HarperCollins Touching Spirit Bear Instructions
- June 5, 2024
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Table of Contents
Touching Spirit Bear
Instruction Manual
Vocabulary Lists with Definitions
In Book Order
Set One: Chapter 1-Chapter 4 (Twenty-seven Words)
defiantly In a manner indicating bold resistance, rebellion, or
challenge, as toward authority or an opposing force; insolently; obstinately.
(p. 3)
omen An event, or a perceived event, that is believed to be a sign of the
coming of a good or evil event or circumstance; harbinger; indication. (p. 3)
banishment The state of being expelled to a country or place by
authoritative decree; the act of being condemned to exile. (p. 3)
steely Resembling steel, as in color, strength, or hardness. (p. 4)
Humble The state or condition of being humble; a lack of false pride;
having a modest opinion or estimate of one’s own importance, rank, etc.;
modesty; meekness. (p. 4)
smirked Smiled in an offensive, self-satisfied manner; sneered. (p. 4,
18)
feigned Pretended; gave the false appearance of; imitated so as to
deceive; made-up or fictitious; faked. (p. 5, 15)
winced Drew back or tensed the body as from pain or from a blow;
flinched; grimaced. (p. 14) shrouded Cut off from sight; shielded, protected,
or concealed. (p. 16)
moseyed Moved in a slow, relaxed or leisurely manner; sauntered; ambled;
dilly-dallied. (p. 16) brandished Displayed boldly as in an attempt to
impress; waved menacingly, such as a weapon; flaunted; gestured; flashed.
(p. 20)
smoldering Burning with little smoke and no flame; showing signs of
repressed anger or hatred; seething; churning. (p. 24)
venomous Poisonous; hateful; spiteful; malicious; hostile; able to
inflict a poisonous bite, sting, or wound. (p. 24)
inferno A very intense or uncontrolled fire; a place of pain and turmoil.
(p. 25)
sullenly In a manner that shows irritation or ill humor by a gloomy
silence or reserve; cheerlessly; moodily; bad-tempered; crossly; stubbornly.
(p. 26, 30)
ricocheted Rebounded or deflected at least once from a surface; (from Old
French give-and-take ) boomeranged; bounced back; kicked back. (p. 30)
billowing Swelling, surging, or undulating in a mass, as of smoke or
sound; swelling out or bulging, as a sail; rippling; ballooning. (p. 30)
devoured Destroyed, consumed, or wasted; ate greedily; took in eagerly;
preyed upon voraciously, absorbed; ingested; gobbled; fed upon; feasted upon.
(p. 30)
searing Charring, scorching, or burning the surface of; causing to dry up
and wither; browning; singeing. (p. 30)
surged Moved forward in a strong, wavelike rush; rose as if by a heaving
or swelling force; billowed. (p. 30)
engulfed Swallowed up or overwhelmed as if by overflowing and enclosing;
buried; drowned; consumed; immersed. (p. 30)
ultimate The last in a series; maximum; highest; final; greatest; the
point beyond which further progress is impossible. (p. 32)
subside To become quiet, less active, or less violent; to sink to a low
or lower level; die down; abate; diminish; ease off. (p. 31)
manic In a state of madness; in a state of excessive excitement or
enthusiasm; exhibiting violent, abnormal behavior. (p. 31)
frigid Very cold; frosty; without warmth or feeling, as a reaction to a
suggestion or remark; stiff and formal, as a greeting. (p. 32)
clammy Disagreeably moist, cold, and sticky to the touch; damp and
unpleasant. (p. 37) obligations Social, legal, or moral requirements that
compel one to follow or to avoid a particular course of action; duties;
responsibilities; requirements. (p. 38)
Dictionary Digs
Set One
Chapter 1—Chapter 4
Use your favorite dictionary to find correct answers to the following questions about some important words: from Chapters 1 through 4. Write the letter of your answer choice in the blank before each number.
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If a person winced, the most likely reason is that he/she (A) was trying to convince someone of something that was not true, (B) felt pain, and (C) was confused or puzzled.
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A venomous remark is (A) a joke shared between friends, (B) twisted, and (C) spiteful.
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The situation least likely to be described as frigid is (A) a friendly handshake, (B) a snowy day, and (C) an indifferent stare from a new person you have just met.
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An antonym of sullenly is (A) broodingly, (B) cynically, and (C) vivaciously.
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Which word can be substituted for billowing in the following sentence without changing its meaning?
White clouds were billowing into the sky like smoke from a huge chimney . (A) swelling, (B) shriveling, (C) disappearing -
The object most likely to have ricocheted off a wall is an (A) bat in flight, (B) dandelion seed floating in the wind, and (C) a bullet fired carelessly from a gun.
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Which of the following cartoons best represents the correct meaning of the word manic?
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Banishment is a type of punishment that involves (A) being forced to live outside one’s country or home, (B) limitations on travel and movement within one’s country, (C) temporary confinement in a facility other than a prison or jail.
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The word that is not a synonym for engulfed is (A) immersed, (B) excavated, and (C) consumed.
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To say that someone’s hands are clammy means that they are (A) shaped like clams, (B) cold and damp with sweat, and (C) clasped tightly together like two clamshells.
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Searing is a good word to use to describe (A) extreme heat that is causing plants to wither, (B) the flight of a bird of prey, such as an eagle, and (C) a cooking process that involves both steaming and baking.
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From the three possible answers, choose the word that can be substituted for moseyed in the following sentence so that it is changed to an opposite meaning.
The children’s baton team moseyed along in the parade between the high school marching band and the cheerleading squad. (A) ambled, (B) galloped, (C) dilly- dallied
Figures of Speech
(Part One: Chapter 1—Chapter 8)
Following are some passages from Touching Spirit Bear, each one featuring a
figure of speech Use the definitions and samples below as a reference to
answer the questions about the excerpts. Write the letters of the correct
answers in the blanks before the items.
Simile: A simile compares two things using the words like or as. Before
he has his morning coffee, Dad is as grouchy as a sleepy bear.
Metaphor: A metaphor says that a person or thing is something other than
what it really is. Metaphors make comparisons or suggest similarities between
two unlike things without using the words like or as.
Before his first cup of morning coffee, Dad is a bear.
Personification: Personification is a figure of speech in which nonhuman
objects, organisms, or events are given human characteristics.
A blizzard howled through the trees for hours.
Hyperbole: A hyperbole uses exaggeration or overstatement for emphasis.
There must be a million cars parked at the mall.
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He (Garvey) was built like a bulldog with lazy eyes. (p. 3)
The figure of speech illustrated in this sentence is (A) a simile, (B) a metaphor, (C) personification, (D) a hyperbole. -
He (Edwin) stared forward with steely patience like a wolf waiting. (p. 4)
The above simile compares (A) Edwin’s stare to a wolf stalking prey, (B) Edwin’s posture to a wolf, (C) Edwin’s patience to a stalking wolf, (D) a wolf to a stare. -
Cole nodded obediently, like a little puppy that would follow every rule and jump through the hoop. (p. 16)
Which of the following changes the simile in the above sentence to a metaphor?
(A) Cole nodded obediently, like a willing little puppy.
(B) Cole was an obedient little puppy that would follow every rule and jump through the hoop.
(C) Like a little puppy, Cole nodded obediently and promised to jump through every hoop.
(D) Cole nodded obediently like a little puppy jumping through the hoop. -
“This island is covered with Devil’s Club. Don’t grab it or hundreds of tiny thistles will infect your hands and make them swell up like sausages.” (p. 17)
Which phrase from this passage is the figure of speech? (A) covered with Devil’s Club, (B) hundreds of tiny thistles, (C) infect your hands, (D) like sausages.
One afternoon, after he had refused to do the schoolwork they brought to him, his television privileges had been revoked. Cole purposely isolated himself in his room, sitting sullenly. His anger smoldered like a lit fuse. (p. 22)
The best interpretation of the bold print sentence above is Cole was (A) shouting and cursing, (B) really angry, but holding it in, (C) doing his homework, (D) waiting for the guards to leave the room before he exploded in anger. -
The stuffy room felt like a furnace. (p. 28)
Which of the following is a hyperbole based on the meaning of the above simile?
(A) The stuffy room was extremely hot. (B) The stuffy room was on fire. (C) The stuffy room was a million degrees. (D) The stuffy room was like an oven.
About Your Teaching Guide. . .
Vocabulary
One of the many advantages of literature-based reading instruction is the
opportunity to observe vocabulary in action! It is this circumstance that
drives the vocabulary portion of the novel teaching packs.
The activities in this section are designed to be used before reading so that
the words will be familiar when encountered in the story.
Word Choices. . .
The words lifted from the novel for focused study are chosen based on one or
more of the following criteria:
| their level of difficulty | their frequency of use in children’s literature |
|---|---|
| their importance in comprehending the story | their value as useful composition |
vocabulary
the probability that they will be encountered across the curriculum| unique
meanings, spellings, pronunciation, etc.
Word Lists and Definitions. . .
For teacher convenience and reference, both a compiled alphabetized word list
and story-order word lists with definitions are included. Page numbers for the
selected vocabulary are given so that each word can be spotted easily and
studied in context. For clarity, the definitions are paraphrased to match the
word’s tense, number, part of speech, etc. rather than cross-referenced as in
a standard dictionary. The major resource for this information is
www.dictionary.com.
Dictionary Activities. . .
Long word lists are divided into chapter sets of workable numbers and
presented as Dictionary Digs—sometimes given a slightly different name to
correspond with the theme of the novel. In this introductory stage, students
use a dictionary to answer a series of multiple-choice questions about word
meanings, usage, unique characteristics, etc.
Using the Words. . .
Other activities, which pull terms from the lists in random order, lead
students through a variety of word studies which include
| sentence usage | word types (acronyms, onomatopoeia, etc.) |
|---|---|
| word forms | scrambled sentences |
| synonyms and antonyms | analogies |
| anagrams | whole-class/group games |
| categories | etymologies |
| word-groups/connections |
Note: Some of these varieties, but not all, are found in each Teaching Pack.
Copyright © 2011 Margaret Whisnant
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