A literary adventure following the book " The Sign of the Beaver" written by Elizabeth George Spear
The Sign of the Beaver WebQuest Document
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Answer the following questions by using the WebQuest as your source for research:
- If you were alone in the wilderness of Maine, what are 3 edible plants would you eat?
- Describe a fiddlehead.
- What is the benefit of dandelion?
- What is the difference between a black bear and grizzly bear?
- What should you do if you see a bear and it has NOT noticed you?
- What should you do if you see a bear and it HAS noticed you?
- What would a bear do to warn you that you are too close?
- What should you do if a bear does attack?
- What was the most important crop for the first American colonists?
- Where did colonists get most of their meat?
- What were the ways that colonists obtained food?
- What was the most common utensil used by colonists when eating?
- What Native American helped teach early colonists how to grow corn?
- Watch the video about making a log cabin. Name 3 things that it takes to make the log cabin. What do you think is amazing about the construction of the cabin?
- What does Penobscot mean?
- The Penobscot Indians are native to which state?
- In the Penobscot language, what means “thank you”
- They made wampum. What is it and what did they use it for?
- How long were the Penobscot canoes?
- How long is the Penobscot River?
Matt has an important decision to make at the end of the story. After hearing how he decides, you are to pretend that you would have chosen differently than Matt. Write a different ending where Matt makes a different choice. Make sure that you use details from the website to support your response.