BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN
WILD
Hushpuppy is an intrepid six year old girl who lives
with her father, Wink, in "Bathtub", a fictional bayou community on
an island surrounded by water .She takes care of some pets such as pigs,
chickens and dogs, some of them will become later in her food she says that the
children who don´t have any parents live in the forest and they eat grass. She
has to cook because she lives alone in a poor house, one day she causes a fire
and her house burns. At school her teacher has taught her that all animals are
flesh and all, including humans can be feast of others. Wink is a heavy
drinker, who verbally abuses her since his wife left him and teaches her to survive
by herself; he trains her for when the day comes that he can not protect her.
Hushpuppy's force is tested when Wink contracts a mysterious illness and a
storm flooded the community with the help of a nearby dam. In the rich
imagination of hushpuppy these events are connected to the melting of the
icebergs that free archaic beast, giant boar called "Aurochs" with
bull horns. Despite attempts to rescue the community from the government,
Hushpuppy, Wink, and other residents return to "Bathtub". With the
arrival of the Aurochs and the deteriorating health of his father, hushpuppy looks
for her lost mother.
ACTIVITY FOR 8THGRADE
A.
Answer these questions (complete answers):
1.
Where
does Hushpuppy live?
2.
Which
animals does she take care of?
3.
What
is the name of her father?
4.
How
old is Hushpuppy?
5.
How
do they call the beasts?
B.
Complete these sentences in Simple Present, use the verbs in
parenthesis:
1.
Wink
______sick. (To be).
2.
Huhpuppy
________for her lost mother. (Look).
3.
The
Aurochs _________ to Bathtub. (Arrive).
4.
She
_______ her own food. (Cook).
5.
They
_________to Bathtub. (Return).
C.
Write the above sentences in Present Continuos Tense.
D.
Study the vocabulary of the reading for next class.
ACTIVITY FOR 9THGRADE
A.
Answer these questions (Complete answers):
1.
How
is Hushpuppy?
2.
Who
does she live with?
3.
How
is Bathtub?
4.
How
is Wink?
5.
How
are the beasts?
B.
Complete these sentences in simple past tense, use the verbs in
parenthesis:
1.
She
________the stove with a blowtorch. (Ignite).
2.
The
Hushpuppy’s house _________fire. (Caught).
3.
Wink
______a heavy drinker. (To be).
4.
His
wife ________him. (Leave).
5.
Hushpuppy,
her father and other residents __________to Bathtub. (Return).
C.
Write the above sentences in Past Continuos Tense.
D.
Study the vocabulary of the reading for next class.
ACTIVITY FOR 10THGRADE
A.
Answer these questions (complete answers).
1.
Where
did Hushpuppy live?
2.
Which
animals did she take care of?
3.
What
was the name of her father?
4.
How
old was Hushpuppy?
5.
How
did they call the beasts?
6.
How
was Bathtub?
7.
How
was Wink?
8.
How
were the beasts?
9.
Who
abused her verbally?
10.
Why
did Hushpuppy look for her mother?
B.
Complete these sentences in Past progressive, use the verbs in
parenthesis:
1. Wink ______sick. (To be).
2. Huhpuppy ________for her lost
mother. (Look).
3. The Aurochs _________ to Bathtub.
(Arrive).
4. She _______ her own food. (Cook).
5. They _________to Bathtub. (Return).
C.
Write the above sentences in Present Perfect Tense.
D.
Study the vocabulary of the reading for next class.
ACTIVITY FOR
11TH GRADE
A.
Answer these questions (complete answers).
1. Where had Hushpuppy lived?
2. Which animals had she taken care of?
3. What was the name of her father?
4. How old was Hushpuppy?
5. How had they called the beasts?
6. How had Bathtub been?
7. How had Wink been?
8. How were the beasts?
9. Who had abused her verbally?
10. Why had Hushpuppy looked for her
mother?
B.
Complete these sentences in Past Perfect, use the verbs in parenthesis:
1. Wink ______sick. (To be).
2. Huhpuppy ________for her lost
mother. (Look).
3. The Aurochs _________ to Bathtub.
(Arrive).
4. She _______ her own food. (Cook).
5. They _________to Bathtub. (Return).
C.
Write the above sentences in Simple Future Tense.
D.
Study the vocabulary of the reading for next class.
