Rascal

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Rascal
By Sterling North
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Rascal and Sterling go through some interesting
experiences

• They go camping in the woods
• Sterling gets a visit from Theo
• Rascal causes trouble
• Watch a race
• Enter a pie eating contest
• Have a nice Thanksgiving

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Life is Full of Adventure

• I think there is a very good lesson learned
  from this story. The lesson is that bad things
  will always happen in life, but just around the
  corner there are good things waiting to happen.

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PLOT

• Wowser finds Rascal
• Theo thinks Sterling and her father should take
  care of themselves better
• A guy races their automobile against another guys
  horse
• The guy with horse (Donny Brooke) wins and the
  other guy falls into a pond
• When Sterling entered a pie eating contest Rascal
  makes a mess

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Sterling's House
Sterlings house is very messy according to
Theo. Sterling and his father do not pick up
after themselves. They leave out clothes, dishes,
and other unmentionables. They obviously need to
be a little bit more tidy. Their house is a
gigantic mess!
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Characters
THEO
STERLING
FATHER
Sterling is 11 years old and is always looking
for a way to explore. He has brown hair. He is
also Rascals (pet) owner.
Theo is sterlings sister who worries about her
father and little brother. She lives in the big
city of Chicago with her husband.
Sterling and Theos father is always gone away on
business which leaves sterling home alone. Father
does not think his house is dirty.
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New Words
Rascal nipped me for the first time. (Means to
tug at) Definition- to catch hold of and squeeze
tightly between two surfaces It meant new pencils
and composition books. (Referring to a Text
Book) Definition- an intellectual creation as a
a piece of writing especially We were tired and
damp, but replenished by two weeks among the
pines of our magnificent north country. (relax
and redeem yourself) Definition- to fill with
inspiration or power NOURISH I pedaled through
the throng. (a lot of people) Definition-a
crowding together of many persons During the
afternoon, my elation slowly subsided.
(self-esteem) Definition- the quality or state of
being
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World War I

• The war began in the August of 1914
• Deaths in the U.S. totaled to 116,516
• The power of Russia was taken by the Bolsheviks
• Four empires in Russia collapsed
• World War I was more expensive than any other
  war the U.S. fought in the past

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STERLING
Similes 1.) Sterling is like a
cat. 2.)
Sterling is like a snake. Metaphors
1.) Sterling is a dog.
2.) Sterling is a monster.
RASCAL Similes 1.)
Rascal is as playful as a cat.
2.) Rascal is like a squirrel.
Metaphors 1.) Rascal is a raccoon.
2.) Rascal is an
angel.
Similes and Metaphors
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Comparing and Contrasting