1. After Germans attack his peaceful Dutch island, 11 year old Philip and his mother flee in a ship bound for Virginia, only to be torpedoed by an enemy u-boat. In the mayhem they become separated, and Philip finds himself in a raft with an old black man named Timothy. Together the two battle the elements and are eventually swept ashore to an un-charted cay.

2. Place “ I was asleep on the second floor of our narrow, gables green house in Willemstad, on the island of Curacao, the largest Dutch island just off the coast of Venezuela.” (p 9) Go to the The Cay setting page on Haiku. Watch the Curacao tourism video. Briefly describe the island as you saw it. _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ ____________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ __________

3. Time “Theodore Taylor's The Cay is set during World War II. It's 1942 and Hitler has invaded Holland and defeated France. The Japanese have attacked Pearl Harbor, and America has officially entered the fray. As the novel opens in February 1942, a significant part of the world's military forces are mired in war.” (http://www.shmoop.com/the-cay/setting.html)World War IIhttp://www.shmoop.com/the-cay/setting.html What was World War 2?__________________________________________________________________ _________________________________ What was a German U- boat?_______________________________________________________________ ________________________________ What resource made the Caribbean, including Curacao, a target of German U- boats?______________________________________________________________ ____________________________________

4. wordprediction- What we think it means DefinitionSynonyms (same meaning) sentence Cay Survival Dialect

5. How you would define the bow of a ship ________________________________________ the starboard side _______________________________________ the port side___________________________________________ _ the stern__________________________________________ _____

6. In The Cay, Timothy is a West Indian who speaks a dialect with a strong accent. Timothy’s dialect can be difficult to understand. Dialect: di·a·lect (noun) 1: a regional variety of a language differing from the standard language 2: a variety of a language used by the members of a particular group or class **Directions: Stop and return to the Gooru collection. View step 14 to hear an example of Timothy’s dialect. After viewing the video, review and complete the task.

7. In your opinion, which one of following social influences is the most responsible for how young people develop their ideas about people who are different from themselves? In other words, which of the following has the biggest influence on the thoughts and opinions you have of other people? Support your answer with evidence, including personal examples. Be sure that your paragraph response contains a claim, evidence, and commentary. Social Influences: media, family values, personal experience, peer pressure, social norms, current events, ignorance. _______________________________________________