Tuck
Everlasting
cora’s
Reading Response
Journal
Chapters 1-8
Prologue
Question:
My Answer: The purpose of the strangers trip is to meet
someone.
Question:
My Answer: In the month of august people acted sad, quiet and
motionless.
Chapters 1 and 2
Chapter 1 Question:
My Answer: No one goes in the wood because the fosters own
the woods.
Chapter 2 Question:
My Answer: Mae is so excited because she is going to see her
sons and she has not seen them in 10 years.
Chapters 3 and 4
Chapter 3 Question:
My Answer:winnie is frustrated because she wants to have
siblings and do whatever she wants.
Chapter 4 Question:
My Answer: The stranger asked ‘is this your house’?
Chapters 5 and 6
Chapter 5 Question:
My Answer: she decided not to run away because she did not
know where to go and she wanted to find the toad again.
Chapter 6 Question:
My Answer: Mae gave winnie the music box to calm winnie
down.
Chapters 7 and 8
Chapter 7 Question:
My Answer:The tree looked the same after 20 years it looked
like it was just carved.
Chapter 8 Question:
My Answer: Winnie dose not not believe the story because she
thought the story was a folktale and she doesn't bilevin folk
tales.
pg . 9 That mae tuck was so
happy to see her sons.
Mae tuck kept saying the
boys will be home tomorrow
.
Pg. 20 It think it is important
because it could be
“Did you hear that something good.
winifred” that's the elf
music I told you about.
Pg. 25 My thinking was that
the tough question was
And then her instinct if she should run or
was to run and, she stay.
was pleased to
discover.
Pg. 41 Right where you are. That this could affect
If you’d had a drink of it winnie a lot in the book
today you'd stay a little girl because she'd stay 10
forever. You'd never grow up forever.
, not ever.
Pg. 45 My thinking was again
and again because it
Nor did they notice that he keeps talking about
the stranger.
was following now, beside
the road far behind, his
mouth, above the thin,
gray beard, turned ever so
slightly toward a smile.
Pg.19-20 My thinking was again
and again because the
This young lady tells stranger asked this in
me you’ve lived here page 19-20.
for a long time, so i
thought you would
know everyone that
comes and goes
Summarize
Chapters 1-8
In chapters 1-8 of Tuck Everlasting, it describes how Winnie Foster meets the Tucks.
In chapter one Winnie lives in an overprotective house in the village of Treegap with
her parents and grandmother.Their house is on the edge of the woods they own but
never go into.in chapter two The Tucks are getting excited to see their sons whom
they have not seen in ten years. Mae is heading off to meet them, but they say that
she has to be careful not to be seen. She does not look in the mirror before she goes
because it says she has looked the same for the past 87 years. May takes along her
music box as she goes off to meet her sons.in chapter three Winnie has a
conversation with a toad. She talks about how hard her life is and she decides to run
away. In Chapter four That night Winnie heads out to her yard and meets a stranger
walking by who asks her about the woods and the people she knows in the area. He
tells her that he is looking for a family. Winnie’s grandmother comes out to tell Winnie
to go inside. Just then some music is heard in the woods. The grandmother says it is
the elf music she hasn’t heard in years. Winnie thinks it sounds like a music box and
the stranger is very interested in it.in chapter five winnie goes to explore the wood
and looks for the toad also she meets jesse. In chapter six winnie talks to the three
tucks. In chapter seven winnie doesn't believe the story. In chapter eight she hangs
out with the tucks and she sees the stranger again.
Chapters 9-17
Chapters 9 and 10
Chapter 9 Question:
My Answer: when they got home jumped into the
pond.
Chapter 10 Question:
My Answer: The tucks house was messy and not clean then the
the fosters house is clean and organized.
Chapters 11 and 12
Chapter 11 Question:
My Answer: The difference is that at the fosters the eat at a table
and at the tucks they eat at a parlor.
Chapter 12 Question:
My Answer: They were talking about the life cycle.
Chapters 13 and 14
Chapter 13 Question:
My Answer: The news that the stranger said to
Chapter 14 Question:
My Answer: Winnie doesn't know what to say.
Chapters 15-17
Chapter 15 Question:
My Answer: the fosters decided that they will not give the wood
to the stranger.
Chapter 16 Question:
My Answer: the reader learns that charley ville takes care of all
of the serious stuff
Chapter 17 Question:
My Answer: that things die even if you don't want it to.
Pg. 88 My thinking was that miles
was telling winnie Something
"People got to be of the words of the wiser.
meat-eaters sometimes,
though. It's The natural way.
And that means killing
things."
Pg. 72 My thinking was a
tough question
¨We could get because winnie did
married¨. Siad jesse not know what to say.
Pg. 75 My thinking was tough
question because the
So I want the wood stranger was asking a
and you want the question that was a
child. It's a simpel, hard decision.
clear-cut trade.
Pg. 84 My thinking was tough
question because that
I thought going to find them. I they should of went t
wanted to , heaven knows , find the horse.
but, winnie , how'd it have
been if i had?
Pg .86 It was important
because if winnie did
She slapped it and not remember this she
absently, thinking could of told everyone.
about what miles had
said if all mosquitoes
live forever and they
keep on having babies
it would be terrible. .
pg . 86 Winnie realized that it
is better off with no one
The tucks where right. It was Knowing about the
best if no one knows about spring
the spring .
Summarize
Chapters 9-17
In chapter 9-17, it describes winnies journey with the tuck´s.
In chapter nine Winnie and the tucks go to the tucks house. In
chapter ten she was comparing and exploring the tucks house to
her house. In chapter eleven they ate dinner and winnie realized
how differ rent it was. In chapter twelve Winnie and tuck were
talking about the life cycle. In chapter thirteen the stranger goes
to the fosters house. In chapter fourteen jesse asked winnie to
drink the water and get married.In chapter fifteen the stranger
talks and tries to make a deal with the fosters. In sixteen the
stranger goes to the constable to talk about how the tucks took
winnie but the constable did not care. In chapter seventeen miles
and winnie got in a boat to get breakfast .
Chapters 18-25
Chapters 18 and 19
Chapter 18 Question:
My Answer: they had flapjacks for breakfast
Chapter 19 Question:
My Answer: the strangers plan for the wod is going to sell the
spring water for a high price.
Chapters 20 and 21
Chapter 20 Question:
My Answer: if the stranger dies mae will not get locked up.
Chapter 21 Question:
My Answer: the stranger died.
Chapters 22 and 23
Chapter 22 Question:
My Answer: jesse gave winnie a bottle of water from the spring.
Chapter 23 Question:
My Answer: the weather was hard to bear because it was
summer and it was very hot.
Chapters 24 and 25
Chapter 24 Question:
My Answer: the music box symbolized that the tucks left left.
Chapter 25 Question :
My Answer: 2 weeks have gone by since that night.
Epilogue
What does the reader learn from the epilogue in this novel? Do
you think the epilogue was necessary?
The reader learned that if you want to do something do it now
because the Tucks waited to go back and see Winnie and when
they finally did she was gone. Yes, the Epilogue was necessary.
Pg.92 it was a rich and The stranger keeps
pleasant voice. The man in following winnie even
the yellow suit. after the fosters said
they were not giving
him their wood
Pg. 100 We would not expect
mae to do this
The stock of the because considering
shotgun smashed in to that she doesn't know
the back of his skull. the stranger very well
pg . 102 We would not expect
winnie to stand up for
They did not kidnap mae like that after she
me i came because i knows mae killed
wanted to someone.
Pg. 110 was mae weeping Winnie is wondering if
for the man in the yellow suit. mae feels bad for
In spite of her wish to spare killing the stranger.
the world , did she wish that
the man in the yellow suit
were alive again
Pg. 130 I think this keeps
happening because
The toad aperd out of the toad wants
the weeds. something
Pg. 132
She poured the presus I Am surprised That
water slowly and winnie did this
carefully on the toad. becAuse she wanted to
marry jesse.
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Some character traits
about winnie are she is a
nice advetouis and
sweet,optimistic, kind,
caring, unpopular, honest
and loving.
Some character traits about
jesse are he is
adventurous, kind, willing,
brave, thoughtful. He is 17
on the outside but he is
actually 104.
Some character traits
about mies are he is
sweet and smart caring
and wishes he could see
his kids again he is also
honest.
Some character traits about
angus are he is a wise man
and does not like that he
lives forever and he is tall.
Some character
traits about mae are
she is a caring and
loves people and
courageous and she
will risk her life for
someone else.
Some character traits about
the stranger are He is
demanding and if wants
something he will get it his
way. He was around 50
years old. And tall and
selfish.
Not overpreteve To over
protective
Love winnie.
Places: the fosters house and the tucks house
and the the wood
Time period:1880
Type:omniscient
How do you know? It explains how the
characters feel.
Type: individual vs self
Conflict: should winnie go in the wood
throughout the novel the tone was mostly
calm; however, at the climax it became more
passionate.
A wheel
When winnie and tuck where on the boat and
tuck was talking about the wheel of life.
Winnie sneaks off into the forest and
discovers a boy drinking from a small
stream. Then his family kidnaps her.
Winnie’s family controls her. They won’t The Man in the Yellow Suit tells
let her try anything risky to make a Winnie’s parents that if they don’t
difference in the world like she wants to. give him what he wants he won’t
tell them where their daughter is.
A girl names Winnie Foster lives with her
family by a wood they own that no one goes Miles dismantles the jail
into. At its center is a special fountain. cell window and helps
Mae escape. Winnie is
Winnie lives in a forest area that her there to provide support. If
family owns near the town of Treegap. It’s the constable hears their
in the past with wagons instead of cars. escape, they’re doomed!
Mae get so mad at The
Man in the Yellow Suit
that she hits him over
the head with the gun
and kills him.
The Tuck family continues to stay young while Winnie sees a dog wanting to The constable comes into
Winnie ages and dies. A fire burns down the woods attack the toad so she rescues the jail cell to find Winnie
and covers the secret forever. The toad lives forever him and pours the fountain has taken Mae’s place and
because of the water from Winnie. water on him. helped her escape.
Tuck
Everlasting
Booksnaps
Tuck Everlasting Page
Words My thinking was
of the mae taking to
wiser winnie was
words of the
Place your page image over wiser because if
this box so it is covered up! winnie drink the
water she would
of stayed a little
girl forever and
mae is warning
winnie about
that.
Tuck Everlasting Page
Tough My thinking wasWrite your thoughts here
question the stranger was
asking a
Place your page image over question that
this box so it is covered up! was hard to
answer and he
made up the
trade so he
could have the
wood.
Tuck Everlasting Page
Contrast and IWitritiesyocurothnoutgrhatsshetreand
contradiction contradiction
because you
Place your page image over wouldn't expect
this box so it is covered up! winnie to stand
up for the tucks
after she knew
she killed the
stranger.