April 14-17
Grade 9 English:
Questions for Ch. 8 Spirit Bear
1. What does the Spirit Bear do when Cole charges him?
2. Describe the episode Cole has with the white bear.
3. What are the injuries Cole endures?
4. When Cole realizes where he is, what are the sea gulls doing?
5. Describe what Edwin (elder of Tlingit) told Cole about how to live with the other creatures on the island. Is Cole doing this?
6. How are Edwin's words proving to be true?
7. Cole experiences intense pain and swallows a lot of his blood. These two issues cause him more distress - what happens?
8. This entire chapter takes place with Cole in only one position. What is that position and what do you think he is learning, if anything?
9. What emotion did Cole find even more unbearable than the pain?
Questions for Chapter 9:
1. Cole is lying at the mouth of the bay as the chapter opens. What is the one end he believes he will come to?
2. Cole is obviously injured badly as he lies there on the edge of the bay. What other conditions make this even worse for him?
3. Cole's bitterness and anger actually helped him keep from losing consciousness during this time. He was watching baby birds. What did he think he would do if he were the mother bird? Why did he feel that way?
4. Cole loses consciousness again and wakes up after dark. What does he see in the darkness of the storm?
5. What were the prickling sensations he felt through his body?
6. The storm rages on and on until finally lightening strikes right beside him. What does it hit and what happens?
7. What do you think Cole is learning from the attack and the storm?
8. The author says that Cole had to focus on the moon to help him "remain on this side" What does he mean by that?
9. Cole tried to remember what Garvey and Edwin had said about circles as he watched the moon. What had they told him?
10. What does Cole do at the end of the chapter that tells the reader he is beginning to learn and grow?
Questions on Chapter 10
1. Cole is slipping in and out of consciousness as a new pain was building in his body. What happened to Cole that caused him "painful shame?"
2. Why could Cole no longer be angry?
3. When Cole finally found the baby birds, what had happened to them?
Why was he envious of them?
4. Describe the cycle that Cole finally understands - the circle Edwin had tried to explain to him.
5. Cole comes to the conclusion that he wants to live - why do you think he chooses life over death?
6. How was Cole like the baby birds?
7. What does Cole eat and then choked on? Why did he choke on it? What other delicacies did he find to eat?
Explain the significance of the quote, "Food is energy and energy is life and Cole wanted to live."
8. Why couldn't Cole feel his right arm?
9. Why have the past several chapters been shorter than previous chapters? Has the writing of the narrative changed in any way? If so, does this have an effect on the novel?
Chapter 11 questions
1. Before Cole ate the mouse to give himself energy, he said he "pitied the little mouse." How is this different from his attitude earlier in the story?
2. Cole felt satisfaction after he ate, explain why.
3. How did Cole get water?
4. Describe Cole's emotions when the Spirit Bear returned.
5. Why did he spit at the bear?
12 Media
This week we are working on script writing. Remember that page numbers are set at 75 pica, top line of page.
The left hand margin is set at 20 pica (2 inches). The right hand margin is set at 75 pica (7.5 inches). For scene descriptions start at 20 (2 inches) and go to 70 (7 inches.)
For paranthetical descriptions (i.e.: screaming) start at 35 end at 50.
The character name is all upper case, and begins at 40.
Dialogue begins at 30, with a right margin of 65.
Triple space for a new scene.
Prose writing to change to script writing:
Susan walks over to her rocking chair and sits down. "John," she says, "Have you seen my knitting needles?"
"No, did you take them into the kitchen last night?" He rises to put more wood into the fireplace.
"No, I don't think so," she replied.
"Well, I don't know where they are," John said.
As he sits down in the chair, he jumps up quickly, screaming. "I found them."
He stands, rubbing his behind. He reaches by the chair's cushion and pulls out the knitting needles. "I believe these are yours."
"Thank-you," Susan replied, with a sheepish smile on her face. " knew you would get the point."
Grade 9 English:
Questions for Ch. 8 Spirit Bear
1. What does the Spirit Bear do when Cole charges him?
2. Describe the episode Cole has with the white bear.
3. What are the injuries Cole endures?
4. When Cole realizes where he is, what are the sea gulls doing?
5. Describe what Edwin (elder of Tlingit) told Cole about how to live with the other creatures on the island. Is Cole doing this?
6. How are Edwin's words proving to be true?
7. Cole experiences intense pain and swallows a lot of his blood. These two issues cause him more distress - what happens?
8. This entire chapter takes place with Cole in only one position. What is that position and what do you think he is learning, if anything?
9. What emotion did Cole find even more unbearable than the pain?
Questions for Chapter 9:
1. Cole is lying at the mouth of the bay as the chapter opens. What is the one end he believes he will come to?
2. Cole is obviously injured badly as he lies there on the edge of the bay. What other conditions make this even worse for him?
3. Cole's bitterness and anger actually helped him keep from losing consciousness during this time. He was watching baby birds. What did he think he would do if he were the mother bird? Why did he feel that way?
4. Cole loses consciousness again and wakes up after dark. What does he see in the darkness of the storm?
5. What were the prickling sensations he felt through his body?
6. The storm rages on and on until finally lightening strikes right beside him. What does it hit and what happens?
7. What do you think Cole is learning from the attack and the storm?
8. The author says that Cole had to focus on the moon to help him "remain on this side" What does he mean by that?
9. Cole tried to remember what Garvey and Edwin had said about circles as he watched the moon. What had they told him?
10. What does Cole do at the end of the chapter that tells the reader he is beginning to learn and grow?
Questions on Chapter 10
1. Cole is slipping in and out of consciousness as a new pain was building in his body. What happened to Cole that caused him "painful shame?"
2. Why could Cole no longer be angry?
3. When Cole finally found the baby birds, what had happened to them?
Why was he envious of them?
4. Describe the cycle that Cole finally understands - the circle Edwin had tried to explain to him.
5. Cole comes to the conclusion that he wants to live - why do you think he chooses life over death?
6. How was Cole like the baby birds?
7. What does Cole eat and then choked on? Why did he choke on it? What other delicacies did he find to eat?
Explain the significance of the quote, "Food is energy and energy is life and Cole wanted to live."
8. Why couldn't Cole feel his right arm?
9. Why have the past several chapters been shorter than previous chapters? Has the writing of the narrative changed in any way? If so, does this have an effect on the novel?
Chapter 11 questions
1. Before Cole ate the mouse to give himself energy, he said he "pitied the little mouse." How is this different from his attitude earlier in the story?
2. Cole felt satisfaction after he ate, explain why.
3. How did Cole get water?
4. Describe Cole's emotions when the Spirit Bear returned.
5. Why did he spit at the bear?
12 Media
This week we are working on script writing. Remember that page numbers are set at 75 pica, top line of page.
The left hand margin is set at 20 pica (2 inches). The right hand margin is set at 75 pica (7.5 inches). For scene descriptions start at 20 (2 inches) and go to 70 (7 inches.)
For paranthetical descriptions (i.e.: screaming) start at 35 end at 50.
The character name is all upper case, and begins at 40.
Dialogue begins at 30, with a right margin of 65.
Triple space for a new scene.
Prose writing to change to script writing:
Susan walks over to her rocking chair and sits down. "John," she says, "Have you seen my knitting needles?"
"No, did you take them into the kitchen last night?" He rises to put more wood into the fireplace.
"No, I don't think so," she replied.
"Well, I don't know where they are," John said.
As he sits down in the chair, he jumps up quickly, screaming. "I found them."
He stands, rubbing his behind. He reaches by the chair's cushion and pulls out the knitting needles. "I believe these are yours."
"Thank-you," Susan replied, with a sheepish smile on her face. " knew you would get the point."
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