Table of ContentsDay 1

Page 1 Don’t Judge https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQ3-PHktE34

Page 2 Chapter 1- 11 Vocabulary

Moments

Think about the statement, “Don’t judge a man until you’ve walked two moons in his moccasins.”

What does this statement mean to you?

The story you are about to read lets you walk in the moccasins of Salamanca Tree Hiddle. Think of what it might be like to walk in the

moccasins of another person.

Example: If I were walking in my grandmother’s slippers, I would feel happy to be baking my special apple pie for my grandchildren.

Write this on page 1

If I were walking in ______________’s moccasins, I would feel ______________

_________________________________

_________________________________.

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Vocabulary Vocabulary

Chapters Chapters

1 - 11 1 - 11

1. roost1. roost- verb – page 1 - to perch or settle, especially - verb – page 1 - to perch or settle, especially

for the nightfor the night

2. diabolic2. diabolic

-adj. adj. - page 29/26 - page 29/26

NBNB - evil, wicked - evil, wicked

3. divulge3. divulge -verb verb

- page 29/26NB- page 29/26NB

- to make known, - to make known, especially something especially something

secret secret

4. primly4. primly-adverb adverb

- page 32- page 32

- properly- properly

5. Huzza5. Huzza(say hu zaaaa’)(say hu zaaaa’)

- interjection - page - interjection - page 37/34NB37/34NB

- word used to - word used to express joyexpress joy

6. gullible6. gullible

-adj. adj. - page page

54/50NB54/50NB- easily fooled - easily fooled

7. shrapnel7. shrapnel-noun noun

- page 54/50NBpage 54/50NB- fragments from - fragments from an exploding shell an exploding shell

or bombor bomb

8. flinch8. flinch-verb verb

-page 65/60NB -page 65/60NB - to draw back - to draw back from something from something

painful or painful or unpleasant unpleasant

Table of ContentsDay 2

Page 3: Vocabulary Usage

Select one vocabulary word from page 2 and use it correctly in a sentence

Page 4: Unique Phrases

1. What do you think the word “chickabiddy” means?

2. What do you believe the phrase “catch a fish in the air” implies? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vqnx8BpbM2U

Fun Phrases

What is in a name?Page 3

“My real name is Salamanca Tree Hiddle. Salamanca, was

the name of the Indian tribe to which my great-great

grandmother belonged. My parents were mistaken. The

name of the tribe was Seneca.”

My middle name, Tree, comes from your basic tree, a thing

of such beauty to my mother that she made it part of my

name. She wanted to be more specific and use Sugar

Maple Tree because Sugar Maple is part of her own name,

but Salamanca Sugar Maple Tree Hiddle sounded a bit

much.

Turn to the Character page for Mrs. Winterbottom

Read the description from pg 31 or 28 about Mrs. Winterbottom,

turn to the character page, and use the quote to illustrate a

picture of Mrs. Winterbottom.

“For some reason, that surprised me, those little names

She used. She was dressed in a plain brown skirt and white

blouse. On her feet were sensible, wide, flat shoes. She did

not wear make-up. Even though she had a pleasant round

face and long yellow curls, the main impression I got was that

she was used to being plain and ordinary, that she was not

supposed to do anything too shocking.”

Table of ContentsDay 3

Page 5 Reason for the Trip

What two reasons do Gramps and Sal’s father give Sal for going on the trip?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3BY1bQkj3g

Page 6 Vocabulary Review

Road Trip

Vocabulary Review: Chapters 1-11

Page 6

Directions: Number your page to 8 and do not skip lines. Next, pick the word from

the word box that best matches its definition and write it on your paper.

At the bottom of your page select 3 words from your list and use them correctly in a sentence.

Word Box: divulge huzza diabolic flinch

1. _____________ is to make known something secret.

2. To draw back, as from something painful or unpleasant is to ______________

3. ___________ is used to express joy.

4. _________ means something evil or wicked.

Word Box: gullible primly roost shrapnel

5. ___________ is easily fooled.

6. Fragments from an exploding shell or bomb are called ______________

7. _____________ is excessively precisely or properly

8. _________ is to perch or settle, especially for the night

Table of ContentsDay 4

Page 7 Messages

Write the 2 messages and explain what you think each of them means.

Page 8 Vocabulary for Chapters 12-22

Write each messageand then explain what it meansPage 7

Message 1

Don't judge a person until you've walked two moons in his moccasins.

Message 2

Everyone has his own agenda.

Vocabulary Words

Chapters 12- 22

1. anonymous - adj.

- page 84- having an

unknown author or origin

2. cantankerous- adj.

- page 98

- bad tempered, quarrelsome

3. consoleVerb

- page 134

- to give comfort in a time of distress

4. flail - verb

- page 95 - to wave about

wildly, especially one’s arms and legs

5. malevolent - adj.

- page 81

doing

evil

to others

6. manna - noun

– page 81

- a miraculous gift

7. reassurance

- noun - page 128

- renewed confidence or belief

8. skeptical- adj.

- page 86

- doubtful

or

disbelieving

9. slather - verb

- page 82

- to spread thickly

Themes

Determination- Sal is determined to see her mother on her birthday. Phoebe is determined to find her mother.

Family- Sal is depending on her family (her grandparents and her father) to help her see her mother and Phoebe struggles with temporarily losing a member and later on gaining one.

Knowing where you came from- This is an important theme because Sal has moved to a new home and left everything behind and later goes on a journey to see her mother so she can have closure, all the while remembering who she is and where she came from.

Salamanca Tree Hiddle (Sal)

She likes nature

She didn’t want to move, she wanted to stay with her mother’s memories in Bybanks, Kentucky

She has Native American roots

She likes Ben

Her mother left Sal and her father but was killed in a bus crash

She wants to see her mom on her mother’s birthday

Phoebe Winterbottom

* Has a good imagination

* She becomes Sal’s first real friend

* She is suspicious of Margaret Cadaver

* She’s scared of all strangers (they could potentially be lunatics)

* Her mom is gone and she thinks it was because of the lunatic

Ben Finney

He’s quiet

He’s Mary Lou’s cousin

He likes Salamanca

Doesn’t like using the word ‘lunatic’ because his mother is in the mental ward

He’s a weirdo

He kissed Sal

Setting

Setting Cont.

The Missouri River in South Dakota-Sal’s grandma gets a poisonous snake bite when they go wading in the river. A boy who lives near the river comes and sucks the venom out

The Badlands and Mount Rushmore in South Dakota- Sal feels like her mother is really with her because that is where Sugar went when she left Sal and her father

Old Faithful in Wyoming- Sal gets to see the beauty of this geyser, and Gram starts feeling sick

Coeur d'Alene in Idaho- Gram is taken to the hospital because she is very sick. She later has a stroke and passes away. While Gramps is with Gram at the hospital, Sal takes the car to Lewiston to see her mother in time but she is stopped by the police ( why is she driving anyway? She's only 13!)

Lewiston, Idaho- Sal makes it to her mothers grave in time to say happy birthday

Top Ten Story Events

Salamanca’s mother (Sugar) leaves Sal and her father after having a still-born baby

Sal and her father move from Bybanks, Kentucky to Euclid, Ohio

Sal meets Phoebe who tells her that she thinks Margaret Cadaver is a murderer, she also meets Ben who likes her and attempts to kiss her

Someone anonymously starts leaving odd notes on Phoebe’s front porch such as: Don’t judge a man until you’ve walked two moons in his moccasins, Everyone has his own agenda, In the course of a lifetime what does it matter?, You can’t keep the birds of sadness from flying over your head but you can keep them from nesting in your hair, We never know the worth of water until the well is dry

A strange boy comes to Phoebe’s asking for Mrs. Winterbottom and Phoebe calls him a lunatic

Literary Techniques

“Her voice is like dead leaves blowing around on the ground” – simile

“She scares me half to death” – hyperbole

“Being a mother is like trying to hold a wolf by the ears” – simile

“Strong as an ox” – simile

“The air screamed ‘hurry, rush, hurry, rush’” – personification

“She looked as if a whole family of the birds of sadness had nested in her hair” – simile

“I could practically see the birds of sadness pecking at his head” – metaphor

“There was something about Phoebe that was like a magnet” – simile

“Gramps barreled through Wyoming like a horse afire” - simile