Nations and American Indians
Learning Goals
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accede (v): to agree.
The parents acceded to give
their child another chance.
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Assess comprehension of
Chapters 1-2 of Touching Spirit
Bear on junoed.com
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Review Assessment
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Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Practice Prior Skills
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Diagram and label the
following:
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The master of the universe
created one white bear for
every ten black bears as a
reminder of hardships
during the ice age when
snow, glaciers, and bitter
cold engulfed the world.
Learning Goals
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Analyze Chapter 1 and
Chapter 2 in Cooperative
Learning Groups.
+ Cooperative Learning Groups – Presenter, Recorder,
Time Keeper, and Facilitaor – Chapter One, Groups
1-2
1.
Important facts about Cole’s past are included in the first
chapter. Use this information and some speculative thinking to
explain why Cole’s problems with the law were chronic, Cole
hated his parents, Cole’s parents were divorced, Cole had no
feelings of remorse for injuring Peter Driscal. Cole thought of
Circle Justice as a game he could play, Cole hated to be
touched, Cole didn’t trust people who were not afraid of him,
and Cole thought all the concern for him was false.
2.
The author wrote Overhead, a gray-matted sky hung like a bad
omen. Based on the foreshadowing planted by the author,
predict the general nature of Cole’s immediate future. Does it
seem that the author is predicting doom for Cole, or is he
letting the reader know that Cole is in for a struggle? Explain
your answer.
+ Cooperative Learning Groups – Presenter, Recorder,
Time Keeper, and Facilitator – Chapter 2, Groups 3-4
1.
Cole thought of the shelter and the boxes of supplies as just another
payout by his father and other people who pretended to take care of
him when they hadn’t done anything. In what way(s) has Cole’s
father “bought” his son’s problems, just as Cole suspected? What
facts from the story can you offer to prove that Cole’s parents actually
were concerned about what happened to him? Who would you name
as someone with a genuine interest in Cole’s future? Was there more
than one person? Give facts to support your answers.
2.
Explain how each of the following statements is an example of a show
of bravado on Cole’s part. to Garvey “ . . . if you’re lying, you’ll be sorry.
of a bear making a den beside the stream: “I’d kill it.”
“If I saw a Spirit Bear, I’d kill it.”
“Aren’t you guys ever leaving?”
of the Circle committee “I told them I wanted to change. What more do they
want?” of his bloody knuckles: “I fell. . . I hurt them falling.” What would you
identify as the driving force—fear, hurt, anger, etc—behind each statement?
Explain how Cole’s bravado helps him survive.
Explain how Cole’s bravado is destroying him.
+ Cooperative Learning Groups – Presenter, Recorder,
Time Keeper, and Facilitator – Chapter 2, Groups 3-4
1.
The at.óow that Garvey gave to Cole had images of a totem pole
woven into it. How was the blanket special to Garvey?
Speculate as to why Garvey chose this particular gift for Cole.
Do you think Cole deserved the gift? Why or why not? Cole
thought of his agreement to choose Circle Justice over jail as a
game.
2.
Can you name someone, other than Cole, who knows there is a
game going on? Explain your thinking.
Describe some of the strategies that Cole is using to play his
game.
What argument can you offer to prove that Cole will not be able to
win? How are the shelter and Cole’s decision to destroy it
symbolic of what is going on in Cole’s life?
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Wednesday, March 19, 2014
Practice Prior Skills
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What is the name of the real
“Spirit Bear?”
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Diagram and label the
following sentence:
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When the skiff is far enough
away, Cole returns Garvey’s
good-bye wave with an
extended middle finger.
Learning Goals
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Groups share results of their
analysis of Ch1-2 from
cooperative learning groups.
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Thursday, March 20, 2014
Practice Prior Skills
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Diagram and label the
following sentence:
Cole fights back tears when he
talks about his parents’
drinking.
Learning Goals
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Review words of the week.
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Read and comprehend
Chapters 3-4
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Friday, March 21, 2014
Practice Prior Skills
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Diagram and label the
following sentence:
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Cole fights back tears when he
talks about his parents’
drinking.
Learning Goals
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Assess comprehension of
Chapters 3-4 of Touching
Spirit Day.
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Review Assessment