Table of Contents Day 1 Page 1 Don’t Judge Page 2 Chapter Vocabulary

Moments

Think about the statement, “Don’t judge a man until you’ve walked two moons in his moccasins.” What does this statement mean to you? The story you are about to read lets you walk in the moccasins of Salamanca Tree Hiddle. Think of what it might be like to walk in the moccasins of another person.

Example: If I were walking in my grandmother’s slippers, I would feel happy to be baking my special apple pie for my grandchildren.

Write this on page 1 If I were walking in ______________’s moccasins, I would feel ______________ _________________________________ _________________________________.

Page 2 VocabularyChapters

1. roost - verb – page 1 - to perch or settle, especially for the night

2. diabolic -adj. - page 29/26 NB - evil, wicked - evil, wicked

3. divulge -verb - page 29/26NB - to make known, especially something secret - to make known, especially something secret

4. primly -adverb - page 32 - page 32 - properly - properly

5. Huzza (say hu zaaaa’) - interjection - page 37/34NB - word used to express joy

6. gullible -adj. - page 54/50NB - easily fooled

7. shrapnel -noun - page 54/50NB - fragments from an exploding shell or bomb

8. flinch -verb -page 65/60NB - to draw back from something painful or unpleasant - to draw back from something painful or unpleasant

Table of Contents Day 2 Page 3: Vocabulary Usage Select one vocabulary word from page 2 and use it correctly in a sentence Page 4: Unique Phrases 1.What do you think the word “chickabiddy” means? 2.What do you believe the phrase “catch a fish in the air” implies? 

Fun Phrases

What is in a name? Page 3 “My real name is Salamanca Tree Hiddle. Salamanca, was the name of the Indian tribe to which my great-great grandmother belonged. My parents were mistaken. The name of the tribe was Seneca.” My middle name, Tree, comes from your basic tree, a thing of such beauty to my mother that she made it part of my name. She wanted to be more specific and use Sugar Maple Tree because Sugar Maple is part of her own name, but Salamanca Sugar Maple Tree Hiddle sounded a bit much.

Turn to the Character page for Mrs. Winterbottom Read the description from pg 31 or 28 about Mrs. Winterbottom, turn to the character page, and use the quote to illustrate a picture of Mrs. Winterbottom. “For some reason, that surprised me, those little names She used. She was dressed in a plain brown skirt and white blouse. On her feet were sensible, wide, flat shoes. She did not wear make-up. Even though she had a pleasant round face and long yellow curls, the main impression I got was that she was used to being plain and ordinary, that she was not supposed to do anything too shocking.”

Table of Contents Day 3 Page 5 Reason for the Trip What two reasons do Gramps and Sal’s father give Sal for going on the trip? Page 6 Vocabulary Review

Road Trip

Vocabulary Review: Chapters 1-11 Page 6 Directions: Number your page to 8 and do not skip lines. Next, pick the word from the word box that best matches its definition and write it on your paper. At the bottom of your page select 3 words from your list and use them correctly in a sentence.

Word Box: divulge huzza diabolic flinch 1._____________ is to make known something secret. 2. To draw back, as from something painful or unpleasant is to ______________ 3. ___________ is used to express joy. 4. _________ means something evil or wicked.

Word Box: gullible primly roost shrapnel 5. ___________ is easily fooled. 6. Fragments from an exploding shell or bomb are called ______________ 7. _____________ is excessively precisely or properly 8. _________ is to perch or settle, especially for the night

Table of Contents Day 4 Page 7 Messages Write the 2 messages and explain what you think each of them means. Page 8 Vocabulary for Chapters 12-22

Write each message and then explain what it means Page 7 Message 1 Don't judge a person until you've walked two moons in his moccasins. Message 2 Everyone has his own agenda.

Vocabulary Words Chapters

1. anonymous - adj. - page 84 - having an unknown author or origin

2. cantankerous - adj. - page 98 - bad tempered, quarrelsome

3. console Verb - page to give comfort in a time of distress

4. flail - verb - page 95 - to wave about wildly, especially one’s arms and legs

5. malevolent - adj. - page 81 doing evil to others

6. manna - noun – page 81 - a miraculous gift

7. reassurance - noun - page renewed confidence or belief

8. skeptical - adj. - page 86 - doubtful or disbelieving

9. slather - verb - page 82 - to spread thickly

Themes  Determination- Sal is determined to see her mother on her birthday. Phoebe is determined to find her mother.  Family- Sal is depending on her family (her grandparents and her father) to help her see her mother and Phoebe struggles with temporarily losing a member and later on gaining one.  Knowing where you came from- This is an important theme because Sal has moved to a new home and left everything behind and later goes on a journey to see her mother so she can have closure, all the while remembering who she is and where she came from.

Salamanca Tree Hiddle (Sal)  She likes nature  She didn’t want to move, she wanted to stay with her mother’s memories in Bybanks, Kentucky  She has Native American roots  She likes Ben  Her mother left Sal and her father but was killed in a bus crash  She wants to see her mom on her mother’s birthday

Phoebe Winterbottom * Has a good imagination * She becomes Sal’s first real friend * She is suspicious of Margaret Cadaver * She’s scared of all strangers (they could potentially be lunatics) * Her mom is gone and she thinks it was because of the lunatic

Ben Finney  He’s quiet  He’s Mary Lou’s cousin  He likes Salamanca  Doesn’t like using the word ‘lunatic’ because his mother is in the mental ward  He’s a weirdo  He kissed Sal

Setting  Bybanks, Kentucky- where Sal was born and where her mothers memories still stand  Euclid, Ohio- where Sal and her father move to  Chicago, Illinois  The Wisconsin Dells- Sal and her grandparents stop at Ella's Kosher Deli and Ice Cream Parlor  Pipestone National Monument, Minnesota- Sal has an empowering conversation with an American Indian about who they really are

Setting Cont.  The Missouri River in South Dakota-Sal’s grandma gets a poisonous snake bite when they go wading in the river. A boy who lives near the river comes and sucks the venom out  The Badlands and Mount Rushmore in South Dakota- Sal feels like her mother is really with her because that is where Sugar went when she left Sal and her father  Old Faithful in Wyoming- Sal gets to see the beauty of this geyser, and Gram starts feeling sick  Coeur d'Alene in Idaho- Gram is taken to the hospital because she is very sick. She later has a stroke and passes away. While Gramps is with Gram at the hospital, Sal takes the car to Lewiston to see her mother in time but she is stopped by the police ( why is she driving anyway? She's only 13!)  Lewiston, Idaho- Sal makes it to her mothers grave in time to say happy birthday

Top Ten Story Events  Salamanca’s mother (Sugar) leaves Sal and her father after having a still-born baby  Sal and her father move from Bybanks, Kentucky to Euclid, Ohio  Sal meets Phoebe who tells her that she thinks Margaret Cadaver is a murderer, she also meets Ben who likes her and attempts to kiss her  Someone anonymously starts leaving odd notes on Phoebe’s front porch such as: Don’t judge a man until you’ve walked two moons in his moccasins, Everyone has his own agenda, In the course of a lifetime what does it matter?, You can’t keep the birds of sadness from flying over your head but you can keep them from nesting in your hair, We never know the worth of water until the well is dry  A strange boy comes to Phoebe’s asking for Mrs. Winterbottom and Phoebe calls him a lunatic

Literary Techniques  “Her voice is like dead leaves blowing around on the ground” – simile  “She scares me half to death” – hyperbole  “Being a mother is like trying to hold a wolf by the ears” – simile  “Strong as an ox” – simile  “The air screamed ‘hurry, rush, hurry, rush’” – personification  “She looked as if a whole family of the birds of sadness had nested in her hair” – simile  “I could practically see the birds of sadness pecking at his head” – metaphor  “There was something about Phoebe that was like a magnet” – simile  “Gramps barreled through Wyoming like a horse afire” - simile