STREAMS TO THE RIVER, RIVER TO THE SEA
By: Scott O'Dell (76 points)
Characters (ISN p.57)
As you read about each character in the novel, write who he/she is as well as a physical description and/or characteristics.
Sacagawea:
Running Deer:
Tall Rock:
Black Moccasin:
Sky Lark:
Blue Sky:
Red Hawk:
Le Borgne:
Otter Woman:
Charbonneau:
Captain Lewis:
Captain Clark:
Ben York:
Meeko:
Scannon:
Cameahwait:
As you read, answer the questions and add any vocabulary that you feel needs defining. Write each assignment on a new page of your ISN. Keep up with the left side activities.
ISN page 59
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Chapter 1
Prediction Question: How do you think Sacagawea came to be with Lewis and Clark?
Chapter 2
Who killed Sacagawea's mother and how does she know?
Why is Running Deer breaking off twigs? Which fairy tale has a similar incident? What is it?
Chapter 3
What does the word Sacagawea mean?
How does Sacagawea seem to feel about the village of Metaharta?
Vocabulary:
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Chapter 4
Why doesn't Sacagawea want to escape with Running Deer?
Prediction Question: What do think is going to happen to Running Deer?
Chapter 5
Why do you think Tall Rock kidnapped Sacagawea?
What do you think Le Borgne meant when he referred to Red Hawk as having a "large bug in his head"?
Chapter 6
How did Sacagawea escape from Le Borgne's village?
Chapter 7
Prediction: Who do you think the man is who found Sacagawea on the island?
Chapter 8
What is Charbonneau's nationality?
Which three men will play the Hand Game to win Sacagawea?
Vocabulary:
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Chapter 9
Describe the Hand Game
Pretend you are Sacagawea; write a brief letter to your cousin Running Deer telling her what has been happening to you over the past few days.
Chapter 10
Who won the Hand Game?
Chapter 11
When Sacagawea finds out she is pregnant, what does Blue Sky tell her to do?
What does Charbonneau want to name the baby if it is a boy?
Chapter 12
What are some of the gifts that Lewis and Clark give to Black Moccasin and his tribe?
Why were the children rubbing Ben York's skin?
Vocabulary:
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Chapter 13
How does Sacagawea get to go on the expedition with Lewis and Clark?
What does Clark call Sacagawea?
What did Sacagawea want to name her son?
Chapter 14
Write a journal entry that you might find in Captain Clark's journal. Include date, place, people, etc.
In what ways has Charbonneau tried to sabotage the expedition? Why do you think he is doing it?
Chapter 15
Why didn't Sacagawea want the men to shoot the bear?
What is the gift that Captain Clark gave Sacagawea?
How did Sacagawea save the men from the Assiniboins?
Name three difficulties the crew endured along the way?
Vocabulary:
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Chapter 16
Why do you think that they wanted to drain some blood when someone got sick? What method did they usually use?
How did Sacagawea know that the tracks they found were Blackfeet and not Sioux?
Who is the Great Grand White Chief?
Chapter 17
Why couldn't Sacagawea tell Clark that Charbonneau was lying when he was standing there?
How do you think Sacagawea feels about Captain Clark?
What prediction did Charbonneau make that was actually very accurate?
Chapter 18
Why was the water in the flood yellow?
What four things were lost in the flood?
Chapter 19
In what kind of terrain do the Shoshone live?
What is the Shoshone sign of peace?
What did Charbonneau do when Sacagawea hadn't made the fire yet?
What stopped him?
Vocabulary:
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Chapter 20
Who was the chief of the Shoshone?
What is the solemn promise that Sacagawea's father had made to “Man Who Smiles?”
Why did Sacagawea choose Charbonneau?
Chapter 21
What is the lake of bad-tasting, evil-smelling water?
Why did Sacagawea go to the cave?
Chapter 22
Who is "Alone In The Clouds?"
What was the warning that Ben York gave to Sacagawea?
Chapter 23
What did Clark trade Sacagawea's blue beaded belt for? How did that make her feel?
Which river were they traveling on?
Chapter 24
Why did they have trouble with the Clatsops?
What do you think the giant fish really was?
Vocabulary:
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Chapter 25
Why was Sacagawea angry with Captain Clark?
What happened to Scannon, and how did Ben York save the day?
Chapter 26
What did Sacagawea try to convince Charbonneau to do? Why?
What had happened to Captain Lewis when they split up? What had they discovered?
Chapter 27
What comment did Captain Clark make which upset Sacagawea?
What did Captain Lewis give to Sacagawea as a gift?
What do you think happened to Sacagawea?
Opinion: What is your opinion of the novel? What did you find interesting? What was your favorite part? What part disturbed you?