The Last Wolf: What is the lesson that the author wanted us to learn from this poem?
Answers Vary.
What does the word "ruin" mean?
something that is destroyed
a maze of buildings
to sniff or smell
to shine on and off
What does the word "soar" mean?
easy to be broken
to shake
to go up
to fly
The Last Wolf: What does the narrator say to the wolf at the end of the poem?
She tells the wolf that she understands that humans have destroyed the world.
Animal Wisdom: Which of the following was NOT the author's purpose?
To provide a message of hope
To show that we should protect the earth
To show that humans have caused ruin
To show that animals have feelings
The Last Wolf: What is the wolf a symbol of in this poem?
He is a symbol of nature and the world before people.
"The Last Wolf: Which is an example of onomatopoeia?
baying
muzzle
quiet
snuffle
What word means "a maze of buildings"?
highrise
wisdom
ascend
warren
The Last Wolf: Which of the following was NOT the author's purpose?
To show that we should protect the earth
To provide a message of hope
To show that humans have caused ruin
To show that animals have feelings
Animal Wisdom: What message do people share?
They realize that we should all spend more time enjoying life and admiring the beauty in small things.
What word means "knowledge"?
wisdom
What word means "easy to hurt/harm"?
vulnerable
insist
curiosity
perception
What word means "to go up"?
ascend
What does the word "fragil" mean?
a maze of buildings
to go up
easy to be broken
something is destroyed
What word means "to shine on and off"?
flicker
What word means "the long part of the nose and mouth of an animal"?
vulnerable
warren
muzzle
snuffle
What word means "to demand something"?
warren
quiver
insist
flicker
What does the word "snuffle" mean?
to sniff or smell
Animal Wisdom: What message does the eagle share?
The animals don't know how to laugh and enjoy life to avoid conflict.
What word means "tall building"?
wisdom
At the end of poem poems, what is the common theme they share?
The destruction (end) of humans and nature.
The distance/separation between humans and nature.
The need for humans and nature to take care of each other.
The differences between humans and nature.
Animal Wisdom: Which line is the best summary for what people felt was missing after their creation?
Taking time to explore
Defending the Earth
Fixing arguments
Seeing the beauty in nature
How are the themes different in each poem?
Answer Vary
What word means "a complaining cry"?
whine
What word means "to shake"?
quiver
Animal Wisdom: What are two types of figurative language in this poem? Explain your answer.
Answer Vary
Animal Wisdom: What message does the bear share?
The animals do not have a place to call home.
What word means "to want or have the desire to learn about something"?
curiosity
Animal Wisdom: What message does the turtle share?
The animals are too busy to enjoy life.
What does the word "baying" mean?
easy to hurt/harm
a long, howling sound
to sniff or smell
the long part of the nose and mouth of an animal
What is the difference in the way humans are shown in both poems?
Humans are controlling in AW and accepting in TLW
Humans destroy things AW and create things in TLW
Humans are struggling in AW and commanding in TLW
Humans are the solution in AW and the problem in TLW
What word means "the ability to understand something"?
perception
insist
vulnerable
muzzle
The Last Wolf: How does the author describe the setting in this poem?
She describes it as a ruined city that doesn't have any people