Woods Runner Chapter 1-3

If you can choose one word to describe Woods Runner so far, what would it be?

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What genre of story is this?

• Traditional Tale

• Realistic Fiction

• Informational Text

• Historical Fiction

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

Gary Paulsen provides an Author's Note before beginning the narrative of Woods Runner. According to the Author's Note, why did Paulsen alternate fiction with historical segments? Choose two answers.

• Gary Paulsen wanted Samuel's story to be told against a bigger context about the Revolutionary War.

• Gary Paulsen wanted to give people information about families like Samuel's.

• Gary Paulsen wanted readers to understand what it was really live to live on the frontier at that tat time with nothing around.

• Gary Paulsen wanted students to understand why he wrote the book.

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

The story is organized into three parts. Why do you think Paulsen organized the text in three parts? Why did he assign them colors?

• He may have organized it into the beginning, middle, and end for readers.

• He may have assigned colors that represent how Samuel was feeling at the time in the book.

• He may have wanted to make it more interesting.

• He may have wanted to assign colors that represented the setting at different parts of the book.

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CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

How did they communicate during the American Revolution? Choose all that apply.

• Telephones

• Word of mouth

• Text messaging

• Letters and notes

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Use the information on pages 4-5 to describe the forest. Why is it dangerous? Cite specific evidence from the text.

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

What information is written on the paper that Isaac shared with Samuel's father and the other families in the settlement? (Pages 14-15). Use complete sentences.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1