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Download PDF. Student Preview. The Ravine. by Graham Salisbury. 2000. 7th Grade Lexile: 640. Font Size. Untitled by Seth Cottle is licensed under CC0. [1] When Vinny and three others dropped down into the ravine, 1. they entered a jungle thick with tangled trees and rumors of what might have happened to the dead boy’s body.
1 ravine (rә-vēn ´): a deep, narrow valley made by running water. 2 haole (hou´lē): in Hawaii, a white person or non-native Hawaiian. Short Story by Graham Salisbury As you read, save new words to myWordList. The Ravine 3
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- “The Ravine” Summary
- “The Ravine” Theme: Peer Pressure
- “The Ravine” Theme: Courage
- “The Ravine” Theme: Being Yourself
Vinny; his best friend, Joe-boy; Mo; and Starlene, all fifteen-years-old, descend the muddy trail into a ravine. A boy has recently disappeared and is presumed to have drowned there. Rescue divers searched for two days without finding him. Joe-Boy makes some joking comments about the dead boy. Vinny doesn’t want to be there, but no one else seems c...
Vinny is pressured by his peers to go to the ravine and then, to jump from the upper ledge. Vinny promised his mom he wouldn’t go to the ravine. Starlene and Joe-Boy pressured him to go anyway, asking if he let his mommy run his life and implying it didn’t matter if she found out. Vinny feels he has to go because “. . .they would have laughed him r...
There are two types of courage in the story. The most obvious one is the willingness to do something dangerous—jumping off the same spot where a boy was recently killed. This is what Vinny’s friends focus on. Starlene leads the way, jumping without showing any fear. Joe-Boy and Mo jump like men, which means in an unnecessarily risky way. Joe-Boy al...
Closely related to courage is the theme of being yourself. Vinny realizes he doesn’t have to be like everyone else. He can choose not to jump, and that’s fine. Up to that point, he was ignoring his real feelings. He didn’t want to go to the ravine and he definitely didn’t want to jump off the upper ledge. He only went so he would fit in with his fr...
The Ravine. By Graham Salisbury 2000. Graham Salisbury (b. 1944) is an American author. He was born in Pennsylvania but grew up in Hawaii, where the following story takes place. As you read, take notes on how Vinny is afected by the presumed death of the missing boy.
Sep 12, 2023 · Graham Salisbury’s “The Ravine” is a powerful short story that captures the emotional turbulence of adolescence. Through its well-crafted story elements and exploration of themes like resilience and the power of nature, this narrative resonates with readers of all ages.
May 31, 2021 · The citing textual evidence of “The Ravine Lesson Plan” consists of finding specific narrator descriptions, characters’ actions, and characters’ words. The character analysis includes identifying character motivation and tracing character development.
