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Warm Up: Think about a Time when you wanted something so badly that you were; willing to work For it. How long would you be willing to work? Could you save your money? What kind of work would you be willing to do?

Author: Wilson Rawls

Rawls grew up in the Ozark mountains (which

spread out over missouri, Oklahoma,

and western Arkansas. He was born in 1913, so

the experiences he retells would be from

the 1920’s.

Flashback: involves recalling events from the past. Where the Red Fern Grows uses this technique.

Squalling, p.12Coaxing, p.12Dormant, p. 13Drastic, p. 14 Quench p. 14Gnawing, p. 16Mulled p. 25Eaves p. 26Pace p. Pangs p. 14

You will create a pictionary by folding 5 sheets of notebook

paper in half.Each page will have

one word.We will be creating a

pictionary.

Get out five sheets of notebook paperFold them Hamburger style

The first page putPictionaryYour name

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SquallingScreaming

“...and he took off screaming down the street squalling like a scalded

cat.” (Rawls, p. 2)

Picture

Your sentence

Coaxing

persuading“I kept coaxing.” (Rawls,p.2)

Picture

Your sentence

Dormantsleepingpicture

“it is strange indeed how memories can lie dormant in a

man’s mind for so many years.” (Rawls, p.3)

Drasticextreme

“I figured something drastic had happened in his life because it is very unusual for a hound to be traveling all alone.” (Rawls, p.3)

Quenchsatisfy

“Water from a rain puddle or from a mountain stream would quench

his thirst....”(Rawls, p. 14)

gnawing

Biting, nibbling, chewing

“It starts gnawing on his heart, and gets all mixed up in his dreams.”

(Rawls, p. 16)

mulled

thought about, pondered, contemplated, meditated

“I mulled them over in my mind.”(Rawls, p. 25)

Eavesoverhang

“Far back over the hay and up under the eaves, I hid my can.”

(Rawls, 26)

pacerate of speed

stride

“After leaving the mountain stream, my pace was much

slower.” (Rawls, p.33)

Pangsaches

“Feeling the pangs of hunger gnawing at my stomach, I decided I would stop and eat at the next stream I found. (Rawls, p. 33)