Summer Reading Students entering 7 th grade, September 2012 The Cay by Theodore Taylor Your Name **Bring this completed packet and your book to your L.A. class on the first day of school.** All his life Phillip had looked down upon blackskinned people. Now, suddenly, he was a refugee from a fatal shipwreck. A crack on the head had left Phillip blind and dependent on an extraordinary West Indian named Timothy.
Character Traits: A CHARACTER TRAIT may be one word that a reader could use to describe the personality of a character. For example, a character may be considered courageous, disciplined, or curious. A reader can identify a character s trait(s) through what the character says or does as well as how other characters relate to him/her. Identify the main characters, their relationship to Phillip, describe their personalities, and provide specific examples from the text to support the character traits you have listed. Characters Phillip Enright Jr. Relationship to Phillip XXXXXXXXX Character Traits Evidence from text & page # Phillip Enright Sr. Timothy Stew Cat Henrik Van Boven
Vocabulary As you read The Cay, look for these vocabulary words, write the sentence and page number from where is appears in the book, and write down the dictionary definition. Vocabulary Word refinery (Chapter 1) schooner (Chapter 3) fronds (Chapter 8) rancid (Chapter 10) malaria (Chapter12) lee (Chapter 16) drone (Chapter 18) Definition from Dictionary Find the vocabulary word in the book. Write the sentence from the book and page number. As you read The Cay, look for words that you are unfamiliar with or don t know the meaning of very well. Write down the word, the chapter it comes from, the
sentence and page number from where is appears in the book, and write down the dictionary definition. You must have a total of seven words! Unfamiliar Word and Chapter. Definition from Dictionary Find the vocabulary word in the book. Write the sentence from the book and page number.
Book Quotes Choose three different sentences from the book that have significant meaning in the story. Choose a sentence from the beginning, the middle, and the end of the book. Quote from book Page # Meaning in own words Why I chose this quote From beginning: From middle: From end:
Write three journal entries from the perspective of Phillip at the beginning, middle, and end of the book. Each entry should be at least five sentences. Include Phillip s feelings, internal, and external conflicts. Through his journal entries, demonstrate how he changed his perspective in the book. Do your best to capture his voice. Beginning of the book: Middle of the book:
End of the book: Theme: Look at the list of words below. Then choose two that you would like to write about. What would Phillip say he has learned about each of these two words through his experiences in The Cay? Write a 5 sentence paragraph using a 1:2 ratio (TS, CD, CM, CM, CS). Remember your CD needs to be a book event or book quote that supports the word you chose. 1. courage 2. survival 3. prejudice 4. war 5. friendship 6. nature
Word#1 Word#2
Timothy believes that Stew Cat brings bad luck. What are some other signs of bad luck in the book? How did Phillip change in the story? Use examples from The Cay to back up your answer. Make sure you bring your book and this packet on the first day of school, Tuesday, Sept. 4 th.