1. Date: Wednesday, November 11 th 2015 Topic: Yonder Mountain (Part I & II) Objective: To analyze the reading. CLASS # 8 – U2

2. Essential Questions How might people change after facing a challenge?

3. Make Judgments 1. Which do you think makes a better leader – one who leads people through long seasons of peace or one who leads warriors through great battles? Why??

4. Conclusions 2. Why do you think Chief Sky’s hand trembled? Why can he no longer spot deer?

5. Stop and Think Compare and Contrast What can’t Chief Sky do now as an old man that he could do when he was young? What does Chief Sky need to do before he can choose a new leader?

6. Story Structure 3. How do you know what time of year the story takes place?

7. Conclusions 4. Why is lack of food an immediate problem?

8. Compare and Contrast 5. How are the children’s reactions to the stones similar to Black Bear’s?

9. Target Vocabulary 6. What can you tell about a person who treats you fondly?

10. Compare and Contrast 7 What did Gray Wolf bring down from the mountain? Why? How were Black Bear and Gray Wolf’s choices alike?

11. Stop and Think Analyze / Evaluate Who do you think has done better so far, Gray Wolf or Black Bear? Which young man would you pick as chief? Why?

12. Compare and Contrast 8. What happens when Soaring Eagle returns from the mountain?

13. Target Vocabulary 9. When have you pleaded for something you wanted?

14. Understanding Characters 10. Why does Soaring Eagle plead with Chief Sky to help others?

15. Make Inference 11. What does Chief Sky mean when he says that they need a leader who “has seen beyond the mountain”?

16. Compare and Contrast 12 Contrast the choices of the three young men. Review what was similar about Gray Wolf’s and Black Bear’s choices. What was different about Soaring Eagle’s choice?

17. Stop and Think Author’s Craft Why does Chief Sky place his robe over Soaring Eagle?