1. The Old Woman Who Lived with the Wolves
By Chief Luther Standing Bear
Week 1
Part 3

2. The plan…. Objectives Review Read the Story and Answer Questions
Reading Skill
Literary Analysis
Read the Story and Answer Questions
Complete Comprehension Questions
Evaluation
Booklet page 2
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3. Objectives
Students will read, analyze and identify conflict, internal and external, and resolution within a short story
Students will read and make inferences

4. Review What is conflict? Resolution?
What are the differences between internal and eternal conflict?
How can we make an inference?
List 3 details about Chief Luther Standing Bear?

5. Reading Skill: Make Inferences
An inference is a logical assumption you develop about information not directly stated.
To make an inference, combine text clues with your prior knowledge, or what you already know.
For example, from the sentence “Tina smiled when she saw the snow,” you might infer that Tina is happy.
This inference is based on your prior knowledge that people smile when they are happy. Because the text states that Tina is smiling at the snow, you can infer that the snow is the reason she is happy.
Using the Strategy: Inference Chart
Use a chart like this one to make inferences as you read.
Details
Prior Knowledge
Inference
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6. Literary Analysis: Conflict and Resolution
A conflict is a struggle between opposing forces. In a short story, the conflict drives the action.
Events in the story contribute to the conflict or to the resolution— the way in which the conflict is settled. A conflict can be external or internal.
External conflict: a character struggles against an outside force, such as another person or an element of nature.
Internal conflict: a character struggles within himself or herself to make a choice, take an action, or overcome a feeling.
A story may have several conflicts, which may be related. As you read, think about the types of conflict that each character faces.
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7. Read the Story Open your books to page 217
While we are reading look for our vocabulary and the following words:
Coaxed v. ________________________________
Traversed v. ______________________________
Offensive adj. _____________________________
Any other words you find in the reading that you do not know, come write them on the board!

8. Pre-reading Questions page 217
Who is the author of the story?
Look at the picture. What do you already know about the story?
Make Inferences: Explain how the details in these paragraphs support the inference that the Sioux enjoy traveling.

9. Reading Questions page 218
What do the details here tell you about how the Sioux feel about animals? Explain. Use the graphic organizer below.
Look at the “Literature in Context” inset. What features of tipis made them useful and practical homes for the Sioux?
Details
Prior Knowledge
Inference

10. Reading Questions page 219
What choice does Marpiyawin make that could lead to conflict? Is it internal or external conflict?
Does the snow have an effect on the conflict? Why or why not?
Why does Marpiyawin get separated from her tribe?

11. Reading Questions page 220
Identify details that tell about the time when Marpiyawin says goodbye to the wolves.
Why do you think she did not bring them with her to the village?
Why would Marpiyawin approach a wolf like the one in the painting without fear?

12. Reading Questions page 221
How do people react when they see wolves? How would you react if you came across a wild wolf?
What did the people in the village ask the old woman about?
What kind of information was communicated by the wolf calls?
How do the Sioux feel about wolves, based on their reaction to Marpiyawin’s story?

13. Evaluation
Answer questions 1-6 on page 222

14. Thinking About the Selection page 222
1. Work in pairs. Ask your partner three questions about the story. After your partner answers your questions, answer theirs.
2. How did Marpiyawin come to spend time living with the wolves? Why do you think she is not afraid of the wolves?
3. Would Marpiyawin have survived without the wolves? Explain and support. What does her experience suggest about how the Sioux view nature?

15. Thinking About the Selection page 222
4. Think of a time you lost something. Make an inference about how Marpiyawin feels when she goes to seek her puppy. How did your own experience and knowledge help you infer?
5. Complete the chart on page 222
6. Explain how the resolution of the first conflict leads to the second conflict.
Conflict
What Kind?
Resolution
Marpiyawin needs food and shelter, but she is lost.
She is sad to leave the wolves but misses her people.

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Complete Questions, Worksheet and Selection Test

17. The End
Way to be
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