Transcript Slide 1

What do you visualize?
Summary - Cracker is a
German shepherd trained
to work as an army dog
sniffing out bombs and
the enemy. Together, he
and his handler, Rick
Hanski, become the best
team in Vietnam. When
Rick is injured and returns
to the states, he tries to
locate Cracker.
Check out the video trailer
• Find out more about
the book – click on the
cover to hear more!
What do you visualize?
• Watch and listen as
your teacher reads a
short passage from the
novel Cracker.
• As she reads think
about:
– The image the author is
creating in your mind.
– What words help you to
get that visualization?
Cracker turned to the trail and
lifted her snout, pulling scents to
the back of her nose. She tilted
her head a bit more to capture a
particular scent. The wind gusted
and she stopped. There it was and
now it was strong. She raised the
hair on the back of her neck.
What do you visualize?
Now you try!
• The following paragraph was lifted from the
first page of the book. The story is told from
Cracker’s point of view. This was her life
before Vietnam.
• Read the paragraph and jot down what you
visualize. Be ready to share the text that
caused your visualization.
Cracker spotted a bird carcass lying in the alley.
She picked it up between the tips of her front
teeth and flipped it into the air, growling as it
sailed above her. When it plopped down, she
pushed it with her paw. She growled more and
then leaned the side of her head down on the
asphalt, staring right into its face. It might have
been dead for a week but who cared? She
would kill it again. That’s how powerful she
was. She hopped to her feet to attack it and
spotted a mouse! Alive! This was for real! She
took off.
Turn and Talk!
• What did you visualize?
• What words from the
paragraph helped you
to create the image in
your head?
• What role does your
background knowledge
play in your
visualization?