Stone Foxstudent S Book

Stone FoxStudent’s Book

Stone Fox

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Worksheet 1aCharacters

Read chapters 1-3 and match the characters in the character chart below with their appearance and jobs by linking the relevant bullet points. The first one is done for you.There are a few characters who you will meet in later chapters. Work on them later on.

Job / Character / Appearance
The grandchild of the potato farm owner /  / Clifford Snyder / He was big and strong, dressed in furs and leather with moccasins that came all the way up to his knees. His skin was dark, his hair was dark, and he wore a dark-coloured headband. His eyes sparkled in the sunlight, but the rest of his face was as hard as stone. His face was solid granite, but his eyes were alive and cunning.
The medical doctor /  / Doc Smith / He sat with his feet on his desk and mopped sweat from his neck with a silk handkerchief.
The school teacher /  / Dusty / He always carried a whisky bottle.
The Potato buyer /  / Grandfather / Appearance not described.
The tax man from the State of Wyoming /  / Hank / Appearance not described.
The president of the bank /  / Lester / An old man with a beard.
The owner of the general store /  / Mayor Smiley / A tall man with a thin face.
The owner of a potato farm /  / Miss Williams / A skinny but strong man who always wore a white apron and talked with saliva no his lips
One who swept over at the post office /  / Mr. Foster / A short man with a small head and a thin droopy mustache. He had yellow, tobacco-stained teeth.
The Mayor of the city who worked in a large office inside the City Hall /  / Mr. Leeks / A lady with snow white hair. She wore long black dress, her skin was tan and her face was covered with wrinkles.
The town drunk /  / Stone Fox / A big man with a big cigar stuck right in the centre of his big mouth.
An Indian, a mountain man / F / Willy / A 10-year-old boy

Worksheet 1bCharacters

Read Chapters 1-3 and jot down in the character chart below information about the characters, their jobs and appearance.

Please note that there are a few characters who you will meet in later chapters. Work on them later on.

Characters / Jobs / Appearance
Grandfather
Willy
Doc Smith
Mr. Leeks
Mrs. Williams
Clifford Snyder
Mr. Foster
Lester
Hank
Mayor Smiley
Dusty
Stone Fox

Worksheet 2aSetting

What is the setting (time and place) of the story?

Worksheet 2bSetting

Work in pairs (Student A & Student B).

1. Individual work: Each partner readsa different scene taken from the story. Jot down information about the scene in the table below. Put in your imagination for items that are not described in the book.

Scene (a) for Student A

“Little Willy lived with his grandfather on a small potato farm in Wyoming. It was hard work living on a potato farm, but it was also a lot of fun. Especially when Grandfather felt like playing.

Like the time Grandfather dressed up as the scarecrow out in the garden. It took little Willy an hour to catch on. Boy, did they laugh. Grandfather laughed so hard he cried.” (Chapter 1, p.3)

Scene (b) for Student B

“It’s easy to tell when it’s winter in Wyoming. There is snow on everything: the tress, the houses, the roads, the fields, …. It’s not a dirty snow. It’s a clean, soft snow that rests like a blanket over the entire state. The air is clear and crisp, and the rivers are all frozen. It’s fun to be outdoors and see the snowflakes float down past the brim of your hat, and hear the squeak of the fresh powder under your boots. Winter in Wyoming can be the most beautiful time of the year…. If you’re ready for it. ……

Each morning, he (Willy) would get up and make a fire. Then he would make oatmeal mush for breakfast. He ate it. Searchlight ate it. Grandfather ate it. He would feed Grandfather a spoonful at a time. …..” (Chapter 3, p.22, p.24)

Scene (a) / Scene (b)
Dominating colour(s)
Possible season / time
People you see
Things you see
Sound you hear
Adjectives to describe life on the farm as shown in the picture
Is this the scene before or after grandfather was ill?

2. Pair work:Now take turns in reporting to your partner about your scene of the farm using the reporting frame below. Jot down information about your partner’s scene as you listen to him/her and compare the scene of the farm in the two different seasons.

The dominating colours of my picture of the farm are______.It is______time. I can see ______. I can also see______. I can hear ______. The picture shows that life is ______on the farm______grandfather was ill.

Worksheet 3aFishbone diagram

What are the possible causes to Grandfather’s illness? Putyour prediction of the possible causes next to each fishbone. An example is done for you.

Possible Causes of Grandfather’s Illness

Worksheet 3b Fishbone diagram

What was wrong with Grandfather? Put the symptoms of Grandfather’s illness in the box of the fish head. Guess the possible causes of Grandfather’s illness and put each of your predictions next to each fishbone (an example is done for you):

Worksheet 4Decision making diagram

a) Complete the decision making diagram by

- putting in the problem of Willy;

- writing down the different solutions suggested by different people in the story;

- suggesting your solution;

- working out the advantages and disadvantages of each solution;

- making a decision of the best solution to the problem.

Possible Solutions
Doc Smith, Mr. Foster, Miss Williams, Lester, Hank / Willy / You
Evaluation
Advantages
Disadvantages / Advantages
Disadvantages / Advantages
Disadvantages
Decision – the best solution

b) Now explain your choice of the best solution to others. The following frame can be used to help you explain your choice.

I think the best solution is to ______

______. There is ______to this solution, that is ______.But, there are ______to this solution. First, ______

______. Second, ______.

Worksheet 5 (a)Getting to know about Stone Fox

Read this paragraph taken from Chapter 6

“The man was an Indian – dressed in furs and leather, with moccasins that came all the way up to his knees. His skin was dark, his hair was dark, and he wore a dark-colored headband. His eyes sparkled in the sunlight, but the rest of his face was as hard as stone.”

Students are asked to read the following description of Stone Fox taken from Chapter Six in greater detail and pay special attention to his eyes and face.

1. Draw a picture of Stone Fox. Label the picture using expressions and adjectives used by the author.

(ii) What kind of person do you think he is? Give reasons to support your view.

Worksheet 5(b)Getting to know about Stone Fox

1What does a stone look like and feel like? Do you know any expression related to “stone”? Brainstorm ideas, words, expressions relating to “Stone” using a word spider.

2What kind of animal is a fox? What adjectives would you like to use to describe a fox. Brainstorm ideas, words, expressions relating to “fox” using a word spider.

What could be the personality of a person if his nickname is “Stone Fox”?

Read the following description of Stone Fox’s appearance taken from Chapter 6 of the book. -- “The man was an Indian – dressed in furs and leather, with moccasins that came all the way up to his knees. His skin was dark, his hair was dark, and he wore a dark-colored headband. His eyes sparkled in the sunlight, but the rest of his face was as hard as stone.”

What kind of person do you think he is?

Does the nick name “Stone Fox” fit him well?

4. Do you like him? Why?

Worksheet 6 The Background Story of Stone Fox

Read p.51-53 of Chapter 8. Complete the following summary about the background of Stone Fox.

Stone Fox was an ______.He refused to speak with the ______because of his tribe, the Shoshone, who were ______, had been forced to leave ______and settle on a reservation in ______with another tribe called the Arapaho. His dream was to use the money he won from racing to ______so that they could ______.

Worksheet 7 Willy’s Diary

Willy met Stone Foxthe evening before the race. That night, he could not sleep. Imagine you were Willy. Write a diary recounting what you remember most about the meeting with Stone Fox earlier that evening and your feeling in bed as you could not sleep.

Brainstorm ideas on a story map first before writing the diary.

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Now write the diary.

Worksheet 8 Hero of the story

Compare and contrast the 3 main characters in the story with the help of the comparison table below. Decide who the hero of the story is.

Characters
Willy / Stone Fox / Searchlight
Target / Goal
Means to achieve the target / goal
Was the goal achieved? Why?
Who do you think the hero is? Why
Who does the author think the hero is? How do you know?

Worksheet 9Acrostic poem of Searchlight

Think about these questions:

What have you learned about Searchlight in this story? What can you remember about her (e.g. what does she like? What is her relationship with Willy? What adjectives can you use to describe her? Do you like to have a dog like Searchlight?

Write an acrostic poem with the name Searchlight.

Worksheet 9Extend the Story

What are the many unanswered questions at the end of the story that you would like to find answers to. List these questions.

e.g. Q1.Where did Willy bury Searchlight?

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Now write Chapter 11 of the story with some of the questions answered.