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Dogsong by Gary Paulsen
Part 1: The Trance
Chapter 4 (day 1) pp. 51-58
Vocabulary.
1. diminished (p 54) a. sudden and unexpected
2. reluctant (p 55) b. expected or predicted
3. abrupt (p 55) c. considered many options
4. anticipated (p 56) d. unwilling and hesitant
5. rotated (p 57) e. moved in a circle
6. debated (p 58) f. made smaller or less
Use the vocabulary words correctly in the sentences from the novel.
1. “”It wasn’t . They were running and they slowed to a trot and then a walk and finally they just stopped.”
2. “ A whole, huge plate of ice with Russel and the dogs had and changed all his directions.”
3. “After a time he dozed, and when he awakened it seemed that the wind had to some degree.”
4. “He what to do for three or four minutes.”
5. “Russel was to make them (the dogs) stir.”
6. “He supposed that it (dogs stopping) was because they had staying down for a longer time.”
Comprehension Questions.
1. Who were the “white men who talked with rocks in their mouths”? Why was this an appropriate description?
2. How did the Russians treat the Eskimos?
3. How did Russel get through the storm?
4. Would he have survived in his store-bought clothes on his snowmachine? Why or why not?
5. Why did the dogs hesitate when Russel tried to get them to run?
6. How had Russel lost his way?
Dogsong by Gary Paulsen
Part 1: The Trance
Chapter 4 (day 1) pp. 51-58
Vocabulary.
1. diminished (p 54) a. sudden and unexpected
2. reluctant (p 55) b. expected or predicted
3. abrupt (p 55) c. considered many options
4. anticipated (p 56) d. unwilling and hesitant
5. rotated (p 57) e. moved in a circle
6. debated (p 58) f. made smaller or less
Use the vocabulary words correctly in the sentences from the novel.
1. “”It wasn’t . They were running and they slowed to a trot and then a walk and finally they just stopped.”
2. “ A whole, huge plate of ice with Russel and the dogs had and changed all his directions.”
3. “After a time he dozed, and when he awakened it seemed that the wind had to some degree.”
4. “He what to do for three or four minutes.”
5. “Russel was to make them (the dogs) stir.”
6. “He supposed that it (dogs stopping) was because they had staying down for a longer time.”
Comprehension Questions.
1. Who were the “white men who talked with rocks in their mouths”? Why was this an appropriate description?
2. How did the Russians treat the Eskimos?
3. How did Russel get through the storm?
4. Would he have survived in his store-bought clothes on his snowmachine? Why or why not?
5. Why did the dogs hesitate when Russel tried to get them to run?
6. How had Russel lost his way?