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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________________________

How does the character act/behave?



What do other people feel/think about the character?



Who are the character's friends?



Who are the characters's family members?



How does the character look?


Where does the character live?



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 E R N E S S L E U
D P K E X H A U S T S F Y L E
P I P T H R O T T L E T Z Y J
S E R I E S E H B D A X E Y Q
Y Q B S T E E R I N G J D E C
C R I M S O N F C A Y X X W P

1. loosened
3. wreckage
5. bitterness
7. exhaust
9. steep
11. crimson
13. throttle
15. ancestors 		2. steering
4. dashboard
6. reluctantly
8. headset
10. series
12. rehearse
14. deliberately

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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