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Meet Natalie BabbittCopyright © by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. [Natalie Babbitt] is an illustrator, not only Babbitt’s strong interest in drawing led with pen and brush, but also with words. her to major in art in college. While there, she met her husband. After marrying, —Kirsten Chapman, interview with the author, 1988 Babbitt focused on raising her three chil- dren. By the age of thirty, she still had not At a young age, Natalie Babbitt knew launched her career as an illustrator. At that she wanted to become an illustrator. time, the 1950s, few women looked for jobs Her mother, an artist, gave Natalie and her outside the home. Babbitt says, “Women my sister art lessons as children. Natalie spent age and older, having married at a different hours practicing her drawing, often using time, had to meet all the expectations of colored pencils. At age nine, she discovered society before we did anything.” the children’s classic Alice in Wonderland and fell in love with John Tenniel’s pen- In the mid-1960s, Babbitt decided she and-ink illustrations for the book. His art- would do what she had always wanted to do. work inspired her so that she decided she She gave her husband, a writer, the idea for also would be an illustrator of children’s a children’s book she wanted to illustrate. books. “I would draw funny, beautiful pic- He wrote the words, and she drew the pen- tures in pen and ink,” she explains. and-ink illustrations. The Forty-Ninth Magician was published in 1966. Babbitt says, however, that at this early stage of her life “I never thought about writ- With the encouragement of her husband ing.” Nevertheless, as a child, she loved the and her editor, Babbitt began to write her fairy tales her mother read aloud to her. own picture books. The Search for Delicious Babbit learned to read before she entered was published in 1969, and Kneeknock Rise school. These early experiences helped to was published in 1970. Both books combine lay the groundwork for her career as a writer elements of folklore, fairy tale, and myth. In of fantasy books for children. The Search for Delicious—which features a group of dwarfs, a mermaid, and a tree dweller—a 12-year-old boy must save his kingdom by discovering the correct defini- tion of the word delicious. In Kneeknock Rise, a boy investigates a town’s fear of a mythical creature that lives on top of a nearby moun- tain. Babbitt’s most popular book, however, is Tuck Everlasting, a blend of realism and fantasy, first published in 1975. Babbitt’s books have been praised for their wit, clear and poetic writing style, and themes that address thought-provoking questions about life and human nature. Babbitt says that she writes for children, but her award-winning books are enjoyed by readers of all ages. Tuck Everlasting Study Guide 9
Introducing the Novel For the wood was full of light . . . It was green Web. Both delicately balance the real and the Copyright © by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and amber and alive, quivering in splotches on imaginary. Babbitt’s skill as a storyteller the padded ground, fanning into sturdy stripes makes the unbelievable seem believable. between the tree trunks. . . . and here and there a fallen log, half rotted but soft with patches of The term fantasy includes many types of sweet green-velvet moss. fiction, from modern fairy tales to science fic- tion. A fantasy is a work that takes place in —Tuck Everlasting an unreal world or concerns unreal characters and events. A fantasy can feature knights andThis description of Treegap woods, part of the dragons, talking animals, or time travelers. Itsetting of Tuck Everlasting, shows Natalie can be set in the long-ago past or the distantBabbitt’s skill with words. As one expert on future. It includes works as different as Winniechildren’s literature has noted, “No one imi- the Pooh and Star Wars. What links these dif-tates Natalie Babbitt, because no one can.” ferent kinds of writing together is that they all focus on the imaginary. Tuck Everlasting is Babbitt’s best-lovednovel. At the beginning of the story, we meet Fantasies have their roots in folktales,Winnie Foster. Nearly eleven years old, legends, and myths. Folktales are traditionalWinnie has little experience with life beyond stories that convey the beliefs or customs of aher fenced front yard and yearns to spread her culture. Legends, part fact and part fiction, tellwings. Her life changes dramatically when about the great deeds of heroes. Myths areshe meets the odd Tuck family and discovers narratives that attempt to explain certaina secret they have kept for many years. events, such as the creation of the world orThrough her adventure with the Tucks, forces of nature. These forms of literature cameWinnie makes another, far more important, into being hundreds—even thousands—ofdiscovery—Winnie discovers herself. years ago. The stories were passed along bySuspenseful, funny, and touching, Tuck word-of-mouth for generations before beingEverlasting explores a serious question about written down.life and about how it should be lived. Many fantasy writers, such as Natalie The Tuck family in the novel shares some Babbitt, Jane Yolen, and Brian Jacques, aresimilarities with Babbitt’s real-life ancestors, fascinated by these early tales and borrowwho were early pioneers. In the late 1700s, from them in their own stories. For thatsome Babbitts journeyed from Connecticut to reason, when you read a fantasy, the plot,Ohio to settle. At that time, Ohio was covered characters, or theme may seem familiar. Aswith an immense forest where bears roamed Yolen points out:and Native Americans lived and hunted. Asmore and more settlers arrived, the forests were Stories lean on stories, art on art. Thiscleared to create farmland. Patches of woods familiarity with the treasure-house of ancientremained. Woods like these are the home of story is necessary for any true appreciation ofthe Tucks at the time Winnie meets them. today’s literature. Like Babbitt’s other novels, Tuck The main source of all fantasy stories,Everlasting is a fantasy, a type of fiction that however, is the human heart and mind. Likeusually includes fictional characters and the ancient, unnamed storytellers, fantasyimaginary settings. But unlike many of her writers today address our darkest fears andnovels, Tuck takes place in the everyday greatest hopes. They also stretch our imagina-world. As an “earthbound fantasy,” the novel tions by helping us dream and look at theis often compared to E. B. White’s Charlotte’s world in new and unusual ways. Speaking of10 Tuck Everlasting Study Guide
Copyright © by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. the importance of the imagination, fantasy Clinton, New York, a small town in the writer Paul Fenimore Cooper notes: foothills of the Adirondack Mountains, where Babbitt and her husband lived. The He who lacks imagination lives but half a life. Adirondack Mountains cover about 12,000 He has his experiences, he has his facts, he has square miles in northeastern New York. In his learning. But do any of these really live the mid-1800s, people began visiting the unless touched by the magic of the imagination? Adirondacks to enjoy the scenery, wildlife, and recreational activities. While many fantasies are designed to pro- vide an entertaining escape from the everyday Babbitt may have been inspired by Norse world, the richest fantasies offer insights about mythology when she created the woods of the real world. For example, Charlotte’s Web, Treegap. Though the Foster family owns the which features a talking spider and pig as well woods, Winnie has never entered them. In as a real-life little girl, helps us understand true Chapter 1 we learn that the woods have a friendship. Tuck Everlasting, which also has a huge ash tree at their center. young girl as the main character, offers insights on an even larger question. The best fantasies, In Norse myth—part of the traditional while inviting us to consider the impossible, at culture of Sweden, Norway, and Denmark— the same time have the ring of truth. a giant ash tree stands at the center of the world and supports the universe. At its base THE TIME AND PLACE are three holy wells. The tree, like the Norse gods, is immortal, but an evil mon- Babbitt gives clues that allow the reader to ster gnaws at its roots. While there are no figure out that the events of the novel take monsters in Tuck Everlasting, the ash tree in place in the 1880s. By providing details about the woods of Treegap, like the ash tree in Winnie’s high-button shoes and people’s use the myth, has water at its base. A small of wagons and horses rather than cars, Babbit spring bubbles up from underground. In the shows the time in which the events occur. novel, the spring plays a critical part in the novel’s plot and presents an important ques- The story takes place in the imaginary tion for readers. village of Treegap. Treegap is based on Did You Know? “pill of immortality.” Some Taoists also thought that people could approach immor- The idea of living forever has fascinated tality by following certain daily practices. humankind for centuries. In the 1300s, They believed that meditation, breathing medieval chemists tried to discover a liquid exercises, and diet could reverse the normal that could extend life forever. They called aging process by changing the body’s this magical drink the “elixir of life.” In internal chemistr y. China, followers of a religion called Taoism searched for a similar substance called the Tuck Everlasting Study Guide 11
Before You Read Copyright © by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Tuck Everlasting Prologue and Chapters 1–8FOCUS ACTIVITYIf you had the chance to stay young forever, would you take it? Why or why not?Think-Pair-ShareWith a partner, list possible advantages and disadvantages of never growing any older.Setting a PurposeRead to find out how a mysterious family stays young.BACKGROUNDThe Passage of TimeThe time of year is an important feature of the setting in Tuck Everlasting. The prologue, orintroduction, to the novel states that the month is August, and the first paragraph opens with astriking summer image. The author describes a Ferris wheel pausing in its turning, with the topseat hanging in the stillness. This image helps to set the mood, or atmosphere, of the particularAugust when the novel takes place. Notice that the author describes the first week of August as“motionless, and hot” and August as “the top of the year.” Her description suggests that the yearis at a turning point. The opening image also hints that the main character may be at a turningpoint in her life.VOCABULARY PREVIEWaxis [ak sis] n. straight line around which something rotatescontemplation [kon´təm pla¯ shən] n. process of thinking something throughdisheartened [dis hart ənd ] adj. discouragedimplore [im plor ] v. to begprimly [prim le¯ ] adv. stiffly; daintilyrecede [ri se¯ d ] v. to move backward; to withdrawrueful [ro¯¯o¯ fəl ] adj. sadventure [ven chər] n. bold or risky act12 Tuck Everlasting Study Guide
Name Date Class Active Reading Tuck Everlasting Prologue and Chapters 1–8 The Tucks have mixed feelings about living forever. Use the chart to note their attitudes about what has happened in their lives since they drank from the spring. In the second column, sum- marize in a few words their feelings about living forever. Character Comments Feeling About Living Forever Angus Wishes things would change Bored and sad MaeCopyright © by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Miles Jesse Tuck Everlasting Study Guide 13
Name Date Class Copyright © by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Responding Tuck Everlasting Prologue and Chapters 1–8Personal ResponseWhat do you think will happen next in the story? Why?Analyzing LiteratureRecall and Interpret 1. Briefly describe the Fosters’ house and yard. How do they reflect the Fosters’ personality? 2. What does Mr. Tuck dream? What does the dream suggest about Mr. Tuck’s attitude toward his life? 3. What thoughts does Winnie express to the toad? How does she feel about her life? How does the weather reflect her feelings? 4. What draws Winnie to the woods? What is Jesse Tuck doing when Winnie first sees him? What does she think of Jesse? 5. What secret do the Tucks share with Winnie? Why do they kidnap her? How does Winnie feel about the Tucks?14 Tuck Everlasting Study Guide
Copyright © by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Name Date Class Responding Tuck Everlasting Prologue and Chapters 1–8 Analyzing Literature (continued) Evaluate and Connect 6. Who overhears the Tucks’ secret? How do the actions of this character create suspense, or tension, in the plot? 7. Review your answer to the question in the Focus Activity. After reading about the Tucks, would you change your answer? Why? How might the Tucks answer the question? Literature and Writing The Story in a Nutshell In one written paragraph, sum up the part of the story you have read so far. Identify the main character in the novel and give some background about her. Where does she live? What seems to be troubling her? What action does she take that sets the story in motion? Extending Your Response Literature Groups Mae Tuck says that the spring is “a big, dangerous secret.” Do you agree? In your discussion, consider these related questions: What might happen if the secret was revealed to the public? How would people’s lives be changed for better or worse? How would society be affected? How might the planet be affected? After your discussion, take a vote to find out how many students think the spring should be kept secret. Learning for Life News reporters often have to separate fact from fiction. Imagine you are a reporter. You have heard a rumor about a mysterious family that never seems to age. Your editor wants you to find out if the rumor is true. What questions would you ask to try to get to the bottom of this story? Write at least two questions you would ask each major character in the story. Save your work for your portfolio. 15 Tuck Everlasting Study Guide
Before You Read Tuck Everlasting Chapters 9–20FOCUS ACTIVITYWhat changes in life do you look forward to as you think about growing older?DiscussWhat do you think your life will be like when you are a young adult? When you are older still?What joys and pains might come with each stage of life?Setting a PurposeRead to find out what Angus Tuck has to say to Winnie about living and growing.BACKGROUND Copyright © by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.Did You Know?The plot of a story is more than just a series of events, one after another. In any plot, one eventleads to another, following a pattern of cause and effect. Compare these two examples offered byE. M. Forster, the author of Aspects of the Novel, a book about how novels work: (1) “The kingdied and then the queen died.” (2) “The king died, and then the queen died of grief.” Only thesecond example, Forster notes, is a plot. In Tuck Everlasting, you can find similar examples of cause and effect in the plot. In the firstsection, Winnie hears strange music coming from the woods. This event leads her to enter thewoods because she is curious about the source of the music. Thinking about cause and effect canhelp you understand characters’ motives, or reasons for doing what they do. As you read Chapters9–20, notice how one event leads to another, and think about why each character behaves as heor she does.Branches of KnowledgeIn Chapter 19, the man in the yellow suit says that he studied philosophy and metaphysics to tryto find out if people can really live forever. Philosophy is a branch of knowledge, like science orhistory. The term comes from Greek words that mean “love of wisdom.” Philosophers apply thepowers of the mind to explore basic questions about human experience such as What is truth?How do we define goodness or beauty? What moral responsibilities do people have? What is theextent of the universe? How do we know what we know? Metaphysics is one branch of philoso-phy. Metaphysicians try to sort out appearance from reality. The question that Babbitt poses forreaders in her novel is a philosophical one. How would you phrase her question?VOCABULARY PREVIEW Tuck Everlasting Study Guideanguish [an wish] n. extreme pain or sorrowfragrant [fra¯ rənt] adj. sweet-smellinghelter-skelter [hel tər skel tər] adj. without order; messyimmense [i mens ] adj. very largemelancholy [mel ən kol´e¯ ] adj. depressedpickle [pik əl ] n. difficult situationrave [ra¯v] v. to talk wildlyteeming [te¯ m in ] adj. filled to overflowing16
Name Date Class Active Reading Tuck Everlasting Chapters 9–20 Winnie has mixed feelings about her experiences with the Tucks. Each of these feelings is an effect caused by a particular event. Use the chart to record her responses to the events that happen while she is with the Tucks. Event Winnie’s Response 1. The Tucks take Winnie home to meet Angus. feels happy to be welcomed Winnie eats supper with the 2. Tucks. 3. On the pond, Angus talks to Win- nie about the wheel of life. 4. Tuck and Mae talk to Winnie as she falls asleep.Copyright © by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Jesse suggests that Winnie drink 5. the springwater when she is 6. seventeen. 7. Miles takes Winnie fishing on the pond. Mae hits the stranger and the constable arrests her. Tuck Everlasting Study Guide 17
Name Date Class Copyright © by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Responding Tuck Everlasting Chapters 9–20Personal ResponseWhen Winnie goes fishing with Miles, she kills a mosquito but asks Miles to let thetrout go free. Why would she do that? Would you have done the same? Explain.Analyzing LiteratureRecall and Interpret 1. Compare and contrast the Tucks’ house and way of life with the Fosters’. Which does Winnie seem to prefer? Why? 2. When Mr. Tuck takes Winnie rowing, what does he talk about? How does he feel about living forever? How does Winnie respond to what he says? 3. Why does the man in the yellow suit go to the Fosters’ house? What do the con- stable’s remarks about the gallows seem to foreshadow, or predict, for the Tucks? 4. At the Tucks’ house, what plan does the man in the yellow suit announce? Why, do you think, does Mae Tuck hit him? How does this scene mark a turning point for Winnie?18 Tuck Everlasting Study Guide
Name Date Class Responding Tuck Everlasting Chapters 9–20 Analyzing Literature (continued) Evaluate and Connect 5. How does Winnie’s talk with Miles when they go fishing relate to her earlier talk with Angus? 6. What suggestion does Jesse make to Winnie? Does her interest in Jesse surprise you? Explain.Copyright © by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Literature and Writing Images 19 An image is something that you can perceive with one or more of the senses: sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch. Natalie Babbitt uses many images to enrich her writ- ing. Often these images compare two things. For example, she describes Mae Tuck as a “great potato of a woman.” Other images are vivid and colorful descriptions of things or events. Discuss Babbitt’s use of images in this section. In writing, describe two images that you find interesting, and explain why they appeal to you and what makes them effective. Extending Your Response Literature Groups Take turns reading aloud Chapter 12, in which Angus Tuck talks to Winnie about why living forever is a bad thing. Then, discuss the points Angus makes about living and dying. Did you find his points convincing? (Think back to the comments you made in the Focus Activity.) Could you identify with Winnie when she found it hard to accept the fact that she, too, will die? Do you think the wheel is a good sym- bol for life? Together, create a collage, poem, song, or dance to express your thoughts and feelings about the “wheel of life.” Learning for Life Winnie has trouble falling asleep at the Tucks because her mind is spinning. But gradually the gentle evening sounds replace her busy thoughts, and she begins to relax. Mental health experts have found that thinking about a peaceful and quiet setting can help people relax when they feel tense or preoccupied. Visualize a place that you find especially peaceful. On a separate sheet of paper, describe the different parts of the scene—sights, sounds, smells, sensations—and explain their soothing effect. Save your work for your portfolio. Tuck Everlasting Study Guide
Before You Read Copyright © by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Tuck Everlasting Chapters 21–26 and EpilogueFOCUS ACTIVITYWhat does it mean to grow up? Are there parts of growing up that are both “satisfying andlonely”?Share IdeasIn small groups, discuss how young people act differently from their elders.Setting a PurposeRead to find out how Winnie changes as a result of her experiences with the Tucks.BACKGROUNDDid You Know?Tuck Everlasting ends with an epilogue, which follows the final chapter. An epilogue is aconcluding statement or section added to a novel or play. Epilogues used to be very common inplays about 300 years ago. The epilogue was often a rhyming speech addressed to the audience byone of the actors. Today epilogues are not very common in either plays or novels. Usually theepilogue sums up the main action of the story. It may also provide information about what hap-pened later to one of the characters, as it does in Tuck Everlasting.A Real Fountain of Youth?In 1503 the explorer Juan Ponce de León was searching for new lands for Spain. Legend has it thatrumors about a miraculous spring led him to Florida. Native Americans told him of a magical watersource on an island called Bimini that could make old people young again. In 1513 Ponce de Leónwent looking for this island. He landed on the coast of Florida near the site of modern St. Augustine.There he continued to search for, but never found, the fabled “fountain of youth.”VOCABULARY PREVIEWaccomplice [a kom plis] n. assistant to a crimearc [ark] n. curved pathebb [eb] v. to decrease in force or levelimpulse [im puls ] n. sudden actindefinitely [in def ə nit le¯] adv. for an unlimited timeponderous [pon dər əs] adj. of great weightpry [pr¯ ] v. to pull by using a leverprofoundly [prə found le¯] adv. deeplysoothing [so¯¯o¯ thin ] adj. comforting20 Tuck Everlasting Study Guide
Name Date Class Active Reading Tuck Everlasting Chapters 21–26 and Epilogue In Chapters 22–24, the author uses descriptions of the weather to emphasize the dramatic events that occur as well as the dramatic inner changes in the main character. Use the chart to note how the weather changes along with the action. Weather Action hottest day of August so far Jesse tells Winnie about the plan to free Mae from jail; he Chapter 22 gives her a bottle of the springwater and reminds her to join him in the future.Copyright © by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Tuck Everlasting Study Guide 21
Name Date Class Copyright © by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Responding Tuck Everlasting Chapters 21–26 and EpiloguePersonal ResponseWinnie’s actions do make a difference in the world of the novel. Do you think theactions of one person can make a difference in the real world? Explain.Analyzing LiteratureRecall and Interpret 1. What plan does Miles have to free Mae from jail? How will Winnie help? What will happen if Mae is sent to the gallows? 2. Why does Winnie feel guilty about helping with the jail break? Why does she decide to help anyway? 3. What does Winnie do with the bottle of springwater Jesse gave her? What does this action suggest about what she believes? What does it hint about her future?22 Tuck Everlasting Study Guide
Name Date Class Responding Tuck Everlasting Chapters 21–26 and Epilogue Analyzing Literature (continued) Evaluate and Connect 4. In the epilogue, what parts of the description suggest the passage of time? What has happened to the woods and spring? Why does Tuck say “Good girl” when he sees Winnie’s gravestone? 5. Tuck moves a toad out of harm’s way as he and Mae leave Treegap. What do you make of this incident?Copyright © by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Literature and Writing Dear Tucks The Tucks never find out what happens to Winnie after they free Mae from jail. Take the role of Winnie, and write a letter to the Tucks about her thoughts and experiences. Would she explain how getting to know the Tucks changed her? Would she talk about what happened to her later in life? Would she have a special message for Jesse or another family member? Be sure to refer to her experiences in the novel, and use your ideas from the Focus Activity. Extending Your Response Literature Groups Using a computer at school, create a school “chat room” for discussing the novel. Create a file and give it a name like “TuckTalk.” Include a tag to identify your group. Use the file to post questions about anything that puzzles you as you read the last sec- tion of the novel. Each person reading the novel should type in at least three ques- tions. Each time you add a question, read the questions that others have asked. Find one or two that interest you and write a response. Before you launch your chat room, come up with a plan for organizing the questions and answers so they are easy to fol- low. Be sure to group all the answers to the same question together. Art Connection Assemble or draw a collection of objects for a “museum” of Tuck Everlasting. Choose objects that will remind people of the characters, symbols, plot, and themes of the novel. Display your drawings on a single piece of posterboard. Arrange three-dimensional objects together on a table. Include a clearly printed label to identify each object and explain its importance in the novel. Save your work for your portfolio. 23 Tuck Everlasting Study Guide
Name Date Class Responding Tuck EverlastingPersonal ResponseWhat did you discover or realize about yourself while reading the novel? Would youdo what Winnie did? Why or why not?Writing About the Novel Copyright © by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.What do you think Babbitt’s purpose was in writing Tuck Everlasting? What effect doyou think she wanted to have on her readers? Could she have used another form ofwriting to achieve this effect? Write your responses on a separate sheet of paper. Save your work for your portfolio. Tuck Everlasting Study Guide24
Copyright © by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Name Date Class Ecclesiastes 3:1–8 Before You Read Focus Question Recall a time when you felt restless, in a hurry to be older, or unhappy with an aspect of life. Why might it be important to appreciate each moment and each stage of your life? Background This selection is from the King James version of the Bible. These verses give readers an under- standing of Judeo-Christian beliefs about the delicate balance of human life on earth. Responding to the Reading 1. According to verse 1, for what are there proper seasons, or times? 2. What are two pairs of “times” mentioned in verses 2–8? How are the times in each pair related? 3. In your own words, what is the main message of this reading? What problems do you imagine might occur if people ignore this message? 4. Making Connections In Tuck Everlasting, the Tuck family goes to great lengths to keep peo- ple from finding the spring that gives eternal life on earth. In what way are their concerns about the spring supported or explained by these Bible verses? Learning for Life This reading explores the idea that there is a time in life for good things and a time in life for bad things. Write a journal entry about how this idea might help you or others to get through difficult times. How might this idea give people both strength and hope? Include at least one example from your life or the life of someone you know. Tuck Everlasting Study Guide 25
Name Date Class Copyright © by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Fable Merrill Moore The Weaver of Tomorrow Jane YolenBefore You ReadFocus QuestionWhat would be some advantages of knowing the future? Some disadvantages?BackgroundMerrill Moore (1903–1957) was a psychiatrist who wrote hundreds of fourteen-line rhymedpoems known as sonnets. His humorous sonnet “Fable” is about one person’s questions and con-cerns regarding death. Jane Yolen is a writer known for her ability to write new stories in thestyle of great fables, folktales, and fairy tales. In this original piece, a young woman learns morethan she ever expected to know about life and death.Responding to the Reading 1. In “Fable,” how does the speaker feel about the idea of dying? How do you know the speaker’s feelings? 2. Why might the speaker’s request to avoid death have “more harm in it than good”? What must the speaker learn to accept and why? 3. In “The Weaver of Tomorrow,” why must Vera be apprenticed to the weaver? 4. What does Vera learn from the weaver? How does she feel when she first gains this knowledge? 5. How does Vera feel when she takes the weaver’s place? What has she finally learned? 6. Making Connections In Tuck Everlasting, Winnie tells Tuck, “I don’t want to die.” Tuck responds, “But dying’s part of the wheel, right there next to being born.” How is Winnie like the speaker in “Fable” and Vera in “The Weaver of Tomorrow”? How is Tuck like the person who responds to the speaker in “Fable”? How is he like the old woman in “The Weaver of Tomorrow”?Creative WritingWork with a partner to create your own story or poem about death and the cycle of life. Yourwriting can be set in modern times or in the past. It should include at least one character—human, animal, or magical—learning about the end to life and finding a way to deal with thisknowledge. Try to think of an imaginative way to describe the cycle of life.26 Tuck Everlasting Study Guide
Copyright © by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Name Date Class The Water of Life The Brothers Grimm Before You Read Focus Question Why are loyalty and honesty important in the world? Give examples of loyalty and honesty that you have witnessed. Background Grimm’s Fairy Tales is a classic collection of folklore that includes more than 200 stories. Most of these stories were taken from oral sources—tales that were passed by word-of-mouth from person to person for generations. The collection was put together by German brothers Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm. It was first published in two volumes with the title Kinder- und Hausmärchen (“Children’s and Household Tales”) between 1812 and 1815. It was then revised and expanded several times between 1819 and 1857. The stories in this collection have universal appeal because they share basic truths about human nature and human desires. The selection you are about to read deals with magical water, loyalty, honesty and dishonesty, and problems caused by boastfulness and arrogance. Responding to the Reading 1. Why is the youngest brother the only one who is able to find the water of life? 2. How does the youngest brother show his loyalty to his brothers? What do the older brothers do that shows their selfishness and dishonesty? 3. When does the King realize the true nature of his youngest son? In what ways is the youngest son rewarded for his honesty and kind nature? 4. Making Connections What characters in Tuck Everlasting and “The Water of Life” would you identify as greedy and selfish? Support your answer with one fact about each character. Art Connection Create a mural that combines some of the important themes, characters, and events of Tuck Everlasting and “The Water of Life” in a creative way. Use color and striking images to show the adventures and learning experiences of characters in both tales. Tuck Everlasting Study Guide 27
Name Date Class Copyright © by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. The Circle Game Joni MitchellBefore You ReadFocus QuestionWhat is appealing to you about being older than you are now? What kinds of things are you in ahurry to do?BackgroundCanadian Joni Mitchell is a singer and songwriter. Since the 1960s, her songs have been recordedby dozens of artists. The song “The Circle Game” was written in 1966. The lyrics to this songdescribe the circle of life that we all experience.Responding to the Reading 1. What stages of life does this song include? 2. What kinds of circles does Mitchell talk about for each of the life stages? 3. What is the meaning of the lines “And they tell him, Take your time it won’t be long now / Till you drag your feet to slow the circles down”? 4. In your opinion, is the use of the carousel to represent the circle of life an effective symbol? Why or why not? 5. Making Connections Which of the characters from Tuck Everlasting could best relate to this song? Why? Why might other characters find it hard to relate to this song?Writing LyricsIn “The Circle Game,” the young man in the last verse is twenty years old. Add additionalverses about what the man discovers as he ages. You may wish to write about the experienceshe has had by the ages of thirty, sixty, and eighty or any other ages you choose. Be sure to repeatthe chorus throughout the verses you create.28 Tuck Everlasting Study Guide
Copyright © by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Name Date Class from Voyages and Discoveries of the Companions of Columbus Washington Irving Before You Read Focus Question What are some of the most exciting real-life adventure stories you have heard or read about? Why do you find them interesting? Background Juan Ponce de León was a Spanish explorer who traveled from Spain to the West at the time of Columbus. He is known as the conqueror of the Island of Boriquen (now Puerto Rico) in 1508 and the discoverer of Florida in 1513. In these two selections, Washington Irving—a nine- teenth-century American writer—tells of Ponce de León’s legendary quest for a fountain of youth. The explorer believes that finding this fountain will give him eternal youth and make him the greatest explorer who ever lived. Responding to the Reading 1. Why do stories of the fountain of youth appeal to Ponce de León? According to Irving, why would an explorer like Ponce de León believe such a fantastic story? 2. According to Irving, why was the explorer’s journey both successful and unsuccessful? 3. Making Connections Compare and contrast Ponce de León with the stranger who wants to sell the magic water in Tuck Everlasting. Are their reasons for seeking magic water similar? Is one person more sincere than the other? Explain. Writing a News Report Imagine that a fountain of youth is found in some remote area of the United States. Write a short news report that describes what the fountain looks like, how it was found, and how the public reacts to the fountain. Think about the following questions when writing your report: Why was the fountain found? Who has access to it? Will people and businesses treat the fountain with care and respect or with greed and irresponsibility? How will the fountain begin to affect society? Tuck Everlasting Study Guide 29
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Looking for ways to add rigor to your students' explorations of rich, complex literature? Students will be engaged as they analyze this beloved children's story about a family of immortals trying to keep their secret from the world. Tuck Everlasting: An Instructional Guide for Literature provides engaging activities that incorporate the following research-based literacy skills: close reading tasks; text-based vocabulary practice; cross-curricular activities; text-dependent questions; reader response writing prompts; leveled comprehension questions; story elements comprehension tasks; diverse and relevant assessments. Strengthen your students' literacy skills by implementing this high-interest resource in your classroom!
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