Lesson Plan 5
SPARROW HAWK RED
by Ben Mikaelsen
activities by L. Stone
ATTRIBUTE WEB
An attribute web describes any character in a story. Pick any
character from the story Sparrow Hawk Red, and use this sheet as
a guide to fill in the spaces below.
Character's Name________________________
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How does the character act/behave?
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What do other people feel/think about the character?
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Who are the character's friends?
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Who are the characters's family members?
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How does the character look?
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Where does the character live?
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SPARROW HAWK RED
By Ben MikaelsenOn the lines below, write a word relating
to Sparrow Hawk Red beginning with that particular letter of the
alphabet. If you have trouble with some of the less common
letters (Q, X, Z), try to think of a word that has the letter
anywhere in it.
A____________________________________
B____________________________________
C____________________________________
D____________________________________
E____________________________________
F____________________________________
G____________________________________
H____________________________________
I____________________________________
J____________________________________
K____________________________________
L____________________________________
M____________________________________
N____________________________________
O____________________________________
P____________________________________
Q____________________________________
R____________________________________
S____________________________________
T____________________________________
U____________________________________
V____________________________________
W____________________________________
X____________________________________
Y____________________________________
Z____________________________________
SPARROW HAWK RED
Crossword Puzzle
ACROSS
3 to break up into parts or fragments
7 blunt or sudden rejection
10 like an evil omen; threatening
12 to grant or yield, as a right or privilege
DOWN
1 that which is handed down from the previous generations or
from the past
2 to make sore by friction or rubbing
4 to search, forage or gather with effort or difficulty
5 showing a lack of interest or enthusiasm
6 bed of stream; gully
8 to swell out
9 a feeling that something evil or bad is going to happen
11 scarcely adequate amounts, insufficient
WORDLIST
arroyo
billow
chafed
concede
disintegrate
foreboding
heritage
meager
nonchalant
ominous
rebuff
scrounge
SPARROW HAWK RED CHAPTER 3 VOCABULARY
| H |
V |
D |
G |
E |
M |
J |
W |
N |
R |
N |
J |
R |
D |
S |
| L |
E |
N |
D |
N |
P |
T |
R |
O |
E |
I |
U |
E |
E |
R |
| D |
O |
A |
P |
G |
R |
O |
E |
U |
H |
X |
X |
L |
L |
O |
| A |
B |
O |
D |
U |
X |
Q |
C |
E |
E |
H |
E |
U |
I |
T |
| S |
H |
V |
S |
S |
N |
A |
K |
F |
A |
A |
J |
C |
B |
S |
| H |
Q |
N |
O |
E |
E |
D |
A |
V |
R |
A |
A |
T |
E |
E |
| B |
J |
Q |
A |
Q |
N |
T |
G |
X |
S |
J |
S |
A |
R |
C |
| O |
K |
Z |
P |
C |
F |
E |
E |
U |
E |
W |
T |
N |
A |
N |
| A |
A |
T |
K |
J |
F |
E |
D |
B |
D |
E |
U |
T |
T |
A |
| R |
B |
B |
I |
T |
T |
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R |
N |
E |
S |
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L |
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U |
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K |
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A |
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T |
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| Y |
Q |
B |
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T |
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J |
D |
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C |
| C |
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M |
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A |
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W |
P |
| 1. loosened |
2. steering |
| 3. wreckage |
4. dashboard |
| 5. bitterness |
6. reluctantly |
| 7. exhaust |
8. headset |
| 9. steep |
10. series |
| 11. crimson |
12. rehearse |
| 13. throttle |
14. deliberately |
| 15. ancestors |
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ACTIVITIES ON THE MAP
l. On the map:
Label the state(s), country, and cities involved in this
story.
Try to figure out the route Ricky took to get to Mexico and
trace the route on the map.
2. Find pictures of the types of planes mentioned in
Sparrow Hawk Red.
Draw a picture.
List any interesting facts about that plane.
3. Think of possible titles for this story.
Design a new cover to go with the new title.
4. Find out about the form of money people in Mexico use,
and write about it.
5. Learn how to count in Spanish.
Make a poster showing Spanish/English versions of number
names.
Learn other Spanish phrases.
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