American society loves to love indians and thingsindian. How big is the worlds thickest totem pole and where is it. A book about mistakes, and anger, healing and forgiveness. Touching spirit bear touching spirit bear summary cole matthews is a teenage delinquent whos in big trouble for beating up a kid named peter driscal. All in all, this was an amazing read and i recommend it to all. This free graphic organizer is from my touching spirit bear novel teaching pack. During this time, he is confronted by a rare bear species, the spirit bear, in a way that transforms his perspective on his own life and on the world. Touching spirit bear timeline by delaney mosier on prezi. Hetaughtmetobegentleand thati,too,ampartof thecircle. Theres a long history of exploiting our ways of being. Goodreads members who liked touching spirit bear also liked. Because cole treated peter with respect towards the. Buy a cheap copy of touching spirit bear book by ben mikaelsen.
Learn touching spirit bear chapter 1 reading with free interactive flashcards. During his stay in the detention center he was asked to apply for circle justice. Touching spirit bear is another example of that exploitation. What are the conflicts in touching spirit bear enotes. After severely injuring peter driscal in an empty parking lot, mischiefmaker cole matthews is in major trouble. When i received my package in the mail i was exited to start reading. After i read this book i really just wanted to read more. Touching spirit bear is a book that will really tug at the heartstrings. Find books like touching spirit bear from the worlds largest community of readers. Touching spirit bear is a book about a very angry and abused fifteen year old who is facing a prison sentence for attacking and injuring a fellow ninethgrder. Choose from 500 different sets of touching spirit bear chapter 1 reading flashcards on quizlet. Spirit bear series, ben mikaelsen fanfiction archive fanfiction. Touching spirit bear summary and analysis of chapters 14, 15, and 16.
Hetaughtmeto be gentleand that i, too,ampart of the circle. Now, peter may have permanent brain damage and cole is in the biggest trouble of his life. Some of the main themes are to treat others with respect, you always have redemption for your mistakes, and that you cant change the circle of life. He has traveled with a parole officer named garvey from his home in minneapolis, minnesota, first to seattle then to ketchikan, alaska, before arriving at drake, alaska. All his life, he commits crimes because his dad beats him and his mother ignores him, making him feel unwanted and alone. Coles parole officer offers him an alternativecircle justice, an. After his anger erupts into violence, cole, in order to avoid going to prison, agrees to participate in a sentencing alternative based on the native american circle justice, and is sent to a remote alaskan island where an encounter with a huge spirit bear changes his life. In his napra nautilus awardwinning novel touching spirit bear, author ben mikaelson delivers a poignant comingofage story of a boy who must overcome the effects that violence has had on his life after severely injuring peter driscal in an empty parking lot, mischiefmaker cole matthews is.
When cole robs a hardware store, peter driscall, a classmate, reports him. Fifteenyearold cole is cocky, embittered, and eaten up by anger at his abusive parents. Cole matthews is a young boy who feels as though no one cares about him. This manipulative and violent young offender is given one more chance. Hes unrepentant and even though he is facing serious jail time, his kindly parole officer, a man named garvey, gets him into this native american justice program called. Touching spirit bear what is the plot of the book touching spirit bear. Deserted in the alaskan wilderness, cole matthews senses are heightened, especially his sense of sound. This isnt a real trailer for a movie, its for my school project. Touching spirit bear is a pretty simple book to follow in terms of writing style and vocabulary, but it does deal with some very heavy issues. In the first days of his banishment, cole is mauled by a mysterious white bear. This middle grade novel is an excellent choice for tween readers in grades 5 to 6, especially during homeschooling. This handout is a whole book, postreading activity.
Cole still had a lot of pain, and he had limited use of his right hand because of the bear attack. Timeline 1st peter turned cole in for breaking in to the school. Mikaelsons work has won many state youth literature awards, including the california young reader medal and wyomings indian paintbrush book award. When he writes about spirit bear in touching spirit bear, you get the distinct. Spirit bear series, ben mikaelsen fanfiction archive. Nov 26, 2015 the feather symbolizes respect and responsibility, no one must speak without it photo by grant macdonald. Copy of touching spirit bear chapter questions with answers. This book is dedicated to buffy, a sevenhundredpound black bear who has become my own spirit bear. As the novel begins, we are first introduced to cole matthews, a juvenile delinquent, who is on the way to an alaskan village to be subjected to circle justicea term we only later come to understand. Setting present day, minneapolis, minnesota and a remote isolated alaskan island. I baked it this morning, using the same ingredients on the table photo by werner kunz. Touching spirit bear 2001 red midnight 2002 tree girl 2004 ghost of spirit bear 2008 jungle of bones 2014 awards and honors.
Once on the island, cole, quite humbled is ready to follow the instructions of the men and. Touching spirit bear reads like an intelligent adult novel. The spirit bear approached cole with a slow lazy stride. The plot was amazing and the events were very interesting. The feather symbolizes respect and responsibility, no one must speak without it photo by grant macdonald. During this time, he is confronted by a rare bear species, the spirit bear, in a way that transforms his perspective on his own life and on the. But instead of jail time, cole is given another option. Touching spirit bear chapters 14, 15, and 16 summary and. Title of a book, article or other published item this will display to the public. Feb 28, 2001 troubled teen meets totemic catalyst in mikaelsens petey, 1998, etc. In his napra nautilus awardwinning novel touching spirit bear, author ben.
At age 15, cole has already been in and out of police stations, detention centers, and residential treatment centers, but now his violent temper has gotten him into really serious troublehes been arrested for smashing a classmates head to. Theme touching spirit bear book report there are many themes to this book. Whatever you do to the animals, you do to yourself. Troubled teen meets totemic catalyst in mikaelsens petey, 1998, etc. Dedication this book is dedicated to buffy, asevenhundredpound black bear who has become my own spirit bear. In his napra nautilus awardwinning novel touching spirit bear. Contents epigraph part one touching spirit bear chapter 1. He beats up one of his classmates, a boy named peter, and as a result of this beating, peter has permanent damage. This is a quiz based on you knowledge of the book touching spirit bear by ben mikaelsen. This gripping, graphic survival story from an awardwinning writer paints an unsparing picture of one violent teen and.
Top of the grassland touching spirit bear fanfic by queenofhearts44 garvey and edwin go out on a date to the spring grassland to spend time together while cole is away on the circle justice island. Touching spirit bear and millions of other books are available for instant access. The book, touching spirit bear, is about a 15yearold boy named cole living in minneapolis. Its a fun way to keep your child entertained and engaged while not in the. Copy of the watsons go to birmingham1963 character chart. Ben mikaelsen aptly displays such sounds in his novel, touching spirit bear. What follows is a tale of justice and redemption in the wilderness of an island. Student team literature standardized reading practice test. So while it should be a novel that most readers can get through, the thematic issueslike child abuse, violence, and mortalitymight not. Garvey says its pronounced like a towel without the l. Touching spirit bear book report by tyler miller on prezi.
Dedication thisbookisdedicatedtobuffy, asevenhundredpoundblackbearwho hasbecomemyownspiritbear. Theres a book in with the supplies to study if you want to. Such is the setting for ben mikaelsens novel, touching spirit bear. The main guy is a boy who has anger issues and ends up beating a friend severely. This is for the book touching spirit bear by ben mikaelsen. He taught me to be gentle and that i, too, am part of the circle. So while it should be a novel that most readers can get through, the thematic issueslike child abuse, violence, and mortalitymight not be appropriate for young or sensitive readers. Imagine the alaskan wilderness, the animals, the fresh air that waves in from the oceans movements. In touching spirit bear, cole matthews is an angry, outofcontrol minneapolis teen, the son of wealthy, abusive alcoholic parents, convicted of viciously beating a classmate. At fifteen, cole matthews has been fighting and stealing for years. Cole matthews is a teenage delinquent whos in big trouble for beating up a kid named peter driscal. The boy is mauled and then healed by the touch of the spirit bear who is perhaps a reflection of the world spirit or god. In the rear of the skiff sat edwin, a quiet, potbellied tlingit elder who had helped arrange coles.
Cole is always angry, at his parents, at other people, and about how much he hates his life. Entitled the fourth character, it helps students organize story facts that show how the island where cole was banished took on the role of a fourth main character. While waiting for the courts decision cole, the boy, was kept in a detention center. The boy is mauled and then healed by the touch of the spirit bear who is perhaps a reflection of the worldspirit or god. See more ideas about touching spirit bear, spirit bear and spirit. Touching spirit bear chapter 1 cole matthews knelt defiantly in the bow of the aluminum chapter 2 the heavy load of supplies caused the skiff to wallow chapter 3 cole stared sullenly into the fire, then let his gaze chapter 4 by the time cole paused to catch his breath, he chapter 5 once clear of the bay, cole swam even harder. This is about approximately 3 minutes and 20 seconds. Scholastic education trade publishing international about scholastic customer service contact us. Touching spirit bear is a novel by ben mikaelsen in which cole matthews must fend for himself on an island for one year as penance for assaulting a boy named peter.
Hes unrepentant and even though he is facing serious jail time, his kindly parole officer, a man named garvey, gets him into this native american justice program called circle justice. Student team literature standardized reading practice test touching spirit bear harper trophy, 2001 directions choose the word that means the same, or about the same, as the underlined word. Ben mikaelsons book touching spirit bear was truly magnificent. Golden spur, juvenile fiction, rescue josh mcguire. Touching spirit bear book by ben mikaelsen thriftbooks. Sample a another word for diminished is a increased b decreased c expanded d diverted 1. Touching spirit bear summary at the beginning of the novel, cole matthews, a fifteenyearold juvenile delinquent from minneapolis, minnesota, arrives on a barren island near the city of drake in southeastern alaska in handcuffs.
Touching spirit bear lesson plans will help you with any book or any question. Touching spirit bear, published in 2001, is an account of a young boys experience with violence, forgiveness, and nature as he is banished to a remote alaskan island as punishment for a violent crime. In his napra nautilus awardwinning novel touching spirit bear, author ben mikaelson delivers a poignant coming of age story of a boy who must overcome the effects that violence has had on his life. This chapter begins part two of the novel, and it is set six months after the date that the medivac plane took cole to a hospital. Jun 07, 2010 this isnt a real trailer for a movie, its for my school project. Seeking vengeance, cole smashes peters head onto the sidewalk. After repeated skirmishes with the law, he finally faces jail time when he viciously beats a classmate. Chapter one opens with cole matthews seated in a skiff that is headed toward an island off the mainland of southeast alaska. The punishment for smashing peter driscals skull into the sidewalk his most recent crime is harsh. Our summaries and analyses are written by experts, and your questions are answered by real teachers. Soon cole finds himself on a remote alaskan island in tlingit territory, banished for a year, overseen by. Cole matthews main character cole matthews, a 15 yearold boy, beats up peter driscal after peter informs police that cole had robbed a hardware store and then trashed it.