By: Sterling North

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Rascal

• By Sterling North

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Main idea

• Wowser, Sterling and Sterlings dad find Rascal.
• Rascal is a baby raccoon.
• Sterling's dad is always away on a business trip.
• Rascal loves corn and likes to eat pie with
  Sterling.
• Rascal is friends with a horse.
• Sterling decides it is time to let Rascal free .

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Theme

• Have fun while you can cause you never know when
  it is going to end.
• Example Sterling had a lot of fun with Rascal,
  but Sterling was sad when it was time to let him
  free.

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Events

• Sterling and his dad find a Raccoon. They name
  him Rascal.
• Rascal becomes friends with a horse.
• Sterling finds out that Rascal loves corn.
• Rascal and Sterling enter a pie eating contest.
• Rascal bit Slammys hand because he flicked
  Rascal.

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Setting

• The Trip
• When Rascal, Sterling, and his dad go on a two
  week trip they visit the lake. They go and see
  many streams. When they go fishing Rascal looks
  for crawdads and Sterling tries to catch fish.
  They also spot many lily pads.

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Characters

• Sterling is a tall kid with blonde hair and brown
  eyes He is very brave curious and sterling and
  his dad find Rascal and he is the one telling the
  story.
• Rascal is a small raccoon. He is very smart and
  is always into things. He has black fur around
  his eyes or a mask. Rascal is Sterlings pet.
• Aunt Lillian helped sterling when he was sick she
  is very loving. She is tall and is very smart.
  She has brown hair and blue eyes.

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Words I dont know.( continued)

• 1. Phosphorescent- Ahead lay some of the most
  productive walnut and hickory trees I have ever
  looted, a good swimming hole in a creek, and, in
  one bit of forest, a real curiosity- a
  phosphorescent stump which gleamed at night with
  a foxfire as luminescent as all the lightning
  bugs in the world ghostly and terrifying to all
  the boys who saw it for the first time.
• I think it means a bright stump. Correct-
  exhibiting
• 2. Prehensile- without a moment hesitation he
  waded in and began felling all the bottom, his
  sensitive prehensile fingers telling him all that
  he needed to know this minnow pond.
• I think it means small. Correct- adapted
  for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping
  around.
• 3. Epaulets-And upon a bank overlooking a bend
  in the big stream we found wild strawberries
  almost as bright as the red epaulets in the wings
  if the blackbirds.
• I think is means feathers. Correct-
  something that ornaments or protects the
  shoulder

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Words I don't know.

• Raucous-This raucous old bird who cawed and
  cussed in a crow like language, was arching his
  wings and strutting like a poolroom bully as
  Rascal pushed open the screen and trundled into
  the sunlight , his penny shining like newly
  minted gold
• I think it means ugly. Correct-
  disagreeably harsh or strident.
• Complacent-We rushed down stairs in out pajamas
  to find Theo standing on a chair, treed by a
  complacent little raccoon who sat on the floor
  below blinking up at this crazy human who was
  screeching like a fire siren.
• I think it means small. Correct- to please
  greatly.

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World War 2

• In 1939 the Germans invaded Poland without any
  warning.
• Many other countries helped in the war including
  Japan, Australia, Italians and Indians.
• This was the deadliest battle in history.
• During the war nearly 50 to 60 million people
  died.
• During the battle they had many air, land, and
  sea battles.

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Similes and Metaphors

• Rascal a pet raccoon
• Simile Rascal is like a puppy.
• Rascal is like a new born baby. Always curious
  about things.
• Metaphors Rascal is a small little raccoon.
• Rascal is very warm hearted.

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Compare and Contrast
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The End!