Birchbark House Chapter 10

What is a summary of "The Dark Side of the Lake"?

• It's the place where giant fish are and a good place to go fishing.

• It's a place that is haunted by the ghost of Nokomis's grandmother.

• It's a place where plums come up from the bottom of the lake.

• It's a place where jedi go to fight the darkside.

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

What is happening at the beginning of chapter 10?

• The village is having a party and dancing.

• It's snowing and really cold outside.

• The village was dancing the rice.

• The family was celebrating Christmas.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

Who was the visitor?

• another Anishinabe seeking shelter

• a voyager staying the night

• Deydey's friend

• Ten Snow's friend

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.1.1

What did the visitor bring with them?

• cold weather

• gifts

• food

• smallpox

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.10

What are some symptoms of smallpox?

• fever, sweating, feeling cold

• pock marks only

• fever only

• fever, coughing, weakness, blisters

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CCSS.RI.5.4

Why was Angeline nervous?

• She gave him her blanket while she was sick.

• She shared her bowl with the voyager and touched his hands while he was sick.

• She talked to the voyager while he was sick.

• She saw the voyager at the party while he was sick.

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RL.6.2

Who did NOT get sick?

• Omakayas

• Neewo

• Angeline

• Old Tallow

• Nokomis

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

How do we know that Deydey is nervous about the sickness?

• He kept piling up wood higher and higher.

• He keeps making soup and checking for fevers.

• Omakayas sees him stagger and realizes he's been hiding his own sickness

• Deydey stays outside for long periods of time

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RL.4.1

What happens to Neewo?

• He gets a cold.

• He gets smallpox but gets healthy again.

• He gets smallpox and dies.

• He is healthy and doesn't get smallpox.

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What clues from previous chapters helped foreshadow (help us predict) what happened to Neewo?

• The elders couldn't find a real name for him.

• Neewo loved being held by his sister.

• There were lots of words telling us this winter was going to be cold and harsh.

• Nokomis asked the spirits for protection.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3