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Exploring Immortality and the Power of Time in Tuck Everlasting

Dive into the enchanting world of Tuck Everlasting as it explores the concept of eternal life. Consider the advantages and disadvantages of never growing old through the eyes of the captivating Tuck family and 10-year-old protagonist Winnie Foster. Discover the power of time, the beauty of setting, and the complex characters that make this timeless story come alive.

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Exploring Immortality and the Power of Time in Tuck Everlasting

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  1. Week 1 DO NOW: If you were given the opportunity to live forever, would you? Would you want to remain a certain age? What are the advantages and disadvantages of never growing old?

  2. Tuck Everlasting!

  3. Birth: 1932-07-28 Born: Dayton, Ohio, USA Nationality: USA School: Smith College (B.A.1954) Organizations: National Children's Book and Literacy Alliance, PEN, Authors league of America, Authors Guild Awards and Honors: Children’s Literature festival award, Keene State College, for the body of her work (1993) Natalie Babbitt

  4. To identify and define new vocabulary words • To describe setting • To critically think and cite text from the story • To identify main characters and traits Objectives:

  5. Setting- the environment in which a story takes place • Time • Place • Description • Setting of this story: • August in Treegap, a small town near a forest • Hot • The wood

  6. Vocabulary Terms: • 1. tranquil 9. irrelevant • 2. oppressive 10. faltered • 3. meager 11. burly • 4. melancholy 12. galling • 5. bovine 13. hysterical • 6. tolerantly 14. base • 7. hub 15. glanced • 8. reluctantly

  7. VOCABULARY Chapters #1-6 • 1. tranquil – free from disturbance ; peaceful • oppressive – causing hardship • meager – small amount • 4. melancholy – a feeling of sadness with no obvious cause • 5. bovine – related to cattle • hub – central part of a car wheel through which an axle passes • 7. burly – large or strong • galling – to annoy or irritate; bold behavior • hysterical – uncontrolled extreme emotion • base –the lowest part

  8. Main Characters: • Mae Tuck – wife of Angus and mother of Jesse and Miles • Gentle and kind • Realistic about her situation • Attacks and kills man with yellow suit when he threatened to take over the spring, sell the water, and force Winnie to drink the water and become immortal. • Ends up in jail, but Winnie and the Tucks break her out • 2. Angus Tuck – husband to Mae and leader of Tuck family • Father to Jesse and Miles; upset about living forever • 3. Jesse Tuck – first member of the Tuck family whom Winnie encounters; she finds him drinking from a spring which he refuses to let her drink from; Stopped aging at age 17; described as good looking despite being 104; enjoys immortality

  9. Miles Tuck- older son of Mae and Angus; wife and children abandon him when they find out Mae doesn’t age • Not fond of immortality • 5. Winnie Foster – 10 year old girl; unhappy with her overprotective family; runs away from home and is taken by the Tucks; PROTAGONIST • The man in the yellow suit – ANTAGONIST • Witnesses the Tucks kidnapping Winnie • Plans to gain land and money • Steals the Tucks horses and returns to the Fosters’ home, where he makes Winnie’s parents give up their land in exchange for Winnie’s safety • Since the spring is on the Foster’s land, he now possesses the spring and plans to see the water to the public in addition to forcing Winnie to drink some • Shot and killed by Mae Tuck • Winnie’s Mother – strict woman who insists that the home is kept neat • Tough on Winnie and wants her to stay out of trouble

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