Alternative Literature Circle Lessons (for another book that
might be used)
Lesson #3
pages 45-59
Discussion Director:
1. Who was the one that could ease Samual's worries?
2. Why does Samual's family not have a lock on their door?
3. Who do you think the young boy is that is watching Stands
Straight through the cracks?
Passage Picker:
1. pg.50, next to last paragraph- What is the father trying to
tell Samual about the Indians by telling him this story?
2. pg.56, 2nd paragraph- Why did Stands Straight not want this
boy to be hurt? He looked at the boy through his eye stone and he
was supposed to be able to see into people's hearts through this stone,
what do you think he saw?
Word Wizard:
1. exasperation
2. thudding
Investigator:
1. Research some of the people mentioned in these chapters such
as: George Fox and Zebulon Hoxie, are they real people or made up
characters?
Travel Tracer:
1. Where have Samual and the Friendlys traveled to, where were
they before?
2. Where have the Indians been and where are they now?