Far North By Will Hobbs

The Northern half of Canada

Meet the author me_ideas.html me_ideas.html List 4 other books Will Hobbs wrote. Which book of his won an award? If you lived in Canada, how much would this book cost you in Canadian dollars? What is the author’s wife’s name? When was this book published?

The Dene Nation html Chief Bill Erasmus

10 Common Hiking Essentials  Compass & map  2 liters of water per person  extra food  fire starter  headlamp or flashlight  first aid kit  knife  sunscreen  waterproof clothing  shelter

Nahanni Butte and Liard River

Who’s Wearing What? Pendleton ShirtActic musk-ox hat

Musk ox?

Chapters 1-5 Vocabulary Residential: home Stamina: strength Disposal: getting rid of Manipulate: handle Conspiratorial: scheming Write a summary of chapters 1-5 using the above words. 1Why is Gabe moving from Texas to the Northwest? 2Why is drilling occurring in the NWT? 3Why does the bush pilot want to take a detour to Nahanni Butte?

Virginia Falls, NWT, Canada

Bannock Pack of Wolves

Brush Teepee

Chapters 6-10 Vocabulary Turbulence-wind gusts Vertical- straight up Terrain-land Sluiced- entered Maneuverable-able to be managed or navigated Bannock- flat, unleavened loaf of bread 1Why is Gabe fearful when Clint flies the Cessna off course? 2How does Clint die? 3How does the narrator’s voice sound when Johnny Raven speaks

Chapters Vocabulary Semblance- appearance Portage- shallow spot in river Maelstrom- whirlpool Escarpment-wall Apparition- ghost 1.How does the group lose much of its moose meat? 2.Why do Johnny and the boys want snow? 3.Why is killing the beavers an easy task?

Deadmen’s Valley

Wolverine

Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis)

Dahl SheepThe constellation Orion

Chapters Vocabulary Toboggan- sled Dehydrated- w/o water Exertion- effort Waxing- growing Commodity- item or merchandise 1.How do Gabe and Raymond plan to escape the wilderness? 2.What forces Gabe and Raymond to return to the cabin? 3. Why do they return again?

Chapters Vocabulary Deterred-prevented Ominous-doomed Morbid-gruesome Emcee-master of ceremonies 1.How do the boys become injured? 2.Why does Raymond want Gabe to escape the wilderness by himself? 3.Why is Raymond the last speaker at Johnny Raven’s potlatch?

Do Now Put answer in with FN chapter questions If you were lost in the NWT wilderness like Gabe and Raymond, how would you survive? What would you do?

Setting What is the setting of Far North? What effect did the setting have on the characters? Could this story have occurred in a different place or in a different time? Why or why not?

Foreshadowing In chapter six, the author writes that Gabe “couldn’t help thinking about what would happen if the Cessna’s engine quit on us.” How is Gabe’s thought an example of foreshadowing? Give another example of foreshadowing in FN book.

Cause & Effect Create a flow map. Begin with Gabe’s move to the Northwest Territories and end with Raymond’s speech about Johnny Raven.

Conflict

Man vs. nature self man society supernatural

Theme What is the lesson to be learned from Far North? How can you apply this lesson to your own life?