Where the Red Fern Grows Chapter 2

​Where the Red Fern Grows Chapter 2

By RaeLynn Phillips

Groups for this week

 

Miss Upson	Mrs. Phillips
Grecia Dariel Calie McCoy Victoria Jillyanne Barron Josh Adam	Jacob Ittzumy Fernanda Maria Naomy Steven Cody Gavin Javier

Setting

The foothills of the Ozark Mountains, on the banks of the Illinois River in Cherokee County, Oklahoma.

Vocabulary

grieve

sounds like greev

To grieve is to feel sorrow or sadness over something, especially people who have died.

From page 11 "I never saw a boy grieve like that."
What could he have been grieving, or sad about?

Categorize

Options (6)

My husband began to grieve after his dog passed away.

It's normal to grieve when you move away from close friends.

The family was grieving when their cat ran away.

I grieved when I got an A on my test.

The flowers grieve when it rains.

He grieved when he got his dream car.

Decide if each sentence uses the word grieve correctly.

Yes, it is used correctly

No, it is not used correctly

timber

sounds like tim-ber


Timber has more than one meaning, but the way it is used in this chapter refers to land that is covered in trees and shrubs.

from page 15 "He would gobble down his milk, and then scoot for the timber." This meant he would run away to the trees.

timber

sparse

sounds like spars


From the Latin sparsus, meaning “scattered,” we get the adjective sparse, which means “few and scattered.”

From page 9 "Our home was in a beautiful valley far back in the rugged Ozarks. The country was new and sparsely settled."

What does sparsely settled mean?

sparse

You can see that the land has only a few houses. It is sparsely settled.

sparse, grieve, timber

Fill in the blanks:

As the boy walked through the ___________, he could hear the birds singing. The trees stood tall, but the leaves were __________, letting the sunshine through in broken patches. He couldn't help but _________ the fact that he wouldn't be getting the hounds that he wanted so badly.

Chapter 1 Snowball recall with your teacher group.

1. Think in your head for 30 seconds about one important fact, detail, or event from chapter 1.

2. The person whose birthday is next will tell their idea first.

3. As a group, decide which idea or detail to use. Write it on a piece of paper.

4. Crumple the paper like a snowball and toss it into the center of the room.

5. Send someone from your group to grab a new snowball.

6. Someone else from your group will read it aloud.

7. After all of the snowballs have been read, we will work together to put them in sequence.

Big Idea for the Chapter

Determination and patience are necessary to achieve meaningful goals.

Think about a goal or a dream you either have had to work hard to achieve, or need to work hard to achieve. Share your goal or dream with your table group.

We will be reflecting on this big idea throughout this chapter.

Tuesday

Vocabulary Review with partner from your small group.

Partners will work at their table using a small whiteboard. You will unscramble the vocabulary words and write a sentence that uses at least two of the words correctly.

ditnerselai
prseas
bimret
eviger
urc

Reading: Guided Practice

Today, your teacher will read aloud pages 8 - 12

Be prepared to reflect and answer questions as you listen. Pay special attention to any part of the text that goes along with our Big Idea of determination because we will find those passages tomorrow and discuss them with a partner.

Revisit and Look for the Big Idea

The Big Idea we are looking for is that determination and patience are necessary to achieve meaningful goals.

1 What is the main character's goal?
2. Re-read pages 8-12 with your partner. On a piece of paper, write the page and paragraph number of examples that reflect the Big Idea.
3. We will share our ideas one group at a time.

Wednesday

Vocabulary

Go to the boards with your partner. One of you will draw a picture to represent one of the words. The other will write a caption for your picture.
residential cur sparse timber grieve

Small Group Reading - pages 9-12

Today, you will read in small groups. You need a piece of paper. As you read, stop to jot down things you don't understand or questions you have. You need at least 3 things.

Reflection

Everyone will share what they wrote down for questions and what they didn't understand.
Did any other groups have the same questions?
Fill in your book summary page for chapter 2.

Thursday

Vocabulary Yapper

sparse

residential

cur

grieve

timber

Comprehension

You have 6 questions to answer from chapter 2. You are allowed to use your book if you need to.

Journal Write for 5 Minutes

Can you relate to Billy?
Have you ever wanted something you couldn't have?
What did you do?

Multiple Choice

What is the name of the main character?

• John

• Robert

• Alex

• Billy

Multiple Choice

What kind of dogs did the boy want?

• boxer

• poodle

• coon hound

• retriever

Multiple Choice

Why did Samie the cat eventually leave home?

• He was afraid of the dogs.

• He kept getting caught in the traps.

• The family could not afford to feed him.

• His family lived in the timber.

Multiple Choice

Why wouldn't Billy's parents buy him dogs?

• They already had a cat.

• The dogs were too expensive.

• They hated their son.

• The dogs were too far away.

Multiple Choice

Why did Billy have a hard time sleeping?

• He couldn't stop thinking about hunting.

• He could hear a hunter and his dog hunting at night.

• He was sick.

• His sisters kept him awake.

Open Ended

How did Billy show his determination to get the dogs he wanted?