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Old Yeller

Old Yeller. Grade 6 Unit 1. Vocabulary. Moving forward suddenly. Lunging Nub Romping Rowdy Slung Speckled. A lump or small piece. Playing in a rough boisterous way. Disorderly, quarrelsome, rough, out of control. Thrown, cast, or hurled. Marked with many small spots.

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Old Yeller

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  1. Old Yeller Grade 6 Unit 1

  2. Vocabulary Moving forward suddenly • Lunging • Nub • Romping • Rowdy • Slung • Speckled A lump or small piece Playing in a rough boisterous way Disorderly, quarrelsome, rough, out of control Thrown, cast, or hurled Marked with many small spots

  3. Personal Definition • Meaning • Sentence • Picture Lunging Nub Romping Rowdy Slung Speckled

  4. More Words • Chaparral- a dense thicket of low bushes • Poultice- a soft, moist mass of mustard, herbs, and other substances applied to the body (usually as a medicine) • Squawling- crying loudly; bawling

  5. Genre Historical Fiction- a fiction that takes place in the past Historical fiction is a combination of imagination and fact, because fictional characters partake in fictional events in a realistic historical setting.

  6. Breeds of Farming Dogs Labrador Collie Catahoula Shepherd Sheepdog What breed of dog was Old Yeller? Could he have been a mix of breeds?

  7. Characters Travis- Older brother who was left in charge Narrator of the story Mama- Raising two boys on the wild American frontier, while her husband is away on a cattle run. Arliss- Young brother who constantly finds mischief Old Yeller- A stray dog who befriends Arliss

  8. Yarns and Windies A yarn or windy is another name for a story that contains a great amount of over exaggeration. What was Arliss’ windy based on? Compare what he said with what really happened. Why do you think Travis was so upset about the exaggeration?

  9. Foreshadowing Foreshadowing is when the author gives the reader clues to predict what will happen later in the story. How does Arliss’ behavior at the beginning of the story give the reader clues about what will happen later?

  10. Character Development How did the relationship between Old Yeller and Travis change throughout the story? How did your feelings toward Old Yeller change as you read the story?

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