This short story relates events from a number of years and dates. Create a timeline for the events of the story. Note the gaps in time and imagine what events might have taken place then. Write an additional scene for the story that takes place during one of these gaps.

Watch one or more animal documentaries, either on television or on video. List at least three animal behaviors that you think are similar to behaviors exhibited by humans and explain why they are similar and where you have seen humans act this way. List at least three animal behaviors that you think are unlike human behaviors and explain why you think they are dissimilar. If you have a pet, you may use this as your subject instead of animals found in a documentary.

Using the library or the Internet, do research on...