1. Old Yeller Review
Sixth Grade
Unit 1 Week 1

2. Words to Know
lunging
romping
rowdy
slung
nub
speckled

3. moving forward suddenly; thrusting
lunging
romping
slung
speckled
nub
lunging
rowdy
moving forward suddenly; thrusting

4. nub
romping
slung
speckled
nub
lunging
rowdy
A lump or a small piece.

5. spotted; marked with many spots
romping
slung
speckled
nub
lunging
rowdy
speckled
spotted; marked with many spots

6. playing roughly in a boisterous way
romping
slung
speckled
nub
lunging
rowdy
romping
playing roughly in a boisterous way

7. rowdy rough, disorderly, quarrelsome romping slung speckled nub
lunging
rowdy
rough, disorderly, quarrelsome

8. slung thrown, cast, or hurled; threw romping slung speckled nub
lunging
rowdy
thrown, cast, or hurled; threw

9. You’ve got it!

10. More Words to Know Endings —ed, ―ing
You can use the ending of a word to help determine the word’s meaning.
The ending ―ed makes a verb show past action and the ending ―ing makes a verb show action that is going on right now.

11. More Words to Know Endings ―ed, ―ing
Sometimes the ―ed or ―ing form of a verb is used as an adjective, to describe.
The ending ―ed can also mean “having; characterized by,”as in the sentence The long-legged dog could run quickly.

12. More Words to Know Endings ―ed, ―ing
Sometimes the ending ―ing forms a noun when it is added to a verb. In the following example, barking is a noun: The dog’s barking woke us up.

13. Setting
The time and place in which a story occurs.

14. Plot The pattern of events in a story.
Usually events happen in a sequential order.

15. Exposition
Introduces characters, setting, and the basic situation.

16. Rising Action
Develops the conflict or problem; builds suspense or increases tension

17. Climax The moment of greatest suspense, emotion, or interest
(The most exciting part of a story.)

18. Falling Action
Reveals what happens after the climax.

19. Resolution
Reveals the final outcome and completes the falling action; when the reader learns how the conflict is resolved.

20. Conflict
The problem or struggle in a story.

22. Old Yeller Climax: Rising Action Falling Action Exposition Resolution
Old Yeller attacks the mama bear.
Mama Bear charges toward Arliss because he won’t let go of the bear cub.
Travis takes off running after he hears Arliss screaming and the mama bear roaring while he chops wood.
Mama, Arliss, and Travis run home.
Rising Action
Falling Action
Arliss gets finned by a fish.
Exposition
Resolution
Conflict
External- character vs. outside force
Character vs. Character
The Bear
On the frontier of Texas in 1867, Travis, his mother, Arliss, and Old Yeller are left on the homestead while the father is away.
When everyone was out of danger, Old Yeller threw the fight to the mama bear and ran for home.

23. Look Back and Write
Look back at page 30. Write a paragraph using your own words to describe the setting of this scene of Old Yeller. Provide evidence to support your answer.