Old Yeller | Teaching Setting, Symbolism and Objects

Object Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major objects in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Objects

Birdsong Creek - When Mama and Papa first came to settle, they camped here and the mockingbirds were singing and the bee myrtle was blooming.

Dog Run - The area between the two rooms of the log cabin that is covered by a roof. It is used to hang meat and keep it cool.

Drinking Water - This is a pothole of water formed by a running spring from a cleft in a rock by Travis's house.

Salt Licks - A collective term for the settlement area but more specifically it is a...
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