Elizabeth Stover, M.A.
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I'm an 18-year veteran elementary and middle school teacher. I have a bachelor's of science in psychology and master's degrees in Education Curriculum/Instruction and Educational Leadership. I'm the author of many education articles for online sources, as well as teacher resource books sold nationwide, and work as a curriculum author. I've been a presenter of staff development on multiple occasions and a teacher trainer and mentor.
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Answered a Question in Hatchet
Brian emerges from the plane wreckage on two occasions in the book Hatchet, once immediately after the crash and again when he goes in search of the survival pack. The question of what Brian pulls... -
Answered a Question in Hatchet
Brian must fly from New York to northern Canada to visit his father in the oil fields where he works. His divorced parents share visitation. Aboard a flight on a small plane, Brian quietly... -
Answered a Question in Hatchet
Brian makes many discoveries as he attempts to survive in the wilderness. These discoveries then become his set of survival skills. In chapter nine, for example, Brian accidentally discovers that... -
Answered a Question in To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird takes place in the 1930s in the rural, southern United States. Specifically, it takes place in Alabama. At this time in history, racial prejudices were extreme and condemned... -
Answered a Question in Poetry
Simply, rhythm is one of the devices authors of poetry utilize to create a poem. Poetry by definition, contains unique literary devices that combine words and phrases to result in a poem. Just as... -
Answered a Question in All Summer in a Day
All Summer in a Day has contrasting moods and tones that help the reader to experience the dark, gloomy day to day conditions on the planet Venus. It is on Venus that some children are living in... -
Answered a Question in To Kill a Mockingbird
Most obviously during his speech, Atticus makes a point to challenge the generally accepted beliefs of the majority of white people, including the jurors, during the 1930s that all blacks are... -
Answered a Question in Of Mice and Men
The main characters in the book Of Mice and Men are directly impacted by the U.S. government programs and reforms of the 1930s collectively known as the New Deal. These programs were meant to... -
Answered a Question in No More Dead Dogs
The most predominant theme in the book No More Dead Dogs could be identified as honesty or integrity because the main character is described as a person who is brutally honest. The theme of honesty... -
Answered a Question in Bridge to Terabithia
The Burkes, Leslie's parents in the novel, are the more involved of these two sets of rather self-absorbed parents in the novel Bridge to Terabithia. The Burkes are city people who have moved to... -
Answered a Question in Hatchet
The title of Paulsen's novel Hatchet, refers to an actual hatchet that Brian received as a gift from his mother. The hatchet comes to symbolize several things in the novel but it primarily... -
Answered a Question in The Witch of Blackbird Pond
The Witch of Blackbird Pond is a historical fiction novel told through the lens of prejudiced Colonial Puritan settlements in New England during the late 1600s. External conflict in the novel... -
Answered a Question in A Christmas Carol
The three ghosts appear in Ebenezer Scrooge's dreams, each revealing parts of Scrooge's past and character. The Ghost of Christmas Past takes Scrooge back in time. He reveals glimpses of Scrooge's... -
Answered a Question in To Kill a Mockingbird
One ongoing example of the theme of justice in To Kill a Mockingbird is the defense of Tom, a black man, by Atticus, a white lawyer. The judge purposely chose Atticus because he knew that... -
Answered a Question in To Kill a Mockingbird
On a particularly warm fall night, Jem and Scout are reading while laying on their cots on the back porch. Scout notices a roly-poly bug crawling around on the floor. She observes it for some time... -
Answered a Question in To Kill a Mockingbird
Aunt Alexandra and Atticus are at home, discussing the mob who confronted Atticus at the jail. Continuing to try and exert her influence on the way the children are raised, Alexandra is voicing her... -
Answered a Question in To Kill a Mockingbird
Scout is home in her bed and drifting off to sleep after having unknowingly dispersed the mob scene outside the jail. Her mind thinks over the preceding events at the jail. As she pictures Atticus... -
Answered a Question in To Kill a Mockingbird
Scout is using a form of the idiom, "Don't count your chickens before they are hatched." This idiom is most often used when one thinks that someone is unrealistically optimistic about a... -
Answered a Question in Bud, Not Buddy
In the story Bud, Not Buddy, Steady Eddie is one of the members of Mr. Herman E. Calloway's band. Steady Eddie is the saxophone player and quickly comes to Bud's defense as the band members tease... -
Answered a Question in Thank You, M'am
The following are three elements of the plot that contain a cause and effect relationship. These are stated as sentences beginning with the word because and ending with the effect that occurred. In... -
Answered a Question in Bud, Not Buddy
Bud has an entire book of rules and thoughts that he lives by. These rules are inserted throughout the story. One of the first things we learn about Bud is that his mother had a huge influence on... -
Answered a Question in Bud, Not Buddy
At first glance, Bud and Herman seem very different from one another, and in many ways they are. Herman is a distant, gruff and abrupt older, large man who appears mean. Bud is a small, young boy... -
Answered a Question in Bud, Not Buddy
As Bud gets to know the band members, they begin to bond as a family and invite him to join the band. Bud starts playing the recorder with the understanding that he will later learn to play other... -
Answered a Question in Bud, Not Buddy
The cultural setting of Bud, Not Buddy involves African Americans in the Midwestern United States during the Great Depression. This setting plays a large part in the plot. The time and place of the... -
Answered a Question in Bud, Not Buddy
In chapter four, Bud has been sent to live with a foster family. During his short time there, the Amos' son is particularly cruel to Bud. The son creates disruptive situations and then blames Bud... -
Answered a Question in Bud, Not Buddy
When Bud escaped the Amos' home, his main focus was simply getting away from the cruel, abusive family. He exacted a bit of revenge by creating a situation that would get the Amos' son in trouble,... -
Answered a Question in Bud, Not Buddy
Bud is streetwise and tough. He is insightful, creative and wise. Bud also has typical childhood fears. The depth of his character unfolds through many events in the story. The reader sees Bud's... -
Answered a Question in Bud, Not Buddy
Pullman porters and redcaps both work for the owners of a train. Both of these positions are customer service positions and have nothing to do with operating or driving the train. According to Bud,... -
Answered a Question in Bud, Not Buddy
Bud's parental situation is the overarching obstacle he faces throughout the novel. The other obstacles that come into his life are all connected to the fact that he had no father when his mother... -
Answered a Question in Bud, Not Buddy
The confusion of Bud's announcement that Mr. Calloway is his father leaves the band members somewhat shocked. The band decides to take Bud to breakfast at the Sweet Pea restaurant so that everyone... -
Answered a Question in Bud, Not Buddy
Many people help Bud on his way to try and find the man he believes is his father. Bugs, another orphan from the home, hears that Bud is on the run and finds him at the library. Bugs helps Bud to... -
Answered a Question in Bud, Not Buddy
The author wove several symbols and motifs throughout the story that help to connect elements and give the story deeper meaning. The constant reference to doors symbolizes the roadblocks that Bud... -
Answered a Question in Bud, Not Buddy
Several men played an important role in the novel "Bud, Not Buddy" as they interacted with the main character, Bud. The most important and prominent one was the man Bud believes is his father,... -
Answered a Question in Bud, Not Buddy
Steady Eddie himself gives Bud two gifts and is instrumental in giving him a third. Shortly after joining the group of musicians, Steady Eddie informs Bud of the rules for being in the band. He... -
Answered a Question in Bud, Not Buddy
Just as in many of the chapters of this novel, the central idea reflects one of Bud's many rules. His mother told him to always remember that when one door closes, another one opens. In this... -
Answered a Question in Bud, Not Buddy
The reader is led to believe that the band is successful because of many elements the author weaves into the plot. Right from the beginning of the story, the flyer Bud carries around is described... -
Answered a Question in Bud, Not Buddy
In chapter 4, Bud has been victimized by the Amos family with cruel treatment for some time. As an orphan, he has been taught to be grateful and passive at this new home so that the family will... -
Answered a Question in Bud, Not Buddy
One theme running through the novel is that of never giving up. This theme became Bud's mantra partly because of a saying his mother told him. The author writes that Bud's mother always said that... -
Answered a Question in The Sign of the Beaver
Matt attempted to harvest some honey from a beehive in a tree to supplement the provisions a bear ruined at the cabin. In doing so, he disturbed the hive and fell into the river, covered in bee... -
Answered a Question in The Sign of the Beaver
Though the only thing Attean is to give Matt in return for teaching him how to read is food, the two begin to spend time together in the wilderness, where Attean teaches Matt Indian ways of... -
Answered a Question in The Sign of the Beaver
As Matt and Attean moved on from the student and teacher roles forced on them by Attean's grandfather, a friendship formed. At first, they had to be together so that Attean would learn English from... -
Answered a Question in The Sign of the Beaver
There are two instances in The Sign of the Beaver when Matt is startled by Attean's very different appearance. One was a happy moment and the change was mostly physical. The other was not a... -
Answered a Question in The Sign of the Beaver
Prior to Chapter 19, when Matt attended a feast at the Indian village after helping Attean kill a bear, Attean's grandmother was not happy with his presence. Attean's grandmother hated the white... -
Answered a Question in The Sign of the Beaver
Matt played a key role in killing the bear that was the reason for the feast. As Matt and Attean walked through the wilderness, Matt carried a rabbit he had killed. When the bear charged them, Matt... -
Answered a Question in The Sign of the Beaver
First, in chapter six, Matt wanted to repay Saknis for his care and provisions while taking care of him. The problem he faced was he had nothing to give Saknis but a book that the Indians could not... -
Answered a Question in The Sign of the Beaver
Matt mistook Attean for a stranger the day he came to invite Matt to the feast at the village. Previously, Matt and Attean had been out hunting when Matt killed a rabbit. As they walked through the... -
Answered a Question in The Sign of the Beaver
As in most stories, there are minor problems and also the main conflicts of the story. The minor problems Matt faced in the cabin right away are worth mentioning before getting to the first major... -
Answered a Question in The Sign of the Beaver
Matt had just two books in the cabin with him. He and his father had moved to the wilderness to build a cabin for the family. There had not been room for anything more than the necessities and a... -
Answered a Question in The Sign of the Beaver
The first encounter Matt and Attean have occurs when Matt is injured attempting to retrieve honey from a beehive. Since Matt has fallen out of a tree, he is partially unaware of who has rescued him... -
Answered a Question in The Sign of the Beaver
In the beginning of the story, Matt and Attean are forced into a relationship when Attean's grandfather, Saknis, makes a deal with Matt. He is to teach Attean the English language in return for the...
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