My Side Of the Mountain

Writing

Jean Craighead George, the author of My Side Of the Mountain, likes to go to uninhabited places. She did it as a child and as an adult.  “That, she says “is just the perfect thing for the mind.” Do you agree or disagree? Would you want to be in the wilderness alone for a time? Why or why not?

Right at least three paragraphs explaining why or why not. Bring what you wrote to class.  Let’s talk about it and see if moving to the woods is in our future;)

Make A Postcard

Sam writes a postcard to Bill who taught him how to build a fire. He ends up discarding the postcard. I want you to create a postcard as if you were Sam writing to somebody in his life. Think of what Sam may write on his postcard. For example, he may let Miss Turner know that he found his grandfather’s old farm. He may write a postcard to his mom and dad letting them know he is safe. Postcards almost always have beautiful pictures on them. You will want to draw/paint a picture of something that is in Sam’s world.

Here’s a picture of a postcard, in case you forgot what they look like. 🙂

Map

Locate the Catskill Mountains on a map. Which state did our story take place?

While You Read

At Vision Days we talked about looking for certain things as we read. Make a note of things you found interesting, parts you liked, questions you had, descriptions that were especially beautiful, etc. Can you make at least 4 notes about this book as you are reading?

In Class

We are going up the canyon! We will identify some plants that could be eaten, build a makeshift shelter and cook some food over the fire. You will need a few supplies :

1.Tin foil dinner or other food to cook on the fire. 

2.Water bottle

 3. Supplies you might need for building a shelter (Twine or rope, pocket knife etc.)

4. Insect repellent 

5. Jacket and good shoes.  

Here’s your checklist!

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1m06bFZebfJ9f8wVn6NYZwAjbYZLmNo09yY-W8if5WXY/edit?usp=sharing