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QVIC – Where the Red Fern Grows
Chapters 11-15
Questions: Create two higher level questions after
reading this section/ chapter:
Vocabulary: Complete the following:
Word #1:
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Syllables:
Part of Speech:
1.
Definition:
Affixes: (choose two, write the word and underline the affix)
Synonym or antonym: (underline the one used)
2.
Word #2:
Page #
Syllables:
Part of speech:
Definition:
3.
Affixes: (choose two, write the word and underline the affix)
Synonym or antonym: (underline the one used)
Imagery/Figurative Language: Find three examples. Label
Connections: Use one of the following connections text to
the type, write the sentence/phrase, and page number.
text, text to self, or text to world. Be sure to include which
type of connection and how it connects to you.
1.
1.
2.
2.
3.
Student Response
Discussion Questions: Answer each question in a complete sentence using evidence from the book to prove
your answers.
1.
What happened to Little Ann when Billy went hunting after the snow storm? How was Billy able to save
her? What characteristics does Billy display in this situation?
2. Why do you think Billy decided not to tell his mother and father about Little Ann’s accident? How do you
think each of his parents would have responded?
3. Describe the Prichard family, especially Rubin, Ranie, and their father. Compare and contrast them to Billy
and his family. Why do you suppose the Prichard’s act the way they do?
4. What bet did Rubin and Ranie make with Billy? Why didn’t Billy want to accept the bet at first? Why did
he change his mind?
5. Describe how the “Ghost Coon” was able to trick the dogs. Why did Billy refuse to kill the “Ghost Coon”
after Little Ann had treed it?
6. How would the chapter have ended differently if Billy would have killed the “Ghost Coon?” How do you
think this incident is going to affect Billy? What lessons can be learned from this accident?
7. Was Rubin’s death Billy’s fault? Explain why or why not using evidence from the book. Was Billy’s
grandfather responsible for Rubin’s Death? Explain why or why not.
8. How did Billy feel when he heard the screech owls the night before the competition? How did Billy’s father
and grandfather feel? What kind of affect do you think this superstition will have on the outcome of the
competition?
Cause and Effect Graphic Organizer
Directions: Complete the Graphic organizer using events from chapter 13 of Where the Red Fern Grows. Please add quotes
from the book to support your answers, and be sure to include page numbers.
Causes
Effects
1.
2.
3.
1.
Little Ann
trees the
“Ghost Coon”.
2.
3.
Figurative Language
1.
Metaphors
A metaphor compares two seemingly unlike things without using ‘like’ or ‘as’. For example:
“I told him my grandfather had a little steam, but he was the best grandpa a boy ever had.”
What two things are being compared? ______________________________________________________________
What does this metaphor mean?___________________________________________________________________
“She wormed her way under the overhang.”
What two things are being compared? ______________________________________________________________
What does this metaphor mean?___________________________________________________________________
2.
Similes
a. A simile compares two things that are normally not related using words like ‘as’, ‘seems’, ‘like’, or ‘than’.
For example:
“Laying on my stomach, with my heart beating like a trip hammer…”
What two things are being compared? _____________________________________________________________
What does this simile mean?_____________________________________________________________________
“Grandpa flew out of gear like a Model-T Ford”
What two things are being compared? ______________________________________________________________
What does this simile mean?______________________________________________________________________
3.
Personification
a. Personification is when an author grants human qualities to non-human objects, animals, or ideas. For
example:
“Walking back through camp, I could feel the cold fingers of doubt squeezing my heart.”
What is being personified? _______________________________________________________________________
What does this personification mean?_______________________________________________________________
“I saw the small stick when it whipped up from the ground. As if it were alive, it caught between Rubin’s
legs.”
What is being personified? _______________________________________________________________________
What does this personification mean?_______________________________________________________________
Where the Red Fern Grows
Vocabulary Chapters 11-15
Word
Rile
Predicament
Sincere
Slough
Begrudge
Clamber
Debris
Disposition
Leer
Protrude
Surpass
Taut
Concern
Eliminate
Kingfisher
Solemn
Tragedy
Drizzle
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Definition as Used in the Book