Novel Study- The Cay

In addition to our explorers project, students have been engaged in a novel study using The Cay. This is a survival story about a young boy and old man in a struggle for survival after their ship is destroyed by a submarine. Both characters must work together and overcome their differences to survive on the small cay.

Full Novel Study Requirements

Learning Targets

Rubric

Students have been analyzing various aspects of the book including:

• PREDICTIONS

Prediction Anchor Chart

• GRAMMAR & CONVENTIONS
• Progressive Verb Tenses

Progressive Verb Anchor Chart

•  Prepositions

Prepositions Anchor Chart

• Commas

Comma Anchor Chart

• Quotation Marks-Quoting material from the text

Quotation Mark Anchor Chart

• Plot Map

Plot Map Anchor Chart

• Setting Map
• Setting Map Notes

• Character Map
• Do-Say-Think-Feel Character Tracking
• Vocabulary Word Maps
• Students identify words that they either do not know or they think are interesting
• For each work students find
• The Definition
• Part of Speech
• Synonyms and Antonyms
• Any other forms of the word
• The sentence from the book
• A sentence they make up using the word
• A picture or sketch
• THEME



Theme Examples

• Good Theme Example Video

• LITERARY CRITICISM
• Explain the theme of the novel
• Opinion of the author's purpose for writing the novel
• Opinion of the novel itself

Students have been working hard and our final posters will be due on February 13th.