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WorksheetsSF-Pushing Up the Sky
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 14mins
Joseph Bruchac wrote Pushing Up the Sky as a play. Why do you think he wrote this play?
To inform
To persuade
To entertain
To share his research
When does the story take place?
Current times
Ten to twenty years ago
In the future
A long time ago
The main idea of Scene 1 is the sky is too close to the ground. Give one supporting detail to prove that.
People can jump right into it
Arrows get stuck in the sky
People hit their heads on the sky
All of the above
Think about what you know about the sky. Is the story Pushing Up the Sky realistic?
Yes. Of course we can touch the sky.
The story is not realistic because we cannot touch the sky.
How do the chiefs feel about the problem?
Relaxed. Everything will be fine.
Scared. They don't know what to do.
Surprised. This has never happened before.
Worried. Bad things keep happening.
Because the sky was too low, what happened?
A. A tall boy hit his head on the sky.
B. A little girl lost her ball in the sky.
C. People went up into the sky instead of staying on earth.
D. Children went up into the sky to play.
E. All of the above.
Antlers means
pointy, sharp objects
the bony, branching growth on the head of a male deer, elk, or moose
uneasily; with fear of what might happen
many things lying around in disorder
What clues in the play tell us what Seventh Chief is like?
A. He is the only chief to come up with a plan to solve the problem.
B. The other chiefs and the people of the villages accept his suggestion.
C. He was the first chief to go into the sky.
A&C
A&B
In the second half of the play, how was the problem resolved? What did the people do?
Everyone went into the sky together
The people worked together to make a strong wind to blow away the clouds and make the sky clear
By working together, the people were able to push the sky higher
The people worked together to make a positive change.
What aspect of nature does this play explain?
It explains why clouds have holes in them.
It explains why mosquitoes buzz in people's ears.
It explains why there is weather.
It explains why we can see stars in the sky at night
When you poke something, are you pushing or pulling it?
pulling
pushing
Why does the author include a narrator?
Plays always have narrators.
To explain events.
To comment on the characters.
So we think about nature.
What are some possible reasons the author wrote Pushing Up the Sky?
to get people to think like he does
to express his thoughts about the Snohomish people
to inform us about the problems that happen when clouds are too low
to get people to think about nature and the effects of our actions on it
Pushing Up the Sky came from a totem pole made for the city of Everett, Washington, by Chief William Shelton of the Snohomish people. Why did he carve the totem pole?
Totem poles were used for ceremonial gatherings.
Totem poles were decorated with images like bear, salmon, beaver and wolf.
Totem poles spoke to the people with stories.
Totem poles recorded the history and stories of their nation.
