The Haymeadow
Gary Paulson
Genre
The genre of The Haymeadow is realistic fiction.
I know this because it does not have historic events in it and this could happen in real life.
Personial Connection
Inferences
Text Evidence- "But at last they were back at the wagon and it was time for his father to leave and just then, just at that moment John did not want his father to leave."
Backround Knowledge-I know that John was not very fond of his father at the beginning of the book.
Inference-I infer that Johns father telling him about his past and that he came to visit changed Johns feelings about his father. Pg. 193
Text Evidence-"I'll go crazy he thought. Nuts. I don't even know what to do."
Backround Knowledge-I know that John has to be alone for three months very far away from his home with 6,000 sheep.
Inference-I infer that John is very nervous and does not want to go to the haymeadow Pg.24
Character Traits
Curious-John is always wanting to know about his mother and grandfather. "He wondered what it would be like if he had lived then."
Brave/Responsible-He left his wagon when he didn't know what the noise was. "He had no idea what it was when he heard the noise and rolled out of the bunk."
Caring/Kind-He pulled his injured dog far back to the cabin. "and it took him the better of two hours to pull peg on his shirt back to the wagon.
Plot Diagram
Vocabulary
Tongue
A tongue is a piece of equipment used by equestrians to prevent the horses tongue being over bit.-noun pg. 34
Example sentence-"He latched the tongue close to the horses jaw."
Mare
An adult female of the horse or related animal (like a zebra or donkey).-noun pg. 34
Example sentence- "The tall mare galloped ahead them."
Gelding
A castrated animal: a castrated male horse-noun pg. 34
Example sentence-"The gelding forcefully pulled the wagon along the trail."
Summary
Nonfiction Research
Cattle Drives
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