Tuck Everlasting: Prologue & 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, summarize

in a few words their feelings about living forever.

Character / Comments character has made in book / Feeling about living forever
Angus
Mae
Miles
Jesse

Personal Response: After you have read this section, what do you think will happen next in the story? Why?

Analyzing Literature: Answer in complete sentences and put in BLUE

  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?

6. Who overhears the Tucks’ secret? How do the actions of this character create

suspense, or tension, in the plot?

Vocab to know:

axis[ak_sis] n. straight line around which something rotates

contemplation[kon´təmpla￣_shən] n. process of thinking something through

disheartened[dis ha_ rt_ənd ] adj. discouraged

implore[implo_ r_] v. to beg

primly[prim_l￣e] adv. stiffly; daintily

recede[ri se￣ d_] v. to move backward; to withdraw

rueful[ro￣￣o￣_fəl ] adj. sad

venture[ven_chər] n. bold or risky act

100 Years Timeline and Interview

Due: ______(complete two parts)

PART ONE (choose one option)

OPTION ONE: Using a piece of large white construction paper given in class, construct a time line of your life if you were to live 100 yearsabove the line. What would you like to accomplish? What are large milestones? Include at least 15 events in your life span. Include 10 original drawings. Divide your life into three divisions. They do not need to be of equal size. Create a metaphor/simile for your life span of 100 years and then how it relates to that division in your life.

Below the line, create a timeline for a person age 50 or older that you have interviewed. Include their milestones (15 events) and include 10 illustrations to accompany the timeline events. Ask the person how he or she would divide his or her life into three parts (does not have to be equal). Create a metaphor/simile with that person for his or her life and each division.

OPTION TWO: If you know how to use Prezi, you may use this to complete the above as an option. All items above must be in the presentation. There must be one presentation with both your timeline and the person you interview’s life.

PART TWO(must do)

Choose a person age 50 and above to interview. Record the interview using your tablet. You will ask and respond appropriately to a minimum of 10 questions on your chosen topic. On the day of the presentation, you will play back the interview for the class to watch.

Topics may include:

Technology during your life time, changes politics and laws in your lifetime, the changing roles of women and men, advancements in medicine/health, etc

Topic chosen: ______(to be approved by teacher) Teacher initials: ______

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Person I am interviewing: ______