Sing Down the Moon by Scott O'Dell

Chapters 1 - 4

What doe we know about Bright Morning?  Where does she live?  Who are her friends?  What is she worried about?

Vocabulary:

displeased (14)

obediant (14)

briskly (18)

trot (25)

Chapters 5 - 8

Who do you think Bright Morning should trust, Nehana or Rosita?  Why?

Vocabulary:

hobble (28)

odor (31)

surly (35)

omen (39)

Chapterts 9 - 13

How was Tall Boy injured?  What does this mean for his standing in the tribe?

Vocabulary:

fiesta (44)

scorn (53)

ravine (57)

gaunt (62)

comely (66)

Chapters 14 - 17

Why do the Long Knives come to destroy the village?  How willthis affect the whole tribe?

Vocabulary:

secure (75)

coax (76)

crevice (81)

orchard (82)

trudge (87)

Chapters 18 - 21

What is life at the fort like for the Navajo?  How is it different from thier own village?

Vocabulary:

crone (91)

parcel (94)

quarrelsome (94)

idle (96)

lack (101)

Chapters 22 - Postscript

What do you think the author wanted people to learn from this novel?

Vocabulary:

beckon (111)

gnarled (119)

ewe (120)