Tuck Everlasting By: Natalie Babbitt

1. Tuck EverlastingBy: Natalie Babbitt Chapter 1-9 REVIEW

2. I. Exposition • Characters • Winnie – 10 years old (main) • Tucks – Mae, Angus, Jesse, Miles (minor) • Foster’s – Winnie’s grandma, mother, and father (minor) • Man in the Yellow Suit – villain (minor) • Toad, horse, cat (minor)

3. Exposition continued….. • Setting • August • Treegap • 1800s

4. Exposition continued….. • Conflict / Problem • Winnie has found out about the magical spring water. Now the Tucks are faced with the task of continuing to protect the secret of the spring.

5. II. Rising Action • Tucks have looked the same for 87 years • “elf music” is heard from the wood • Winnie runs away and finds Jesse drinking from the spring • Tucks kidnap Winnie • Tucks tell Winnie their secret • Stranger hears the secret • Tucks take Winnie to their home

6. III. Symbolism • Circular objects (ferris wheel, sun, wheel, hubcap) = life cycle • Music box= calm, tranquility • Toad = friendship

7. IV. Vocabulary • Tranquil • Bovine • Grimace • Jaunty • ANALOGIES Tranquil: jaunty: colossal: __________

8. V. Sequential Order • Putting something in # order • Recall Chapter 7 events and put in sequential order. ___Angus shot himself and did not die ___Jesse ate poisonous toadstools ___Tucks drank from the spring ___Miles’ wife left him

9. VI. Context Clues • Using clues in the sentence and passage to figure out the meaning of the word • EXAMPLE “But you drank some,” Winnie reminded him. “Oh. Did you see that?” He looked at her anxiously. “Well me, I’ll drink anything. I mean, I’m used to it. It wouldn’t be good for you, though.” Ch. 5, p. 14 A.) nervously B.) lazily c.) sadly d.) quietly

10. VII. QUIZ • August 31, 2010 – TUESDAY • Questions • 5 multiple choice • 5 True / False • 5 Sequential Order • 5 Analogies • 1 short answer