The People of Sparks

Activities for

13.  Taking Action
Part 2:  Travelers and Warriors
14.  What Torren Did

Audio Length Approximately -  27 minutes

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Vocabulary Words of the Day

dismay - the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles; shock; consternation; sadness; depression; apprehension

page 154  - Doon frowned. He thought of his father, looking with dismay last night at he scanty contents of his dinner parcel.

embark - To set out on a venture; proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers

page 158 - It was a risky journey she was embarking on.

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lope page 156

destined page 157

lurk page 158

impulsive page 163

distributed page 166

launch page 168

seized page 171

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Discussion

Page 152

He made his way into the woods, to a thicket of vines all woven together like thorny ropes. Little lumpy fruits, some red and some black, grew on these vines. Doon had already discovered that the red ones were hard and sour, but if left to ripen they turned black and sweet. He had been checking the vines regularly; each day there were more and more of the black ones. Today, he saw, there were more black berries than red. He began picking them. Some he ate right from the vine-they were sweet and juicy.

  • How would Doon know it was safe to eat this berry?
  • Why did he not tell the others in the Pioneer Hotel that he had found berries that he was watching and waiting for them to ripen?
  • Why did he show Tick the berries?
  • Why do you think Doon gave the berries he had picked to Tick?
  • Learn more about this fruit:

http://www.wholehealthmd.com/refshelf/foods_view/1,1523,142,00.html

 

 

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