BOOK ONE OF THE MISEWA SAGA

The BARREN

GROUNDS

Module Five

Chapters 20-25 - Rescue!

Comprehension

START HERE

Go Deeper

MORE TO EXPLORE

More Good Words - Cree language

Explore the stars:

Get Creative

The adventure continues

To your STORY MAP add the lake with the island, cabin, and canoe to your map. Add the man in a sixth colour circle starting at his cabin. Our four main character lines travel down to the cabin and then back up the mountain to the Sequoia tree. The man’s line should follow them there. At the tree, Ochek is shot with an arrow and is transformed into a constellation. How can you show this? Ochek’s line should stop here. Eli, Morgan, Arik, and the man continue to the ice bridge. The wolf arrives here too, but we’re not sure where he’s been. You can draw a dotted line to show where you think the wolf may have travelled, and then he and the man fall off the cliff at the ice bridge. Eli, Morgan, and Arik continue along towards the tree bridge, but stop sooner to chop down a tree and cross the river. From here, they head back to Misewa.

Journal

Writing prompt:

How do you think these themes (greed, identity, and culture) relate to real life? How has the relationship between Morgan and Eli changed compared to the beginning of the story?

NOW GO READ CHAPTERS 26, 27, and the EPILOGUE  THEN COME BACK TO EXPLORE MODULE 6

The Star map

OCHEK (Ursa Minor)

The Fisher, who sacrificed Some anthropologists believe the legend of Ochek dates back to a time of perpetual winter - the end of the last ice age, when the first people migrated to North America.

ATCHAKOS AHKOOP (The Star Blanket)

Seven stars that represent the wormhole that allows spirits to travel through different realities.

ATIMA ATCHAKOSUK (Little Dipper) The Dog Stars.

The Wolves held a meeting and it was decided that they would send two of their own to live with the people, who needed companionship and protection.

MIKINAHK (Cepheus) The Turtle.

NISKA (Cygnus) The Goose.

The stars mark the direction of the path of the migration of the summer birds.