The Sign of the Beaver

Unit Review Sheet

Facts and Definitions

Lesson 1: Background Information

• The settlers and the Native Americans fought over land in the United States.

Lesson 2: Alone

• Vocabulary words: notch, neglected, bellowing, abruptly, treaty, snare, contemptuous, savage

Lesson 3: A Stranger

• Natural remedies are ingredients in nature that are used to heal sickness and pain.
• A preposition is a word in a sentence that relates a noun or pronoun to another word in the sentence.

Lesson 4: A Treaty

• In a relationship, there is an interdependence of giving and taking between the two people involved.

Lesson 5: A Story

• Technological advances and progress make people's lives easier.

Lesson 6: The Beaver

• The beaver is a woodland animal that chews trees and builds dams to modify its environment.

Lesson 7: Real Life Learning

• Definitions of the following words: chagrined, placid, distress, grave, suspicion, kindling.

Lesson 8: The Bear

• Dancing and storytelling were important parts of Native American culture.
• Characters' words and actions have effects on other characters and events in the story.

Lesson 9: Attean's Past

• A stereotype is a belief about a large number of people based on limited knowledge or experience.

Lesson 10: Manitou

• Values are principles or beliefs that influence how a person lives.
• When authors use words to create pictures in our minds it is called imagery.

Lesson 11: A Choice

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Lesson 12: Persuasive Writing

• Persuasive writing is a type of writing in which the author is trying to convince the audience of something.

Lesson 13: The Return

• Setting is when and where the story takes place.
• Theme is the message or lesson the author wants to communicate with the reader.
• Characters are the people in the story.
• Plot is the series of major events that occurs in the story.
• Problem is the major obstacle or situation the main character is trying to overcome.
• Resolution is how the problem in the story is resolved or solved.

Final Project: The Sign of the Beaver Movie

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