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The Sign of the Beaver
 | ONE Research the author of Sign of the Beaver, Elizabeth George Speare, and share your findings. Please keep similar ideas together (organization). TWO Please create threads and/or add to existing threads at the bottom of this page. ENJOY reading and writing and discussing! |
Elizabeth George Speare
Elizabeth George Speare was born in Melrose, Massachusetts, on November 21, 1908. She lived in New England for most of her life. Even though she loved to travel, she spent most of her life on the east coast of the United States.
Elizabeth's first published work was a magazine article about skiing with children. Elizabeth loved to see children learn that writing is FUN. Ms. Speare discoverd her gift of writing at age eight and began composing stories while in high school. She has won many awards for her books, including two Newbery Medals. She is one of the Educational Paperback Association top authors and has been called one of America's most popular author.
Ms. Speare is one great author. She wrote many books that are loved by kids of all ages, all over the world. Her first novel was called Calico Captive. Elizabeth's second novel, The Witch of Blackbird Pond, was a great success. She received the Newbery Medal for her books The Witch of Blackbird Pond in 1959 and The Bronze Bow 1962.
Sadly, she died on Nov. 15, 1994 of aortic aneurysm at age 85.
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| g'ma | apologies | 1 | May 31 2008, 2:38 AM EDT by HualinS | |
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Thread started: Nov 29 2007, 3:06 PM EST
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I am sorry that I posted my comments in the wrong place and they disappeared. I will add more but not today!! This confirms my comments that learning a new language is hard but the reward is worth it.
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| Meg.S | Sumary of chapters 18 and 19 | 6 | May 16 2008, 8:17 AM EDT by HualinS | |
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Thread started: Mar 11 2008, 5:59 AM EDT
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Matt woke from his sleep the morning after the feast. Attean took him back to his house. While on the way, Matt examined the way they got there. Mat went deep into the forest later that day. He heard a yelp coming from a dog near by. So, Matt followed the sound until he found the maker of the loud noise. It was Attean’s dog caught in a iron trap. It was the same one that the fox got caught in. Matt tried to pull open the trap, but it was too strong, and the dog kept biting him. So, Matt eventually got a cut on his hand. He couldn’t get the trap opened, so he decided to find his way to Attean’s village to get Attean to help him get his dog out of the trap. Once there, he found out that Attean wasn’t at the village then. So, he asked to see Attean’s grandmother who hated white people. Attean’s grandmother didn’t speak English, so Attean’s sister, Marie, told him that she would help. Before they left to tend to Attean’s dog, the grandmother spotted the cut on Matt’s hand. She insisted that she mend it. He agreed. When the grandmother was done, Matt and Marie went to find the dog. Once they found the dog, Marie fed it a piece of meat. Then, she tried to pull open the trap. It was no use, because the dog wouldn’t let her. So, Marie put a cloth around the dog’s head, and Matt and Marie worked together to pull open the trap. The dog ran a few strides away from the trap on three legs. The fourth leg was the one that got caught in the trap. It was bent at an odd angle. Marie said that Attean would mend it. The wounded dog, Marie, and Matt all walked back to the village.
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| jkimzey | Thoughts when writing threads for Sign of the Beaver | 3 | Mar 14 2008, 8:24 AM EDT by HualinS | |
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Thread started: Nov 14 2007, 4:36 PM EST
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Please feel free to summarize this chapter (show off your skill for summarization and set an example for others).
Are there things in this chapter you wondered why the author wrote them? Ask someone in this thread. See what they say. Did you have any connections while reading this chapter? If so, please share them with us! Wonderful writing adds to a great novel. Did you see any examples of excellent writing in this chapter that made you stop and admire it? What did you like about this chapter? Are there things in this chapter that bothered you? Do you have other ideas that you may post about the book we are reading? |
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| jkimzey | Chapter Seven | 10 | Mar 14 2008, 8:23 AM EDT by HualinS | |
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Thread started: Nov 14 2007, 4:38 PM EST
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Who will be the first to comment on Chapter Seven?
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| g'ma | sign of the beaver | 1 | Mar 14 2008, 8:21 AM EDT by HualinS | |
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Thread started: Feb 1 2008, 1:38 PM EST
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I don't seem to see any action on this effort to create a discussion with grandparents about the book. Is anyone adding anything that I just can't find? Am I going to the wrong place?
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