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Authors often use detailed literary **description** to help the reader become involved in the story. Using your homework for today, explain to your group **what** you chose and **why** you chose this chunk of text.

Hi Couper Myers again from pd 1. I found a great description of Bill Squires and here it is: Bill Squires had been studying his chewing tobacco. Now he bit off a bite and tucked it into his cheek ."If you two side winders would quit arguing long enough to think, you'd be asking yourselves a question." They looked at him and Squires took his time. He got jaws to working on the tobacco and was enjoying the suspense. " Yes sir. If you two would stop to think, you'd ask yourselves what that Injun was doing out there in the rain." (Pg 37) Not only does this show thing of his features but it shows his attitude and what he is thinking about!

This is Evan McGregor from pd 3 and here is the chunk of text that i found... "That youngster is only seven years old, and he's up against a fix that no grown man would like to face. He's out in the wilderness with no grub, no weapon, that we know of, and he's got him a girl kid to care for. You say he knows how to get along, but this here is Injun country an' he's got him a horse any Injun would give his eye-teeth for."(pg 36) I think that this chunk of text describes Hardy very well because it is saying how brave he is. he is only 7 years old, too! But he will encounter many difficulties throughout the course of this book.

Dylan Claybaugh pd.5, In this piece of text,"He planned to set five snares, but by the time he found places to set two he was to cold and tired to set the others. Returning to their shelter, he lay down beside Betty Sue and huddled close to her."(pg.28) This chunk of text shows that Hardy is tough and hardworking. It also shows he tries his best even if he is tired.

Michael Dingess here from period 7, and this is the chunk of text I found. "Bill Squires had been studying his chewing tobacco. Now her bit off a bite and tucked it into his cheek. "If you two sidewinders would quit arguin' around long enough to think, you'd ask yourselves a question"..." (page 37) I chose this chunk because it explains Bill Squires better and shows that he is a man who wants to get straight to the point and get the job done.

Mrs. Quinn here -- I think you all chose interesting chunks of texts. My favorite, however, is the one about Bill Squires because it shows that his way of thinking as a tracker, a mountain man.