Tuck
Everlasting
Response Booklet Chapters 1-9
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Response Booklet Rubric Content and Ideas* x 2 Spelling, Grammar, Handwriting 3 Entries are thoughtful and show a depth of understanding about the chapters. Your writing shows that you are making a connection with the characters and the author. Your writing demonstrates careful consideration of how your writing looks and sounds. Errors are minimal and do not interfere with reading. Completeness* 100% complete 2 1 Entries connect to the prompt, but do not show much depth in your thinking. Your writing shows an awareness of the story, but not a connection to the characters or author. Entries are limited to very basic ideas and do not show a serious connection to the story or characters. Your writing has some noticeable errors, or could clearly be neater, but the errors do not slow the reader down. Frequent errors in grammar and spelling force the reader to slow down. Handwriting is poor and makes reading difficult.. More than 80% complete. More than 70% complete. TOTAL 11-12 points = A 10 points = B 9 points = C Scores below 9 points get a 0 until completed with an honest effort. You are expected to use all of the space provided for each response. 2 Prologue Which sentence from the story best shows that Mae Tuck, Winnie Foster, and the stranger will meet later in the story? (LA.6.RL.6.3) …But sometimes people find this out too late. …No connection, you would agree. …But things can come together in strange ways. …These are strange and breathless days, the dog days, in which people are led to do things they are sure to be sorry for after. Next, draw a picture or diagram that show the three things that are happening during the first week of August, not so very long ago. A.
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3 Chapter 1 Based on the story, the reader can conclude that (LA6.RL.6.3) A. The story takes place in the present day. B. The village of Treegap is an important part of the story. C. The Fosters try to keep people out of the wood. D. There is something very special about the wood. Next, choose a sentence from this chapter that shows that the Fosters take care of their house. Page​
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____________________ 4 Chapter 2 Which sentence best shows that Tuck is an unhappy person? (LA.6.RL.6.3) A. I was having that dream again, the good one where we’re all in heaven and never heard of Treegap. B. I’m going back to sleep. C. Anyways, I can’t help what I dream. D. Better not do that. Read the following passage from Chapter 2. “I know,” said Mae, “but I just can’t wait to see them. Anyways, it’s ten years since I went to Treegap. No one’ll remember me. I’ll ride in a sunset, just to the wood. I won’t go into the village. But, even if someone did see me, they won’t remember. They never did before, now, did they?” In a single word, what is the tone of this passage? _________________________ List at least three words or phrases that support the tone. 5 Chapter 3 The paragraph on bottom half of page 15 (begins with “I suppose…”) is mostly about (LA.6.RL.6.3) A. the toad having lots of freedom. B. Winnie being upset with her parents. C. Winnie thinking about running away. D. Winnie wanting to keep the toad for a pet. Next, write a title for this chapter. Then write a few sentences showing why you think it would be a good title. Title​
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Strangers Aren’t Scary A Stranger at the Gate Elves in the Woods Catching Fireflies Next, predict who the stranger is looking for and explain why he might want to find them. 7 Chapter 5 Rewrite the following passage using a first person point of view. Well, anyway, she could at least slip out, right now, she decided, and go into the wood. To see if she could discover what had really made the music the night before. Find and copy a sentence from page 23 that cannot be written in the first person point of view. 8 Chapter 6 According to the first paragraph on page 35, the reader can tell that Mae is (LA6RL6.3) A.
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Worried Brave Kind Disgusted In Chapter 4 Winnie’s grandmother said she had heard “elf” music many years ago. You now know that it is the same tune from Mae’s music box. Explain what you think the connection is between those two events. _______________________________________________
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______________ Chapter 7 What is the main purpose of this chapter? (LA.6.RL6.1) A. To show how kind the Tucks are. B. To show that Winnie wants to drink the water and be like the Tucks. C. To show how the Tucks learned about the power of the spring. D. To show why Winnie’s family is worried about her. Explain the significance of the cat in Chapter 7. 10 Chapter 8 Jesse told Winnie about all the things the Tucks have seen and are going to see. Miles told Jesse that if he talks like that, Winnie will want to drink a gallon of the water. Jesse wants to enjoy his life and thinks Miles is boring. Mae interrupted the boys. She explained that the family has to find a way to make sure Winnie keeps the secret. She feels sorry for Winnie because her parents must be so worried about her. Mae decides that Winnie should come home with them so that Tuck can speak with Winnie. Winnie agreed to go. 11 Now, reread page 43.
How did Natalie Babbitt’s use of dialogue help you get to know the characters better than the narration above? Use details from the text to support your response. Chapter 9 Which conclusion can be made about Tuck based on this chapter? (LA.6.RL6.2) A. Tuck is angry that Mae, Miles, and Jesse brough Winnie to their house. B. Tuck is happy to meet someone new. C. Tuck doesn’t want to meet Winnie. D. Winnie is not afraid of Tuck. Rewrite this passage from page 47 in your own words. The late sun’s brilliance could penetrate only in scattered glimmers, and everything was silent and untouched, the ground 12 muffled with moss and sliding needles, the graceful arms of the pines stretched out protectively in every direction. 13