Where the Red Fern Grows

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Where the Red Fern Grows

• by Wilson Rawls

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Chapter 1

• Focus question
• The narrator doesnt yet reveal his name. What
  does he tell and show about himself?
• Vocabulary Words
• dormant adj. asleep inactive
• drastic adj. forceful violent

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Farming in the 1920s
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Chapter 2

• Focus question How do you picture Billy and his
  home?
• Vocabulary
• sparsely adv. thinly
• bay v. to bark with long, deep sounds

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Cherokee Nation in Oklahoma
The Cherokee Strip in Oklahoma
A Cherokee Chief
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Chapter 3

• Focus question How does Billy change during
  these two years?
• Vocabulary
• mull over v. to think about
• quaver v. to tremble to speak in trembling
  tones

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The Ozark Mountains
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Chapter 4

• Focus question Compare Billy to the
  townspeople.
• Vocabulary
• riffle n. shallow, choppy stretch of water
• wince v. to draw back suddenly

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Chapter 5

• Focus question What bonds are already being
  forged between Billy and the pups?
• Vocabulary
• gawk v. to stare rudely
• runt n. an animal smaller than the usual size

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Chapter 6

• Focus question Are you surprised by his
  parents reaction when Billy comes home with the
  puppies? Why or why not?
• Vocabulary
• query v. to ask
• hamper v. to hinder to prevent from acting

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Rural Life
A corncrib is a slatted enclosurefor storing
and drying ears of corn. The spaced slats let
air circulate and prevent rotting.
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Another example of a corncrib
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Chapter 7

• Focus question What do you learn about raccoons
  and raccoon hunting in this chapter?
• Vocabulary
• domain n. territory under the control of one
  ruler

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Raccoon Hunting
Dogs chase the raccoon by scent until it is
treed, which means that it is trapped in a
tree.
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The dogs then bark treed, and then the hunter
got the raccoon down by chopping the tree down or
scaring it out. It was considered
unsportsmanlike to kill a raccoon while it was
treed.
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Chapter 8

• Focus Question How does this chapter
  demonstrate Billys feelings for his dogs?
• Vocabulary
• gruff adj. deep, harsh, and hoarse
• limber adj. flexible bending easily
• lunge v. to make a sudden forward movement

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Chapter 9

• Focus Question Based on Billys actions, what
  three adjectives would you use to describe him?
• Vocabulary
• drone v. to make a dull, humming sound
• momentum n strength and speed with which
  something moves

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Chapter 10

• Focus Question What do you learn about the
  unusual qualities of Old Dan and Little Ann in
  this chapter?
• Vocabulary
• nonchalantly adv. Without showing emotion or
  care
• belligerent adj. fond of fighting

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Chapter 11

• Focus Question What do you discover about the
  importance of self-reliance?
• Vocabulary
• eddy n. a small whirlpool or current
• ventilate v. to provide an opening for the
  escape of air or gas

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Chapter 12

• Focus Question Compare Billy and the Pritchard
  boys.
• Vocabulary
• sidle v. to move sideways slowly

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Prohibition (1920 1933)
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Chapter 13

• Focus Question Are you surprised by the outcome
  of the ghost coon hunt? Why or why not?
• Vocabulary
• leer v. giving a sly, sidelong look

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Chapter 14

• Focus Question This chapter reveals the
  personalities of Billys mother, his youngest
  sister, and his grandmother. What is Billys
  relationship with each of them?
• Vocabulary
• jubilant adj. joyful
• gloat v. to show too much pride or satisfaction
  at succeeding

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Chapter 15

• Focus Question What do Grandpas actions tell
  about his character?
• Vocabulary
• monotonous adj. without changing

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Chapter 16

• Focus Question How do you predict the hunt will
  end? What makes you think so?
• Vocabulary
• flit v. to pass lightly and quickly
• falter v. to hesitate

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Chapter 17

• Focus Question Are the Colmans actions during
  the blizzard responsible or irresponsible?
  Explain your answer.
• Vocabulary
• sear v. to burn

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Chapter 18

• Focus Question What do you learn about love and
  loyalty from Billy, Grandpa, and the dogs?
• Vocabulary
• defiant adj. openly resisting
• haggard adj. looking worn from pain, tiredness
  or worry
• slaughter n. killing, murder
• squabble n. noisy disagreement

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Chapter 19

• Focus Question In what ways do Old Dan and
  Little Ann help Billy and his family?
• Vocabulary
• predatory adj. living by preying on other
  animals
• Berserk adj. carried away by wild fury
• Lithe adj. bending easily
• Scourge n. something that causes great trouble
• Entrails n. the inner parts of the body

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Chapter 20

• Focus Question How does Billy come to terms
  with the deaths of Old Dan and Little Ann?
• Vocabulary
• caress n. a gentle, tender touch

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Credit

• The questions and vocabulary presented on this
  slide were taken from
• NovelWorks Where the Red Fern Grows. Scott
  Foresman Literature, 1997.

Jessica Elliott, Sellers Middle School Garland
Independent School District