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Jean Craighead GeorgeA modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Use these questions or activities to help gauge students’ familiarity with and spark their interest in the context of the work, giving them an entry point into the text itself.
Short Answer
1. What might you need if you were going to live alone in the wilderness? What kind of physical items and skills are required to be self-sufficient?
Teaching Suggestion: Sam, the protagonist of the novel, chooses to live on his own in the wilderness after living in a crowded New York apartment. Consider asking students to discuss the fundamental needs of all living things before discussing items and skills that might be required to make an individual self-sufficient. Consider using the resources to further explore these topics.
Short Activity
Research and explore the Catskill Mountains. Make predictions about the survival skills that may be required to survive in this area.
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By Jean Craighead George