The+Cay


 * __Pre-Reading Questions__**

1) Why is it called the cay? 2) Why is there a wave hitting them? 3) Why are they hanging on a palm tree? 4) Where are the others? 5) Does the author have a nick name? 6) Why did the author wright the book? 7) How did they get tied to a tree? 8) What are the characters names? 9) ow did they get there? 10) Are they friends? 11) Are they homeless? 12) What does Cay mean?

Day 1 Reflections: What do you think about war? How do images on television and the movies make you feel about life where there is conflict? Do you know anyone who has gone "off to war"? Describe how the main character feels about the war and how it changes his life. AoK Writes, I think war is pointless. Why can't people just sit down and talk about the problem? I think from the stuff I've see on TV and movies was is very very voilnt.I makes me feel like people have a hard time talking to one and onether.The main person likes the war untill he gets stuck on a life boat with a complet stranger.

Poke-A-Doke sayes I think war is evil and everyone knows its true. The images on T.V. are some what acurate but not exactly spot on. Yes my grandfather went off to a war I don't know what war though. The main character's name is Phiilip he starts out liking war but then figures out that war is bad.

sgymnast says, What do you think about war? How do images on television and the movies make you feel about life where there is conflict? Do you know anyone who has gone "off to war"? Describe how the main character feels about the war and how it changes his life. What I think about war is that it is horrible cause sometimes you get killed or get seperated from your family or friends that you are with before the war. It makes me feel like I want to help them solve whatever there conflict is. Yes I do know some people who have gone off to war. He feels that he should be scared but isn't scared, and it changes his life by getting seperated from his mom and dad.

TEX says , HI! I think war is a nasty thing that can be solved in a different way. I think that conflicts are just life and I would be terrified. My dad went off to war. The main character thought war was a good thing until he saw the gas carrier go up in flames and he was in a safe place and now he is not. He is very scared on where he is.

A&W says, I think war is evil. Why can't people just sit down in court discuse the problem. My cousin was a enginar in the war in Iraq. My grandfother went to war when the Japanese came and bombed Pearl Harber. The main character starts out liking the war but then figures out that the war is bad. He is very scared on where he is on the island.

__**Day 2 Reflections:**__ In the novel a tragic event takes place. Describe that event in detail. Think about the fear involved for the people. How would you react? Have you ever been out on the open ocean? What types of fears involving nature do you have?

Poke-A-Doke says The tragic event is that a blind boy named phillip is going back to Virgina and on the way back their ship gets torpedoed becuase the place that they are coming from is in war. I think that the fear would be unimaginable becuase you could probably pictuer it in your mind, you get on ship, ship gets torpeoded you wake up on a ratf with a person you don't know. No I havn't been in the open ocean and after reading this book I don't think I want to. The only fear I have about nature is about how you would survive that is my biggest fear.

tex say's, hi It all started when philip and his mother are leavin an islan to go back to Virginia because the Germans are torpedoing in their submarines. Yes this story is taking place during world war 2. So anyway their ship was torpedoed, Philip and his mother were put in a raft. The raft tipped over and Philip was picked up out of the water and into a raft. Their was only one other person in the raft and his name was timothy. Timothy and Philip were drifting. Then philip became blind and timothy doesn't know why, but he thinks it may go away. They drifted until they came to an island with no people on it......read the book or wait till we have updated this page.......

A&W writes, This story started with a blind boy named Philip and a old black native named Timothy going to Virginia to stay away from the bombing back in their real home. When they were trying to go to Virginia their ship got bombed. They had to go on a raft. That is when Phillip met Timothy. I would have reacted by being in shock the whole time and would tell Timothy never to stop anywhere and just to keep going. I have been out on the open ocean when I went whale watching in Massachusetts. I really don't like being alone at all in the dark or in nature.

A oK The boy named Philip goes blind. I would be relay scarey you are out on the open ochen and cant see. I would be freaking out. I'm affrade of running out of food or clean water. No I've never been out on the ochen but relay close.

Sgymnast says, It is a story about A boy named Philip goes blind. I want to at sometime in my life to go onto the ocean cause you can see all of the little and big fishes. No I have never been on the ocean.

Phillip becomes blind during the story. This is a serious obstacle for him to overcome. What BIG problems have you overcame in your life?
 * __Day 3 Reflection questions:__

A&W says, My biggest problum I over came is when LH was alwas pushing me around all the time and I was really sick of it so I told him I felt and did not respect me after so I told him to stop and said I don't care what you say to me.**

A ok When I broke my arm just before I started school.I coulent even go out side not for recess or for fun.I had trouble sleeping at night.Sometimes my cast cut off my blood flow. I had trouble tiping for a couple of weeks.I wanted to scrach but my mom said No to scraching. A oK

Tex says, hi, I had to overcome my fear of snakes when I was little. Then when I was very little I had to become pody trained. I had to learn how to swim. I had to learn how to talk with my expander, braces , and retainer.

Poke-A-Doke says My biggest problem I ever had was quite recently, the problem was that my friend Superpower had a new transpertation device called the ripstik[yes it is spelled right]. The thing was I wanted one really bad. But they were $100 and of corse with tax wich made it $106. So I had to save up money that I had already and up coming money.

sgymnast writes, one big thing that was bad in my life is when my skin on my knee went under the kitchen floor and i had to get four stitches. It hurt really bad. That was one thing that was bad in my life. __**Day 4 Response Questions**__ Phillip and Timothy both are becoming more comfortable with each other as poeple. Phillip starts to warm up to Timothy. Phillip thought that the Dutch boys were racist, but many of his thoughts were very similar. Why do you think that Phillip thought he wasn't racist, but had very strong feelings that might otherwise prove he was? Explain - BE SPECIFIC! tex says, I think he always was looking after phillip and phillip probally never cared. now he is starting to think he is. A oK I think Phillip was racist because when he could see in the biging Phillip had not so nice thoughts about him. now that Phillip cant see I think he douse not care they are friends and he can trust him.

A&W says I think that Phillip is not racist because he is just like you and me but Timothy mit think Phillip is racist because Pillip is blind and a different color then him.

Poke-A-Doke says I think that Phillip is only being racist becuase he thinks that Timothy is trying to starve him at the begining but i also think that they are starting to warm up to each other

A fresh "shower" and food prepared by by Timothy helped to improve their living conditions. Describe a time when you tried to cook something on you own. How did it turn on?

A&W says Yes and it turned out great. It was mac and cheese. tex says, lets just say I was eating burnt grilled cheese. Poke-A-Doke says The only thing I can make is Top Ramon, Ramon noodles.

sgymnast writes, I think that he is cause he doesn't realy like Timothy yet and Timothy seems suspicious to me so I think that he is racist. __**Day 5 Response Questions:**__ Both castaways are experiencing physical problems, what are the problems for each? In your opinion, which one is worse, why? Why is Timothy helping to change the island's landscape? How might it be related to his condition? What big problem is on the horizon?

A&W says, When phillip and Timothy were on the island a big storm was coming. Phillips Physical problem is that he is sick but not as bad, but we call it blind. Timothys physical problem is he is really sick but he can still do things like me and you but he will get sick again real fast. I think Timothy with his sickness because Phillip can do things but can't see were he is going on the other hand Timothy can't sleep with out talking. Timothy is helping change the island because he wonts it to be like home to him.

sgymnast writes, I think that he is doing this to keep him and Phillip safe so nothing happens to them.I think that he is feeling like he cares about Phillip and he is afraid that Phillip might die cause he is blind. A big problem is that Phillip dies or somrthing happens to him.

Poke-A-Doke says I think that Phillip thinks that he is unsafe so he does not trust Timothy, Phillip has a phisical problem so he really can't change that. It seems like Phillip is also sick. Timothy can't sleep without talking, how annoying. I know I couldn't sleep with that, my dad snores so loud that I can't sleep.

tex says, He learned that he must work hard to survive and to make a signal with fire. He made a fire signal and screamed for help. He would have been rescued by a more powerful boat and supplied boat. He may have written The Cay because someone he loved very much died. I think this was a five star and two thumbs up. My favorite part was when Phillip got rescued.

tex says, Phillip is experiencing blindness. Timothy is experiencing old age. Old age because you are going to die soon. So if he dies then it will be easier for Phillip to get around. The problem is if their on devils mouth then they may never get off the island. A oK Phillip is blind and Timothy is old. I think the old is worse because Phillip is learing how to do stuff and work around being blind but you can never get young agen Timothy could die on the island and only Phillip would know.

The novel ends with a rescue. What discovery did Phillip make about himself during the trails he endured on the cay? How did he get rescued? How was the rescue different than if the novel took place during today instead of in the 1940's? What was the author's purpose for writing THE CAY? How much did you enjoy the novel? What was your favorite part? A oK I dint rely like the Cay. It was short. My favorite part was when Phillip went blind. I think the** **author's purpose for writing THE CAY is to prove that even thought someone is disabled you can still do stuff.**
 * __Day 6 - 6 questions to answer__

I did not enjoy the novel because I do not like to read books. Otherwise my favorite part was when Timothy died he was a worthless meanie. The author probably wrote** __The Cay__ because he might have felt bad about how many people die each year because of this stuff. The rescuers were on a boat and normally they would be in helicopters and stuff like that. He discovered that you can not always be fun and or safe just be careful when you do that stuff.
 * Poke-A-Doke says

A&W says I really liked the book but it has very big words and I can't pronounce them well. My favorite part is when Timothy died because he was a good man but he had to go. The auther probly wrote the book because he was sad that inisent people dieing because of what is happining in the book.they were descovered by people in a boat.

sgymnast writes, I didn't really like The Cay cause it was too short and nothing interesting happened besides Philip and Timothy meet cause they are stranded on an Island somewhere, and Philip goes blind while out there! My favorite part was when Philip goes blind and Timothy has to lead him wherever he goes. They were found by a crew in a boat.