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1: The Island of Aruba
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2: For Teachers
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Story Synopsis
The Cay is the story of Phillip, a boy living on the island of Curacao off the island of Venezuela during World War II. He and his mother are trying to escape the war and head back to their home in Virginia.
The ship on which they are traveling sinks. Phillip survives the boat wreck only to be trapped on an island with a black man named Timothy and a cat named Stew. The accident leaves Phillip blind. Not only does he have to learn adjust to his blindness, but he must learn to survive on the barren island in the Caribbean Sea.
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The YELLOW pushpins provide background information.
The PINK pushpins are links to chronological events in the book.
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3: Common Core Language Arts Standards
1. Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
2. Determine a theme or central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments.
3. Describe how a particular story’s or drama’s plot unfolds in a series of episodes as well as how the characters respond or change as the plot moves toward a resolution.
4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone.
5. Analyze how a particular sentence, chapter, scene, or stanza fits into the overall structure of a text and contributes to the development of the theme, setting, or plot.
6. Explain how an author develops the point of view of the narrator or speaker in a text.
7. Compare and contrast the experience of reading a story, drama, or poem to listening to or viewing an audio, video, or live version of the text, including contrasting what they “see” and “hear” when reading the text to what they perceive when they listen or watch.
9. Compare and contrast texts in different forms or genres (e.g., stories and poems; historical novels and fantasy stories) in terms of their approaches to similar themes and topics.
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
10. By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 6–8 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
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4: Vocabulary
Chapters 1-3
oil refinery
schooner
submarine
torpedoed
parched
Chapters 4-7
langosta
anxiously
plunge
doused
dishearten
Chapters 8-10
driftwood
catchment
mussels
reef
squall
Chapters 11-14
salvage
sinkers
treacherous
tethered
coral
standed
Chapters 15-19
burrow
consciousness
debris
receded
tatters
flayed
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5: Introduction for Students
Have you ever spent time near the ocean or on a small island surrounded by water?
The book, The Cay, tells the story of a boy living on the island of Curacao off the island of Venezuela during World War II. He and his mother are trying to escape the war and head back to their home in Virginia.
The ship on which they are traveling sinks. Phillip survives the boat wreck only to be trapped on an island with a black man named Timothy and a cat named Stew. The accident leaves Phillip blind. Not only does he have to learn adjust to his blindness, but he must learn to survive on the barren island in the Caribbean Sea.
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6: About the Author: Theodore Taylor
Theodore Taylor was an American author of more than 50 fiction and non-fiction books for young adults, including The Cay, The Weirdo (winner of the 1992 Edgar Award for Best Young Adult Mystery), Ice Drift, Timothy of the Cay, The Bomb, Sniper, and Rogue Wave.[1]
The Cay, Taylor's fictionalized account of the boy on the raft, took only three weeks to complete, and has become perhaps the most beloved of his young adult fiction novels.
Taylor based the character of the boy in his book on a childhood playmate. "The one thing I remembered about [him] was that his mother had taught him to hate black people and to hate them with a passion," Taylor once told a reporter from the Los Angeles Times. In the book, the boy sheds his racist views as he learns to admire and respect the black man who rescues him from the ocean.
Taylor died on October 30, 2006 in Laguna Beach, CA, from complications of a heart attack.
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7: Background Info: Miami, FL
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8: Background Info: Phillip's Home Town
Norfolk, VA in 1942:
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9: Willemstad
This map shows the area where Phillip and his friend, Henrik van Boven,::text like to visit Punda (the business district) and Fort Amsterdam.
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11: Science and Literature
Sharks are a big danger to Timothy and Phillip when they are on the raft. Read the article listed below and complete an Inspiration Web!
Shark Tales
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12: Being Blind
Watch this short video, Sight - A short documentary about being blind after seeing.
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13: Torpedoes
Write a paragraph about the emotions you would have if you'd been living on an island being attached by torpedoes.
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14: Wildlife of the Caribbean
There are many types of sea life that is mentioned throughout the novel. Find out more about one topic listed below.
parrot fish
langosta
pompano
sea urchins
mussels
skates
moray eel
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15: Reefs
After viewing a short video on Brain Pop on reefs, complete an Inspiration web!!!
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16: Terrible Tempest
Old Timothy describes the storm that killed him as a "terrible tempest."
Write a paragraph describing a terrible tempest.
Now, look at the following pictures and rewrite your paragraph to add more details to make it my vivid for your reader:
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17: How did they use it?
Timothy and Phillip had to use what they had found on the raft and the cay in order to survive. With a partner discuss how they used each item listed below.
vine
pebbles
shirt
palm frond
coconut
mussel
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18: Character Web
Timothy has a unique background. After reading Chapter 10 complete a character web in Inspiration!!
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19: A Day on the Cay!
Write a journal entry describing what you think would be a typical day on the cay. What chores would you have? What would you do to pass the time? What would you eat, and how would you prepare it?
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20: Making Choices
knife
matches
blankets
paper and pencil
wood
large cloth tarp
flare gun and five flares
frying pan
tin of crackers
hammer and nails
rope
clothes
axe
radio
cell phone
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21: Hurricanes
There is a major turning point in the story when the hurricane hits. Go to Brain Pop to learn more about hurricanes. Complete an Inspiration Web!!!
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22: Remembering a Friend
Write a letter to Timothy from Phillip's point of view. Express how you feel about Timothy leaving you alone. Discuss what Timothy taught you about surviving on the cay. How do you feel about Timothy as a person?
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