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Tobias WolffA modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Use these questions or activities to help gauge students’ familiarity with and spark their interest in the context of the work, giving them an entry point into the text itself.
Short Answer
What comes to mind when you hear the title “Hunters in the Snow”? What are the associations we have with the words “hunters” and “snow”? What images and connotations do they conjure? What might we expect from a work with this title?
Teaching Suggestion: The initial associations of the words “hunter” (e.g., predator/prey, nature, violence, food, gun, animals) and “snow” (cold, winter, white, unforgiving) offer a glimpse into what students might expect to encounter in the story; with guidance, these might segue to a larger discussion on symbolic meanings, figurative associations, and predictions at thematic possibilities. Information from these or similar resources can help students develop additional context on the topic.
Short Activity
Either draw or write about something mundane or even unsightly. Describe or depict this subject or scene in a realistic rather than idealized way; include imperfections, and try to capture it as accurately as possible, warts and all.
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