Interpretive Questions:
1.) Why does Eiseley tell Wolf that “there is something in us that we had both better try to forget”? (p. 173)
Eiseley tells Wolf that “there is something in us that we had both better try to forget” because they are both trying to forget their past, in general, they have to start over like nothing ever happened, "
2.) Why does Eiseley describe the past’s influence on Wolf as “shadows…whispering in his mind”? (p. 172)
Eiseley describes the past's influence on Wolf as "shadows...whispering in his mind" because they are still there, but they are trying to deny it and not remember it, "It's shadows were whispering in his mind" (Page 172).
3.) What is the “understanding” that leads Eiseley to back away from Wolf? (p. 172)
The "understanding" that leads Eiseley to back away from Wolf is mutual respect because he realizes that this is Wolf's territory and to back off and trust Wolf, "Slowly I drew back in understanding" (Page 172).
4.) Why does Eiseley imagine Wolf telling him, “Come back to the fire,…or you will be lost”? (p. 173)
Eiseley imagines Wolf telling him, “Come back to the fire,…or you will be lost” because he trusts the Wolf because it is the Wolf's territory and not himself, "“Come back to the fire,…or you will be lost” (Page 173).
5.) At the end of the essay, why does Eiseley put the bone back “high on a shelfin “his” cabinet?” (p. 173)
At the end of the essay, Eisely puts the bone back "high on a shelf in his cabinet" because then he can keep the bone in case the Wolf comes back he will have the bone, "Softly I picked up his bone—our boe, rather—and replaced it high on a shelf in my cabinet" (Page 173).
6.) At the end of the essay, why does Eiseley call the bison fossil “our bone”? (p. 173)
At the end of the essay, Eisely calls the bison fossil "our bone" because it is a memory and a symbol of their friendship, "Softly I picked up his bone—our boe, rather—and replaced it high on a shelf in my cabinet" (Page 173).
7.) Is Eiseley saying that people, as well as animals, are what we are “and cannot be otherwise because of the shadows”? (p. 172)
Eisely is saying that people, as well as animals, are what we are "and cannot be otherwise because of the shadows" because just because they had a special moment or memory that he's still an animal that can kill him, "I am what I am and cannot be otherwise because of the shadows" (Page 172).
8.) Why does Eiseley imagine Wolf telling him that “we are in another time, in the snow”? (p. 172)
Eisely imagines Wolf telling him that "we are in another time, in the snow" because they are not focusing on the past, they are focusing on the present, "We are in another time, in the snow" (Page 172).
9.) Why does Eiseley tell us that “even to me the shadows had whispered – to me, that scholar in his study”? (p. 173)
Eisely tells us that “even to me the shadows had whispered—to me, that scholar in his study” because they have something in common which is they both share animal instincts, "Even to me the shadows had whispered—to me, that scholar in his study” (Page 173).
10.) Why does Eiseley see Wolf as “civilized now” when he leads Eiseley back inside? (p. 173)
Eisely sees Wolf as "civilized now" when he leads Eisely back inside because he is loyal and he's realizing that he should trust Wolf and now Wolf is in charge now, "It was he who was civilized now" (Page 173).
Vocabulary in Context:
1.) Remote (p. 171)
Quote: "Atime comes when creatures whose destinies have crossed somewhere in the remote past are forced to appraise each other as though they were total strangers" (Page 171).
Definition (based on context/in your own words): the word remote means far away
Synonym: away, distant
Sentence (underline the vocabulary word): The desert seemed very remote from our current area.
2.) Appraise (p. 171)
Quote: "A time comes when creatures whose destinies have crossed somewhere in the remote past are forced to appraise each other as though they were total strangers" (Page 171).
Definition (based on context/in your own words): the word appraise means to identify
Synonym: estimate, discover
Sentence (underline the vocabulary word): I looked at her as if she had given him the wrong appraise.
3.) Debris (p. 171)
Quote: "I was working, actually, amidst the debris of a far greater winter" (Page 171).
Definition (based on context/in your own words): the meaning of debris is the particles left over
Synonym: remains, fragments
Sentence (underline the vocabulary word): I watched the debris as it fell out of the truck.
4.) Remnants (p. 171)
Quote: "No remnants of flesh attached to these relics" (Page 171).
Definition (based on context/in your own words): the word remnants means pieces
Synonym: scraps, traces
Sentence (underline the vocabulary word): The remnants of the room made me feel happy.
5.) Utterance (p. 172)
Quote: "There was nothing in that bone to taste, but ancient shapes were moving in his mind and determining his utterance" (Page 172).
Definition (based on context/in your own words): the word utterance means to express something
Synonym: reply, response
Sentence (underline the vocabulary word): His utterance mad me think deeper about the topic.
6.) Indifferently (p. 173)
Quote: "I spoke from the door indifferently" (Page 173).
Definition (based on context/in your own words): the word indifferently means not very well
Synonym: poorly, badly
Sentence (underline the vocabulary word): She indifferently built a roller coaster on Minecraft.
7.) Receded (p. 173)
Quote: "Instantly from his eyes that other visitant receded" (Page 173).
Definition (based on context/in your own words): the meaning of receded is to go away
Synonym: leave, retreat
Sentence (underline the vocabulary word): Shelly receded from the crime scene so she would not be seen.
Thinking Map:
Use textual evidence to show examples of when Eiseley acts similar to a wolf and when Eiseley acts different from a wolf. Include 5 examples and support with page numbers and opinion for each column.
1.) Why does Eiseley tell Wolf that “there is something in us that we had both better try to forget”? (p. 173)
Eiseley tells Wolf that “there is something in us that we had both better try to forget” because they are both trying to forget their past, in general, they have to start over like nothing ever happened, "
2.) Why does Eiseley describe the past’s influence on Wolf as “shadows…whispering in his mind”? (p. 172)
Eiseley describes the past's influence on Wolf as "shadows...whispering in his mind" because they are still there, but they are trying to deny it and not remember it, "It's shadows were whispering in his mind" (Page 172).
3.) What is the “understanding” that leads Eiseley to back away from Wolf? (p. 172)
The "understanding" that leads Eiseley to back away from Wolf is mutual respect because he realizes that this is Wolf's territory and to back off and trust Wolf, "Slowly I drew back in understanding" (Page 172).
4.) Why does Eiseley imagine Wolf telling him, “Come back to the fire,…or you will be lost”? (p. 173)
Eiseley imagines Wolf telling him, “Come back to the fire,…or you will be lost” because he trusts the Wolf because it is the Wolf's territory and not himself, "“Come back to the fire,…or you will be lost” (Page 173).
5.) At the end of the essay, why does Eiseley put the bone back “high on a shelfin “his” cabinet?” (p. 173)
At the end of the essay, Eisely puts the bone back "high on a shelf in his cabinet" because then he can keep the bone in case the Wolf comes back he will have the bone, "Softly I picked up his bone—our boe, rather—and replaced it high on a shelf in my cabinet" (Page 173).
6.) At the end of the essay, why does Eiseley call the bison fossil “our bone”? (p. 173)
At the end of the essay, Eisely calls the bison fossil "our bone" because it is a memory and a symbol of their friendship, "Softly I picked up his bone—our boe, rather—and replaced it high on a shelf in my cabinet" (Page 173).
7.) Is Eiseley saying that people, as well as animals, are what we are “and cannot be otherwise because of the shadows”? (p. 172)
Eisely is saying that people, as well as animals, are what we are "and cannot be otherwise because of the shadows" because just because they had a special moment or memory that he's still an animal that can kill him, "I am what I am and cannot be otherwise because of the shadows" (Page 172).
8.) Why does Eiseley imagine Wolf telling him that “we are in another time, in the snow”? (p. 172)
Eisely imagines Wolf telling him that "we are in another time, in the snow" because they are not focusing on the past, they are focusing on the present, "We are in another time, in the snow" (Page 172).
9.) Why does Eiseley tell us that “even to me the shadows had whispered – to me, that scholar in his study”? (p. 173)
Eisely tells us that “even to me the shadows had whispered—to me, that scholar in his study” because they have something in common which is they both share animal instincts, "Even to me the shadows had whispered—to me, that scholar in his study” (Page 173).
10.) Why does Eiseley see Wolf as “civilized now” when he leads Eiseley back inside? (p. 173)
Eisely sees Wolf as "civilized now" when he leads Eisely back inside because he is loyal and he's realizing that he should trust Wolf and now Wolf is in charge now, "It was he who was civilized now" (Page 173).
Vocabulary in Context:
1.) Remote (p. 171)
Quote: "Atime comes when creatures whose destinies have crossed somewhere in the remote past are forced to appraise each other as though they were total strangers" (Page 171).
Definition (based on context/in your own words): the word remote means far away
Synonym: away, distant
Sentence (underline the vocabulary word): The desert seemed very remote from our current area.
2.) Appraise (p. 171)
Quote: "A time comes when creatures whose destinies have crossed somewhere in the remote past are forced to appraise each other as though they were total strangers" (Page 171).
Definition (based on context/in your own words): the word appraise means to identify
Synonym: estimate, discover
Sentence (underline the vocabulary word): I looked at her as if she had given him the wrong appraise.
3.) Debris (p. 171)
Quote: "I was working, actually, amidst the debris of a far greater winter" (Page 171).
Definition (based on context/in your own words): the meaning of debris is the particles left over
Synonym: remains, fragments
Sentence (underline the vocabulary word): I watched the debris as it fell out of the truck.
4.) Remnants (p. 171)
Quote: "No remnants of flesh attached to these relics" (Page 171).
Definition (based on context/in your own words): the word remnants means pieces
Synonym: scraps, traces
Sentence (underline the vocabulary word): The remnants of the room made me feel happy.
5.) Utterance (p. 172)
Quote: "There was nothing in that bone to taste, but ancient shapes were moving in his mind and determining his utterance" (Page 172).
Definition (based on context/in your own words): the word utterance means to express something
Synonym: reply, response
Sentence (underline the vocabulary word): His utterance mad me think deeper about the topic.
6.) Indifferently (p. 173)
Quote: "I spoke from the door indifferently" (Page 173).
Definition (based on context/in your own words): the word indifferently means not very well
Synonym: poorly, badly
Sentence (underline the vocabulary word): She indifferently built a roller coaster on Minecraft.
7.) Receded (p. 173)
Quote: "Instantly from his eyes that other visitant receded" (Page 173).
Definition (based on context/in your own words): the meaning of receded is to go away
Synonym: leave, retreat
Sentence (underline the vocabulary word): Shelly receded from the crime scene so she would not be seen.
Thinking Map:
Use textual evidence to show examples of when Eiseley acts similar to a wolf and when Eiseley acts different from a wolf. Include 5 examples and support with page numbers and opinion for each column.
•Eiseley acts similar to a wolf when they both have animal instincts (Page 172-173).
•Eiseley acts similar to a wolf when they both care for each other and protect each other (Page 172-173). •Eiseley acts similar to a wolf because they share a bond with the bone (Page 173). •Eiseley acts similar to a wolf because they share a past (Page 171-174). •Eiseley acts similar to a wolf because they are both lost (Page 172-173). |
•Eiseley acts different from a wolf because one is an animal because one is a man (Page 171-174).
•Eiseley acts different from a wolf because he has animal instincts (Page 172-173). •Eiseley acts different from a wolf because they want the bone for different reasons (Page 172-173). •Eiseley acts different from a wolf because he remembers the past with Wolf better (Page 171-174). •Eiseley acts different from a wolf because Wolf is in charge now (Page 172-173). |