Stone Fox
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Stone Fox
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Worksheet 1a Characters
Read chapters 1-3 and match the characters in the character chart below
with their appearance and jobs by linking the relevant bullet points. The first
one is done for you. There are a few characters who you will meet in later
chapters. Work on them later on.
Job
Character
Appearance
The grandchild of the
potato farm owner
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Clifford Snyder
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The medical doctor
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Doc Smith
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The school teacher
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Dusty
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He was big and strong, dressed in furs
and leather with moccasins that came
all the way up to his knees. His skin
was dark, his hair was dark, and he
wore a dark-coloured headband. His
eyes sparkled in the sunlight, but the
rest of his face was as hard as stone.
His face was solid granite, but his eyes
were alive and cunning.
He sat with his feet on his desk and
mopped sweat from his neck with a silk
handkerchief.
He always carried a whisky bottle.
The Potato buyer
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Grandfather
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Appearance not described.
The tax man from the State
of Wyoming
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Hank
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Appearance not described.
The president of the bank
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Lester
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An old man with a beard.
The owner of the general
store
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Mayor Smiley
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A tall man with a thin face.
The owner of a potato farm
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Miss Williams
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One who swept over at the
post office
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Mr. Foster
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The Mayor of the city who
worked in a large office
inside the City Hall
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Mr. Leeks
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A skinny but strong man who always
wore a white apron and talked with
saliva no his lips
A short man with a small head and a
thin droopy mustache. He had yellow,
tobacco-stained teeth.
A lady with snow white hair. She wore
long black dress, her skin was tan and
her face was covered with wrinkles.
The town drunk
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Stone Fox
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An Indian, a mountain man
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Willy
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A big man with a big cigar stuck right
in the centre of his big mouth.
A 10-year-old boy
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Worksheet 1b Characters
Read Chapters 1-3 and jot down in the character chart below information
about the characters, their jobs and appearance.
Please note that there are a few characters who you will meet in later
chapters. Work on them later on.
Characters
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Grandfather
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Willy
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Doc Smith
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Mr. Leeks
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Mrs. Williams
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Clifford Snyder
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Mr. Foster
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Lester
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Hank
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Mayor Smiley
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Dusty
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Jobs
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Worksheet 2a Setting
What is the setting (time and place) of the story?
Season(s):
Place(s):
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Worksheet 2b Setting
Work in pairs (Student A & Student B).
1. Individual work: Each partner reads a different scene taken from the
story. Jot down information about the scene in the table below. Put in your
imagination for items that are not described in the book.
Scene (a) for Student A
“Little Willy lived with his grandfather on a small potato farm in Wyoming. It was
hard work living on a potato farm, but it was also a lot of fun. Especially when
Grandfather felt like playing.
Like the time Grandfather dressed up as the scarecrow out in the garden. It took
little Willy an hour to catch on. Boy, did they laugh. Grandfather laughed so hard he
cried.” (Chapter 1, p.3)
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Scene (b) for Student B
“It’s easy to tell when it’s winter in Wyoming. There is snow on everything: the
tress, the houses, the roads, the fields, …. It’s not a dirty snow. It’s a clean, soft
snow that rests like a blanket over the entire state. The air is clear and crisp, and
the rivers are all frozen. It’s fun to be outdoors and see the snowflakes float down
past the brim of your hat, and hear the squeak of the fresh powder under your
boots. Winter in Wyoming can be the most beautiful time of the year…. If you’re
ready for it. ……
Each morning, he (Willy) would get up and make a fire. Then he would make
oatmeal mush for breakfast. He ate it. Searchlight ate it. Grandfather ate it. He
would feed Grandfather a spoonful at a time. …..” (Chapter 3, p.22, p.24)
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Scene (a)
Scene (b)
Dominating colour(s)
Possible season / time
People you see
Things you see
Sound you hear
Adjectives to describe
life on the farm as
shown in the picture
Is this the scene before
or after grandfather
was ill?
2. Pair work: Now take turns in reporting to your partner about your scene
of the farm using the reporting frame below. Jot down information about
your partner’s scene as you listen to him/her and compare the scene of the
farm in the two different seasons.
The dominating colours of my picture of the farm are __________________________. It is
_________________ time. I can see _______________________________.
I can also see
_________________________________________________________________. I can hear
_____________________________. The picture shows that life is ___________ on the farm
______________ grandfather was ill.
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Worksheet 3a Fishbone diagram
What are the possible causes to Grandfather’s illness? Put your prediction of
the possible causes next to each fishbone. An example is done for you.
Possible Causes of Grandfather’s Illness
e.g. He was too
old to move
and talk.
Symptom
of Grandfather’s illness:
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Worksheet 3b Fishbone diagram
What was wrong with Grandfather? Put the symptoms of Grandfather’s
illness in the box of the fish head. Guess the possible causes of
Grandfather’s illness and put each of your predictions next to each fishbone
(an example is done for you):
e.g. He was too
old to move
and talk.
Symptom
of Grandfather’s illness:
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Worksheet 4
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Decision making diagram
a) Complete the decision making diagram by
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putting in the problem of Willy;
writing down the different solutions suggested by different people in the story;
suggesting your solution;
working out the advantages and disadvantages of each solution;
making a decision of the best solution to the problem.
Problem
To repay the $500 tax money
Possible Solutions
Doc Smith, Mr. Foster,
Miss Williams, Lester,
Hank
Willy
You
Advantages
Advantages
Disadvantages
Disadvantages
Evaluation
Advantages
Disadvantages
Decision – the best solution
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b) Now explain your choice of the best solution to others. The following
frame can be used to help you explain your choice.
I think the best solution is to ___________________________________________________
______________________________. There is _________________________ to this
solution, that is __________________________________________________. But, there are
__________________________to this solution. First, _______________________________
___________________________________________________________________. Second,
__________________________________________________________________________.
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Worksheet 5 (a)
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Getting to know about Stone Fox
Read this paragraph taken from Chapter 6
“The man was an Indian – dressed in furs and leather, with moccasins that
came all the way up to his knees. His skin was dark, his hair was dark, and
he wore a dark-colored headband. His eyes sparkled in the sunlight, but the
rest of his face was as hard as stone.”
Students are asked to read the following description of Stone Fox taken
from Chapter Six in greater detail and pay special attention to his eyes and
face.
1. Draw a picture of Stone Fox. Label the picture using expressions and
adjectives used by the author.
(ii) What kind of person do you think he is? Give reasons to support your
view.
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Worksheet 5(b)
Getting to know about Stone Fox
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What does a stone look like and feel like? Do you know any expression
related to “stone”? Brainstorm ideas, words, expressions relating to
“Stone” using a word spider.
2
What kind of animal is a fox? What adjectives would you like to use to
describe a fox. Brainstorm ideas, words, expressions relating to “fox”
using a word spider.
cold
wild
Stone
Fox
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1. What could be the personality of a person if his nickname is “Stone Fox”?
2. Read the following description of Stone Fox’s appearance taken from
Chapter 6 of the book. -- “The man was an Indian – dressed in furs and
leather, with moccasins that came all the way up to his knees. His skin
was dark, his hair was dark, and he wore a dark-colored headband. His
eyes sparkled in the sunlight, but the rest of his face was as hard as
stone.”
What kind of person do you think he is?
3. Does the nick name “Stone Fox” fit him well?
4. Do you like him? Why?
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The Background Story of Stone Fox
Read p.51-53 of Chapter 8. Complete the following summary about the
background of Stone Fox.
Stone Fox was an _________. He refused to speak with the
_____________ because of his tribe, the Shoshone, who were
______________________, had been forced to leave _________ and
settle on a reservation in ____________ with another tribe called the
Arapaho. His dream was to use the money he won from racing to
____________________________
_________________________.
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so
that
they
could
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Worksheet 7 Willy’s Diary
Willy met Stone Fox the evening before the race. That night, he could not
sleep. Imagine you were Willy. Write a diary recounting what you remember
most about the meeting with Stone Fox earlier that evening and your feeling
in bed as you could not sleep.
Brainstorm ideas on a story map first before writing the diary.
What did I
hear and see?
When &
Where
Who was
with me?
Meeting with
Stone Fox
What
happened?
How do I feel
now?
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Now write the diary.
Friday
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Worksheet 8 Hero of the story
Compare and contrast the 3 main characters in the story with the help of the
comparison table below. Decide who the hero of the story is.
Characters
Willy
Stone Fox
Searchlight
Target / Goal
Means to achieve the target / goal
Was the goal achieved? Why?
Who do you think the hero is? Why
Who does the author think the hero is? How do you know?
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Worksheet 9
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Acrostic poem of Searchlight
Think about these questions:
What have you learned about Searchlight in this story? What can you
remember about her (e.g. what does she like? What is her relationship with
Willy? What adjectives can you use to describe her? Do you like to have a
dog like Searchlight?
Write an acrostic poem with the name Searchlight.
S
E
A
R
C
H
L
I
G
H
T
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Extend the Story
What are the many unanswered questions at the end of the story that you
would like to find answers to. List these questions.
e.g. Q1. Where did Willy bury Searchlight?
Q2.
Q3.
Q4.
Q5.
Q6.
Q7.
Q8.
Now write Chapter 11 of the story with some of the questions answered.
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