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Crocodile River

Crocodile River. By: Geoffrey Malone. Crocodile River. Foreword. Foreword. A foreword is a brief introduction to the text. Foreword. Who is Kyrek ? What does he see that excites him? Based off the context, what does “impenetrable” mean? Based off the context, what does “crevice” mean?

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Crocodile River

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  1. Crocodile River By: Geoffrey Malone

  2. Crocodile River Foreword

  3. Foreword A foreword is a brief introduction to the text.

  4. Foreword Who is Kyrek? What does he see that excites him? Based off the context, what does “impenetrable” mean? Based off the context, what does “crevice” mean? Describe the old male leader. How many of them were there? Who is the prey? Who is the predator? How did the predator seize its prey? What is a synonym for helter-skelter?

  5. Foreword The crocodile A flock of goats Unable to pass through A split/crack …an old male with curling horns and a grey beard that straggled under his chin Six The kid Kyrek He seized it by the head. Confused, panicked, etc.

  6. Crocodile River Chapter One

  7. Words to Look for in the Text Horizon Keen Urgent What do these words mean?

  8. Questions Describe Tom Woods. How old is he? Where is he going? How long will he be there? Where has he come from? How long has his flight taken? Who will Tom stay with? (Give their names.) Where do they live? Who purchased Tom’s plane ticket? Who came to the airport to pickup Tom? What surprising information does Tom learn at the end of the chapter?

  9. Answers “He was a stocky, tousle-haired boy…with serious eyes and a friendly face.” (pp. 6) 14 Austrialia 3 weeks Heathrow (London) Over 16 hours His aunt and uncle—Bob and Sarah Bradley Near Darwin on a cattle ranch Tom; he saved for his own ticket Gregory; he was “a strongly-built boy…He was a good head taller than Tom…His face was familiar.” (pp. 9) His aunt and uncle live far away from Darwin

  10. Crocodile River Chapter 2

  11. Words to Look for in the Text Truculent What does this word mean?

  12. Characters List the main characters present in this chapter

  13. Characters • List the main characters present in this chapter • Mr. Dorrell • Man with the rabbits

  14. Mapping Map out the main events of the chapter. These events should be in chronological order.

  15. Crocodile River Chapter three

  16. Words to Look for in the Text Aloof Oasis What do these words mean?

  17. Questions Who is Sam? Where is he taking Tom and Greg? Where exactly does Tom’s aunt and uncle live? Which point-of-view is used in the novel? How do you know? Provide details from the text to support your answer.

  18. Answers Sam is Greg’s dad’s mechanic. He is going to take them to the muster. Balgarri Downs 3rd person omniscient; the narrator tells the thoughts and feelings of more than one character; [Answers will vary.] In chapter one the narrator tells the reader how Tom feels (e.g. “Tom felt grubby and cramped.” [6]). Chapter three begins telling the reader how Greg feels (e.g. “Greg was enjoying himself.” [18]).

  19. Crocodile River Chapter FOUR

  20. Words to Look for in the Text Trough Jerrican

  21. Questions What is pawpaw? Describe it. Describe Sarah. How is she different from Tom’s mom? Describe Bob. Who is Jacko? Describe him. What did Aunt Sarah say is the most important thing Tom needed to take with him where he was going?

  22. Answers A bright orange fruit that is sweet and slippery pp. 22 pp. 22 pp.22-3 Loo paper

  23. Crocodile River Chapter five

  24. Words to Look for in the Text Laboratory Syringe

  25. Questions What happened to the rabbit? Who is Coyle? Who is Danny? What kind of work do you think Dorrell does? Justify your answer with details from the text.

  26. Answers Dorrell injected it with something. The rabbit began to act strangely (pp. 28) and died. Coyle is the big boss. Danny is Coyle’s sidekick. Scientist; tested a rabbit, worked for the university

  27. Crocodile River Chapter 6

  28. Words to look for in the text Mottling Gradient Fraction Investigate

  29. Questions After reading Chapter 6, which literary element is the main focus of the chapter? How do you know? Support your answer with details from the text. What do you think will happen next?

  30. Answers Setting; description of where Kyrek is and what is going on around him Answers will vary

  31. Crocodile River Chapter 7

  32. Words to look for Choose 3 words from the text that you do not know or that you are not sure about the meaning. Write those words and their definitions. Word 1 Word 2 Word 3

  33. For Your Understanding Socratic Session

  34. Crocodile River Chapter 8

  35. For Your Understanding **ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS IN COMPLETE SENTENCES. What did Bob say was early? What were Tom and Bob looking for while in the helicopter? “On either flank, stockmen were riding up and down cracking their long whips, keeping the heard bunched together.” After reading the sentence, what does the word flank mean? Does Tom enjoy his first helicopter ride? How do you know? Where are they moving the cattle? Why? At the end of the chapter, how did Tom feel about the bull? What does that tell us about Tom?

  36. Answers Road trains Cattle Side No; students should provide evidence from the text Into the pen to be loaded on the road trains Tom felt sorry for the bull. This shows the reader that Tom is a caring and compassionate person.

  37. Crocodile River Chapter 9

  38. For Your Understanding Demonstrate that you have understood the chapter by writing a summary of the chapter. Your summary should be written in paragraph form and should have at least 5 well-written sentences.

  39. Crocodile River Chapter 10

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