The 5th Wave By Rick Yancey

Overview 1. Plot Overview 2. Character Summary 3. Character Traits 4. Social Connections 5. Conclusion

Plot Overview Main characters Cassie Sullivan and Ben Parish. World is being attacked by aliens in FIVE different waves. Cassie’s MOM DIES, family goes to a CAMP. Cassie’s DAD DIES gets separated from SAM. Ben Parish almost DIES. Ben Parish and Sam are in the SAME base camp. Cassie meets EVAN WALKER. Evan HELPS Cassie get brother. Ben and Ringer find information about army Cassie, Sammy, and Ben escape, but where is Evan!?

Character Summary Name: Cassie Sullivan Role: Main Character Family still alive: Sammy (brother) Other: Sometimes called Cassiopeia Name: Ben Parish Role: Main character Family still alive: None Other: Called Zombie, went to high school with Cassie Name: Sam Sullivan Role: Secondary Family still alive: Cassie (sister) Other: Called Sammy, Sams, Nugget Name: Evan Walker Role: Secondary Family still alive: None Other: Lives on farm, hunter, love interest

Using Reading Comprehension Cassiopeia (“she who's words excel”) Under a Blanket of Stars? Cassie has a on/off relationship with stars. Cassie - Cassiopeia Are there other Earth like planets in our solar system? That questions gets answered in the first chapter “Not Cassie for Casandra. Or Cassie for Cassidy. Cassie for Cassiopeia, the constellation, the queen tied to her chair in the northern sky, who was beautiful but vain, placed in the heavens by the see God Poseidon as a punishment for her boasting.” ~Cassie (pg.3)

Character traits that represent Cassie! PERSERVERENCE When mom died staying STRONG for brother. When dad died, doing EVERYTHING by herself. Gave off ADITTUDE, to seem BIGGER and TOUGHER. Made her a RESILIENT person.

Continuing character traits Another Character Trait For Cassie INDEPENDANT Helped RAISE brother; dad was busy. Traveled through woods BY HERSELF. Wanted to travel on her OWN; after TRAINED HUNTER offered to come with her. On her own, breaks into ARMY BASE to save brother.

Continuing Character traits Diary Backpack Hand Gun Teddy Bear Sleeping Bag

Social connections How the book relates to the world. Technology. How the book relates to current events Humans developing, threating other species.

Continuing, Extending Understanding of texts “Something takes over when you’re facing death. The front part of your brain lets go, gives up control, to the oldest part of you, the part that takes care of your heartbeat and breathing and the blinking of your eyes.” ~Cassie Sullivan

Continuing social connections How the book relates to our history. If aliens ever visited us, I think the outcome would be much as when Christopher Columbus first landed in America, which didn’t turn out very well for the Native Americans”. ~Stephan Hawking b. Land was taken, confided to reserves.

9/10 Conclusion Very exciting, and action packed. Different outlook on humans. Young adults readers 9/10