Give A HOOT!

http://kidshealth.org/teen/school_jobs/bullying/bullies.html

http://www.isafe.org/

http://www.stopcyberbullying.org/

http://www.oakgrove.k12.mo.us/Teacher%20ready/Peterson/Bullying%20Facts%20&%20Suggestions.doc

• Theme #2:   Character Relationships

 Choose your character from this list and explain how they interacted with each other in the story.

Explain from your character's point of view, how he/she feels toward another individual.

How did their relationship change from the beginning to the end of the story? Be specific.      

     Roy and Mr. & Mr. Eberhardt

     Roy and Mullet Fingers 

      Beatrice and Roy

       Beatrice and Mullet Fingers

       Officer Delinko and Curly

http://childcare.about.com/od/volunteerism/tp/relations.htm

http://www.blurtit.com/q684218.html

http://in.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=1006052661289

http://paulpetersonlive.com/2007/07/09/the-top-five-characteristics-of-a-good-friendship/

http://www.thecutekid.com/parenting/good-bad-friendship-characteristics.php

• Theme #3:   Endangered Species

The symbol of environmental issues, the Burrowing Owl, could very well be used for issues of today. Investigate these three types of wildlife from the story to find:

• In what types of habitat they thrive?
• What they feed upon ?
• Are they endangered?
• Give a listing of at least ten interesting and appropriate facts of each.

1.  Burrowing Owls

      http://www.owlpages.com/owls.php?genus=Athene&species=cunicularia

      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burrowing_ owl  

      http://www.defenders.org/wildlife_and_habitat/wildlife/burrowing_owl.php 

      http://ecofloridamag.com/archived/burrowing_owls.htm

     2.  Cottonmouth Moccasins

     http://timberrattlesnake89.tripod.com/cottonmouth.html

     http://www.wf.net/~snake/moccasin.htm

     http://www.pestproducts.com/cottonmouths.htm

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agkistrodon_piscivorus

       3.  Floridian Alligators

      www.ecofloridamag.com/archived/alligators.htm

     http://myfwc.com/gators/faq/lwa.htm

     http://myfwc.com/gators/

      http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/uw230

• Theme #4:   Character Internal Conflict

  Internally you say to yourself, I should do this and then, you change your mind and say you shouldn't do whatever it is. Your character may have done the same in the story. Did your character act with his/her head versus his/her heart for the environmental situation with the burrowing owls? What led you to believe so?

  Trust

• Describe who your character trusted in the story. Did that trust changed in any way? Stronger? Weaker?

• Describe if your character broke a trust,and why he/she may have done so. Give an example from the story.

• If trust grew between your character and another, describe what occurred. How did trust make that character feel in the end?

  http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trust

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trust_(sociology)

  http://www.coping.org/growth/trust.htm

         Fibbing

• Have you ever heard of tell a "little white lie"? This is said to be a little story that isn't all true and it hurts no one. Is there really such a lie? Some of our characters were caught up in such experiences. 

• Explain a situation that your character may have been in to get caught in explaining a half-thuth or telling a story that was not all accurate.

          http://www.wordreference.com/definition/fibbing

          http://www.thefreedictionary.com/fibbed

          http://wikihow.com/Lie

Coercion

• Once you are comfortable with a definition of this, identify an experience when your character was coerced into doing something through peer pressure. Be specific.
• Identify a time when you may have been coerced into doing something that was making you feel uneasy about doing it. Explain what it was and how you dealt with it.

          http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coerciion

          http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/coercion

          http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictiionary/coerce

Revenge

• AHHH! Sweet revenge! Or is it really sweet? 
• What led your character to be labeled a bully? Be specific. Who did he bully? Why did he bully?
• Was your character being bullied? By whom? Why?
• Describe a situation  where your character was bullied and was able to give revenge. Describe how your character felt when the revenge event was completed. Was revenge sweet?
• Tell of a time when you were bullied and were able to get revenge on your bully.

            http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revenge

    Harmony

• Describe how your character developed a place in harmony with the environment.
• How did the events at the ground breaking ceremony change your character's life? Be specific.

http://shalomcommunitychurch.mi.us.mennonite.net/living%2520in%2520harmony-May%25206.html

        4. Project Time!

        Using the compiled information from this quest,

• Create a visual which will protray the personal character traits of your chosen HOOT character;
• Choose one  type of medium from the list; or,
• You may suggest a medium for approval from your teacher.

                      Poster, brochure, power point, role play, comic strip,

                     video, rap/song, illustrated booklet, or pop-up book.

                          See attachment #1 for criteria.

                    See attachment 2 for Rubric.