Good day and welcome to SkidChatter's blog. Our main objective is the discussion of selected literature. We begin with a discussion of the book, "The Trumpet of the Swan", by E.B. White. After this, a simple review or recommendation is greatly appreciated. A brief synopsis would be even better. Enjoy.
Please feel free to solicit book recommendations from your students and post them here. Give the URL to your classes and let the students peruse the book information offerred here.

Thank you.














Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Chapters 8-14: Characters

CHARACTERS
-Sam Beaver is eleven-year-old boy who lives in Montana with his parents in Bar Nothing Ranch. He enjoys reading about bird and writing in his journal. Sam is Louis right hand man.
-The Trumpeter Swans are Louis Parents'
Louis Father- (Cob) gives Louis a present
Female swan is a pen but in the book, she is called wife and Louis Mother- shows Louis that she cares about him and keep Cob is line.
-Louis is a swan who was born with a speech defects and is not able to communicate with his family because of his lack of voice. He learned to read and write in school to be able to communicate with his family, but failed. His family does not know how to read. Louis at this time in the chapters is 18 month old. Louis reading skills help him learn to play the trumpet.

SECONDARY CHARACTERS
Mr. and Mrs. Beaver- Sam's parents
Serna- a female swan who Louis is in love with.
Mr. Brickle- director of the camp Kookooskoos
Applegate Skinner - a boy at the camp who hates birds and is constantly being pick on by the campers because of his name.
Boatman- is the owner of Swan Boat in Boston, the capital of Massachusetts
Skunk- is an animal who was snooping around at the camp for food.

No comments:

Post a Comment

This is a family acceptable website. Please keep that in mind. Thanks.

About Me

My photo
La Vernia, Texas, United States
I am a single mom, of two pre-teens (1 boy/1 girl). I'm a university education major and substitute teacher. I enjoy an active life with my kids. We roller skate, hike, swim, watch movies, read, and play with our pets. We are collectively working to help save our wildlife and our planet. My kids are my world.

Followers