"Sees Behind Trees"

Walnut is a Native American boy who cannot shoot an arrow because of his poor eyesight. He must be able to shoot an arrow to pass a tribal test which will earn him the name of a man. Walnut learns that he possess amazing senses other than sight that will help him pass the test.

Focus Skills- Narrative Elements: The narrative elements of a story include the plot, the setting, and the characters. The plot is a sequence of related events in a story. At the center of the plot is a conflict, or problem, that the main character must solve. The turning point determines how the problem will be solved. Strategies-Literary Forms: A genre is a literary form. Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry, and Drama are types of literary form. Each genre can be used for a different purpose - to entertain, persuade, inform, or teach a lesson. Sees Behind Trees is historical fiction because the setting is a real time and place in the past.

Vocabulary: quiver - a case for carrying arrows tread - the act, manner, or sound of walking moss - a tiny, delicate, flowerless, plant that grows in clumps on trees and rocks sternly - in a harsh or strict manner exaggerate - to make something appear greater than it really is compose - to settle down or become calm

Spelling - words with long a, e, i 1. stayed 11. believes 2. brain 12. tonight 3. thief 13. increased 4. meat 14. explained 5. flight 15. slightly 6. style 16. payment 7. delighted 17. brief 8. daily 18. tray 9. breathe 19. byte 10. meanwhile 20. raise Challenge words: 1. tight 2. type 3. remain 4. chief 5. pleaded

Think and Respond:

1. Why does Walnut's mother speak sternly to him when she tries to teach him to shoot? Why and how does her attitude change?

2. How does the author show you the way Walnut sees?

3. What important lesson does the weroance teach when she gives Walnut his new name?

4. Do you think you might judge people differently after reading this story? Explain.