THE CAY

DISCUSSION LEADER

• Q- Why was Phillip and his mom going back to Norfolk?
• A- They were going back because they thought the island was unsafe.
• Q- What happened to Phillip that made him go blind?
• A- Phillip got hit with a log and he looked straight into the sun.

LITERACY REPORTER

• Phillip was on the Hato going back to Norfolk.
• The ship was bombed by Germans.
• He was separated from his mom.
• Phillip was now drifting on the ocean with a man named Timothy.

SUMMARIZER

• Phillip was stranded on an island in the devil's mouth
• He only had Timothy and Stew Cat to keep him company
• But soon Timothy also dies and leaves Phillip alone.
• Although Phillip does get rescued he still misses Timothy.

WORD CHIEF

• Tempest: a violent wind storm
• Murmured: said in a low voice
• There was a Tempest coming toward the island
• He murmured to the teacher.

CONNECTOR

• This book reminds me of cast away and nemo.
• In cast a guy gets stranded on an island.
• Phillip also gets stranded like him.
• It is also like nemo because his parents try hard to find him.

ILLUSTRATOR