Dayton C. Mood Maven

                                          Mood Maven.    

In Touching Spirit Bear throughout the whole first section of the novel was mostly a negative mood setting, here are five quotes straight from the book to back up my reason as to why I believe it is a bad mood setting. 

1. " People gathering to watch me off. I guess people were glad I was leaving and banished". 

2.  " I'm not afraid of dying" stammered cole

3. "Step back or I will kill you" yelled Cole towards the bear.
5. " Was there even any need for me, was I worthless?"

4. " I hate this place I don't need this shelter" 

Tanner C. 9-2 Connector

Why Touching Spirit Bear Connects To Me

1. Peter is kinda like my brother.(except for the suicidal part) Every time I do something bad to him he tries to get payback by beating the living crap out of me.

2. My family always tries to forgive and to forget. Cole tries to do the same with Peter except sometimes it doesn't work out so smoothly.

3. Garvey and Edwin are kinda like coaches for Cole. They try to swing him into a good straight and narrow pass. This relates to me because I have coaches for sports who try to help me become better.

4. Circle Justice is like family. They sit around and argue about the problems we have in our lives. All of us can relate to this.

David kope. Question creator

      1. Why would Cole try to kill the spirit bear?

• He wanted to kill the spirit bear because he hated when people were not scared of him and the bear was showing no fear by standing right in front of Cole.

      2. Why wouldnt Cole grab something more than a knife?

• I think he just went to attack the spirit bear with a knife because he thinks that no one is stronger then him and he only needed a knife and not anything more.

       3. Why did Cole eat the Mouse?

• I think he was going to do anything to survive and he had to eat the mouse otherwise he would probably starve to death.

      4. Why would Cole throw the Spirit bear fur into the water?

• I think he threw the spirit bear fur into the water because he wanted a fresh start with no lies.

      5. Is Cole going to go back to the Island or will he go to jail?

• I think Cole will return to the Island and have another meeting with the spirit bear.      

Sean Connector

      Could you imagine being attacked by a 300 pound beast. That is what happen to Cole. Obviously I haven't been attacked by a bear and probably never will be. But I have seen a bear up close and it was very nerve racking. I don't understand why Cole ever thought that he could kill the bear, if I was him I would have stayed well clear of the bear. When I saw the bear my first reaction was to run away from it, luckily I was in a group of people so it was not as frightening. I think if I was going to fight a bear, I would want more dangerous weapons then a makeshift spear and a knife. Don't bring a knife to a bear fight.

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Tanner C. Illustrator 9-2

Touching The Spirit Bear.

In this picture a kid named Cole Matthews is banished on an island in southwest Alaska were he is approached by a Spirit Bear. Cole has anger management issues and has no love for nature or any of the animals in that are in it. So Cole decides to pull out a rusty dull dagger to try and kill the Spirit Bear. The Bear notices so it gets up on its two legs ready to attack Cole. Cole is then mauled by the bear having several scars on his back and front side of his body while the Spirit Bear does not have a single scratch mark.

This picture represents Cole's stupidity to the surroundings on the Island. He thinks that he is at the top of the food chain on the Island but he is not. Other animals on the Island also get hungry to. The background consists of trees, showing how dense the forest was on the island when you go away from the shore. 

  

Zach Question Creator

1. Why did he burn his shelter and supplies?

• Because he was angry at everything because of what happened to him.

2. Why is he not scared of the spirit bear?

• Because he thinks he's tough.

3. Why is Cole so angry?

• Because he was beaten as by his dad and was put on a remote island by himself for a year.

4. Was Cole always bad?

• I think so because he had a troubled childhood he was beaten and that's why he does the things he does.

5. What was Cole like as a kid?

• I think he may have been normal until he got a little older and started getting beaten.