1. CHAPTERS 8-10 INFORMATION
Crow Lake
CHAPTERS 8-10 INFORMATION
CHAPTER SUMMARIES
CHARACTER DEVELOPMENTS
OTHER INFORMATION
S. Wilson – ENG4C – spring 2016

2. CHAPTERS 8-10 INFORMATION
Crow Lake
CHAPTER SUMMARIES
CHAPTERS 8-10 INFORMATION
Chapter 8: In the Present
Dream: Matt telling Kate about water surface tension (this is Kate’s area of expertise as an adult)
Kate: Seems depressed with work and life
Did Daniel see invitation for Simon’s birthday? –Possible breakdown in relationship
Information about Daniel’s parents and their arguing style
Daniel explains he feels that he knows nothing about Kate
Question: Why does Kate not want to introduce Daniel to her family?
Chapter 9: In the Past
Aunt Annie leaves and the four children are on their own
Emotions of the brothers – Luke is happy; Matt is worried
Laurie Pye randomly shows up. See last paragraph, p. 98
Luke having hard time finding work but then finds work at McLean’s store
Sally McLean begins cozying up to Luke. Foreshadowing: “In light of what happened later...” (p. 101)
Matt spends day with Bo and Kate at pond – Matt and Marie Pye talk almost daily
Chapter 10: In the Past
Kate explains Pye family history, as she learned it from Mrs. Vernon
Background information of Kate taking care of Mrs. Vernon and her garden; really just for company
Commentary (p ) about choosing a partner in small towns – Can you relate to that?
Ch. 10 focuses on characterization of Pye family. Why the emphasis on these characters?
Conflict within the Pye family: The Pye women (Alice, Rosie and Marie); The Pye sons (Calvin and Arthur, Laurie)
Mrs. Vernon asks the questions about Pye family at end of chapter
THEMES WITHIN THE CHAPTER:
Memories
Family history
Abuse

3. CHAPTERS 8-10 INFORMATION
Crow Lake
CHARACTER DEVELOPMENTS
CHAPTERS 8-10 INFORMATION
Readers are introduced to a number of new characters in these five chapters. Make sure you understand some of the qualities of:
Aunt Annie – Who is she? What is her role? Does family have an obligation to step in and help in situations like this?
Daniel – How would you describe his and Kate’s relationship?
Pye Family – Why does there seem to be so much tension when describing these characters?

4. CHAPTERS 8-10 INFORMATION
Crow Lake
CHARACTER TRAITS
CHAPTERS 8-10 INFORMATION
By the end of Chapter Eight, readers learn many details about Kate as an adult. These pieces of information are called character traits. They don’t refer to just her appearance, but more about why she says or does things. What makes her tick?
Childhood Experiences
Relationship With Family
Relationship With Daniel
Consider Kate as an adult:
Character Traits can be found in the text, (directly by a statement from the narrator or indirectly by a statement from someone else), or interpreted by the reader
How would you describe Kate to a friend?
What is Kate like as a teacher?
What is Kate like as a partner?
Why is Kate the way she is?

5. CHAPTERS 8-10 INFORMATION
Crow Lake
CHARACTER TRAITS
CHAPTERS 8-10 INFORMATION
Crow Lake is a novel about Kate growing up, so the story is from her point-of-view. She is the one who describes the other characters but the other characters are the ones who influence Kate.
What does Kate tell us about…
McLean Family
Pye Family
Daniel
Luke
Matt
Think about…
What they act like
Their relationships with others
Their upbringing
Adjectives describing personality
How will you support/explain these things to others?

6. CHAPTERS 8-10 INFORMATION
Crow Lake
FORESHADOWING
CHAPTERS 8-10 INFORMATION
There are two clear examples of foreshadowing in these two chapters: “One other thing occurred that day; an incident unconnected to Aunt Annie’s departure. At the time none of us thought anything of it, and in fact it was a long time before I even thought of it again and longer still before I realized that it might have had some significance.” (p. 96)
“As for Marie I see now that he may also have found comfort in those brief meetings with Marie.” (p. 103)
What clues in these passages tell us that they are foreshadowing a future event?

7. CHAPTERS 8-10 INFORMATION
Crow Lake
SUPPORTING ANSWERS WITH QUOTES
CHAPTERS 8-10 INFORMATION
One of the most effective ways to support an answer is by quoting directly from the text. To do this correctly, there is a process to follow in your writing:
Make Your Point
Include Quote
Explain It
Kate struggles in her career as a teacher.
“The marking of lab reports…It is enough to make you weep” (82)
Kate clearly gets frustrated by the poor efforts of her students

8. CHAPTERS 8-10 INFORMATION
Crow Lake
SUPPORTING ANSWERS WITH QUOTES
CHAPTERS 8-10 INFORMATION
One of the most effective ways to support an answer is by quoting directly from the text. To do this correctly, there is a process to follow in your writing:
Kate struggles in her career as a teacher.
“Why do kids come to university if they aren’t interested in learning” (82)?
Kate clearly gets frustrated by the poor efforts of her students
It is clear that Kate struggles in her career as a teacher. She wonders, “why do kids come to university if they aren’t interested in learning” (Lawson 82)? This shows that she is frustrated by the poor efforts of her students in their work, which is a big difference to how passionate she is about the subject of biology.

9. CHAPTERS 8-10 INFORMATION
Crow Lake
SUPPORTING ANSWERS WITH QUOTES
CHAPTERS 8-10 INFORMATION
Introduce quote. Different methods to do this
Add quote. Notice quotation marks and punctuation
Explanation. Show how this quote supports your point/idea
Clear introduction to make point
It is clear that Kate struggles in her career as a teacher. She wonders, “why do kids come to university if they aren’t interested in learning” (Lawson 82)? This shows that she is frustrated by the poor efforts of her students in their work, which is a big difference to how passionate she is about the subject of biology.
Citation. Author last name and page number

10. CHAPTERS 8-10 INFORMATION
Crow Lake
YOUR TASK…
CHAPTERS 8-10 INFORMATION
Using details and information from Chapters 8-10, write a paragraph explaining two character traits for ANY TWO of the following characters from Crow Lake. For each character trait you must include a properly formatted quote from the novel.
McLean Family
Luke
Pye
Family
Matt
Daniel
SUCCESS CRITERIA:
Two characters with two traits each have been identified
Character traits show an understanding of the novel
Each character trait is supported with a properly formatted quote from Chapter 8-10 of Crow Lake
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