Tuck Everlasting Notebook

50 Pages·2016·7.58 MB·English

Tuc k Eve r l a s t i ng
A Comple te Digital Notebook

Pro l o gue
Sentence Summary: The tone, setting, and characters are
beginning to be introduced to us.
Golden Sentence: “These are strange and breathless days,
the dog days, when people are led to do things, they are sure
to be sorry for af ter.” -Natalie Babbit
Questions I Have: 1. Why does Mae Tuck only see her kids
once every ten years? 2. Why is Winnie Foster running
away? 3. Who is the stranger?
Prediction I Have: I think Winnie will meet the Tuck family
when she runs away.
C ompre h e n s io n
Que s t io n s
What does the last sentence in the
Prologue mean?
Give me an example of imagery from
the story so far. (Something that
appeals to our senses.)
What is the tone so far?
What are the three things that took
place at the same time, and what is
at the center of it all?
Draw a mind map of the events so
far.
Vo c a b u l a r y
Balmy: warm, humid
we ather
Glaring: bright, blinding
Qui vers: shaking
Ch ap te r One
Sentence Summary: This chapter explains how the
wood was hidden and foreshadows important events.
Golden Sentence: “Nothing ever seems interesting
when it belongs to you – only when it doesn’t.”
Questions I Have: What is in the woods that people
could have done to make a disaster? How will Winnie
be involved?
Predictions I Have: I predict that Winnie will venture
into the forest. I predict she will meet the Tuck family.
C ompre h e n s io n
Que s t io n s
Share an example of
foreshadowing.
Explain why people did not go
through the wood.
Do you believe in owning land?
Describe the “feel” of the
cottage.
Share a simile you found in the
reading.
Vo c a b u l a r y
Tangent: straight line that touches
a cur ved surface at a point
Ambled: walked slowly
Tranquil: peaceful
Contemplation: deep thought
Infinite: everlasting
Veered: turned in another direction
Abruptly: quickly
Meager: small amount
Forlorn: sad, lonely, or missing
something or someone
Isolation: lef t all alone
Ch ap te r Two
Sentence Summar y: This chapter begins the myster y
with a conversation be t ween Mae and Tuck .
Golden Sentence: “What in the world could possibly
ever happen to me?” - Tuck
Questions I Have: What happened to the Tuck family?
Why is Tuck so melancholy?
Predictions I Have: I predict that Mae will come into
some kind of trouble when she goes to ge t the boys.
C ompre h e n s io n
Que s t io n s
How was Tuck characterized
through speech?
How was Mae characterized
through looks and actions?
What can you infer from their
conversation?
What are you still curious about?
Why do you think Tuck is so
melancholy?