Shiloh
By: Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
By: Porter, Ben, and Zachary
Characters:
Shiloh
Marty
Judd
ma and dad
David
Dara Lynn
Becky
Doc Murphy
Settings
West Virginia
near Sistersvill
Mountains
Rural
Hill
Problem
Judd is treating Shiloh
badly. Marty doesn't have
enough money to keep
Shiloh
Plot Events A dog follows Marty
home and he names it
Shiloh because he
found it by the Shiloh school
house. His dad says
he has to give Shiloh
back to Judd Travers.
Judd was mean to Shiloh.
Shiloh runs away again and Marty hides him. Judd comes looking for him. Marty lies and says he has not seen him.
Solution
Marty works for Judd
to earn money to buy Shiloh.
Character traits and
Motavations
Judd is very mean.
Judd was treated bad
when he was a kid.
Compare and Contrast
Marty is poor and David is wealthy.
They both love Shiloh.
Cause and Effect
The cause is that
Marty didn't build
the fences high
enough. The effect is that
the German
Shepard jumped the
fence so Shiloh
got attacked.
Author's Purpose and Perspective
She wrote this story based on
a dog that she found. She
had strong feelings for it.