Who are the predators and the prey in the story?
Farmers= predators, Pheasants= prey
Which theme best fits the story?
Adults always make better decisions
Compassion can influence our choices
People should avoid bad weather
Rate the short story
any answer...
What realization seems to change the boys’ behaviour?
Any answer... as long as it fits
Why does Heynen create uncertainty about what the boys will do?
To build tension
To make the setting clearer
To introduce new characters
What is the main conflict in the story?
Decide how to respond to vulnerable pheasants
Boys vs. the storm
Farmers clubbing the pheasants
Boys vs. farmers
What do the boys finally do to the pheasants?
they steal them
they stare at them
they cover them with coats
they hit them
What natural event is the main setting of the story
A heatwave
A flash flood
An ice storm
An earthquake
What happens to the pheasants during the ice storm?
Their eyes freeze shut/ sat in roadside ditches/freezing in storm
Why do the farmers go outside during the storm?
To kill, “harvest” the vulnerable pheasants. / Move livestock in barns