Name: ____________________________
English 9/Freeport High School
Date: _______
Period: ____
“St. Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised by Wolves”- Stage 2
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Do Now: Copy the following definitions from the Powerpoint.
Stage 2 Vocabulary
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locomote (v.) – ____________________________________________________________________________
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collaborative (adj.) –________________________________________________________________________
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eradication (n.) – removal or utter destruction
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instinct (n.) – an inborn pattern of activity or tendency to action common to a given biological species
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ecstatic (adj.) – ____________________________________________________________________________
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origins (n.) - _______________________________________________________________________________
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slouch (v.) –________________________________________________________________________________
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amble (v.) – ________________________________________________________________________________
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bipedal (adj.) – _____________________________________________________________________________
Vocabulary Matching Activity: Match the correct word to its correlating definition below.
Stage 2 Epigraph Masterful Reading Text-Based Question:
Use the epigraph below to answer the following questions in the Cornell note format:
1. Summarize the Stage 2 epigraph.
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Make a Prediction:
Based on solely on the epigraph, what do you think Stage 2 is going to be about? Write your
response in 5-7 complete sentences using transitions and textual references.
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Stage 2 Masterful Reading Questions- Answer each question using
textual evidence.
1. Why have the girls “never wanted to run away so badly”?
2. How would the girls “betray” their parents by “going back to
them”?
3. Choose one quote that shows Claudette’s internal conflict and
record it below.
4. Who is the “we” Claudette refers to in this excerpt?
5. How does Claudette feel about Mirabella’s behavior?
How do you know?
6. The Stage 2 epigraph suggests that the girls will
struggle to adapt to human culture. Prove this claim true
using one piece of evidence from the Stage 2 excerpt.
7. Why do you think Jeanette no longer responds to “GWARR!”?
8. Why does the narrator choose to stay “middle of the pack”?
According to Russell’s short story, success at St. Lucy’s means
_________ enough but not ___ much. The narrator states, “but
I’d seen what happened ____________________________
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that Claudette is aware of repercussions of wolf-like behavior at
St. Lucy’s.
9. How does the statement “I’d begun to snarl at my own
reflection as if it were strange” reveal Claudette’s character?
10. Claudette states, “The pack hated Jeanette, but we hated
Mirabella more.” Why does the pack hate Mirabella more at this
point in the story?
11. Why would failing be a “catastrophic bliss”?
*Vocabulary support: Catastrophic = disastrous
“Whatever will become of me?” is an example of a
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12. In the text, highlight the rhetorical question Claudette asks
that reveals her fear of being associated with Mirabella.
13. How do the events at the duck pond further develop
Claudette’s character?
According to the (G) ____________________,“St. Lucy’s
Home for Girls Raised by Wolves,” written by (A)
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that Claudette is learning to _ _ _ _ _ to the new culture. She
knows how to (Q) ____________________________________
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This shows that she is able to use her “new ________________”
(p. ____). __________(transition) these events demonstrate that
Claudette is willing to fight. According to ____ ______, she
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This shows that despite her _ _ _ _ _ _ to _ _ _ _ _ to the new
human culture, she still _____ aggressive and has characteristics
of her previous wolf culture. During the fight, she “snarled at
(Mirabella), pushing (her) ears back from (her) head” and bites
Mirabella’s shoulder. This shows _________________________
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After the fight, she stays at the lake for hours, “hunched
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In essence, Claudette’s description of her eyes as “yellow”
highlights the central _ _ _ _ that even though _____________
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Overall, Claudette is further ______________ through Russell’s
description of her behavior at the duck pond.
14. According to the slides the nuns show Claudette as
punishment, what happens to “former wolf-girls” who fail “to be
rehabilitated”?
15. Why do you think Claudette tells Mirabella to “Lick your own
wounds”?
*Consider: If you were Claudette, would you feel frustrated with
Mirabella or would you be compassionate?
Character Jigsaw Activity
Directions: Fill in the organizer below with textual evidence from Stage 1 and Stage 2 that describes the specific character.
Quotes that
Claudette
Jeanette
Mirabella
reveal…
Proof of
adjustment (or
lack thereof)
Girls’ response
to behavior
Nuns’ response
to behavior
Character
Traits
Stage 2 Quick Write
In Stage 2 Claudette shows signs of adapting human behavior. Using textual evidence, prove this to be true
using the Quick Write formula.
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