Remake of "The Cay" Q & A by Jorden Mosley https://padlet.com/jorden_mosley/5z1q7ecqm5g9 Based on Theodore Taylor's 1962 novel; project by: A. Lloyd en-us 2018-05-15 17:35:03 UTC 2023-01-21 01:03:00 UTC hello@padlet.com What immediate task faced Phillip jorden_mosley https://padlet.com/jorden_mosley/5z1q7ecqm5g9/wish/260949558 Phillip's Immediate task was to figure out how to live without Timothy's guidance.]]> 2018-05-15 17:35:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jorden_mosley/5z1q7ecqm5g9/wish/260949558 What was Timothy's legacy to Phillip, and how did it help him continue to fight for his survival? jorden_mosley https://padlet.com/jorden_mosley/5z1q7ecqm5g9/wish/260949560 Timothy's legacy to Phillip was those tools he left behind, the lessons he taught Phillip, and his positivity.]]> 2018-05-15 17:35:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jorden_mosley/5z1q7ecqm5g9/wish/260949560 Why did Phillip use sea grape to make a fire? jorden_mosley https://padlet.com/jorden_mosley/5z1q7ecqm5g9/wish/260949561 Sea-Grape was very oily and would produce a dark smoke, good for dark signal fires.]]> 2018-05-15 17:35:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jorden_mosley/5z1q7ecqm5g9/wish/260949561 Why was Phillip more depressed after the plane passed the island than at any other time during his ordeal? jorden_mosley https://padlet.com/jorden_mosley/5z1q7ecqm5g9/wish/260949562 He had finally given into the thoughts of the fact there might be no hope for leaving the desolate cay.]]> 2018-05-15 17:35:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jorden_mosley/5z1q7ecqm5g9/wish/260949562 What was the one object Phillip took with him from the island? What was its special significance to him? jorden_mosley https://padlet.com/jorden_mosley/5z1q7ecqm5g9/wish/260949563 He took Timothy's knife, it being arguably the most important tool left behind and something memorable.]]> 2018-05-15 17:35:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jorden_mosley/5z1q7ecqm5g9/wish/260949563 How much time had passed between Phillip's arrival on the cay and his rescue? jorden_mosley https://padlet.com/jorden_mosley/5z1q7ecqm5g9/wish/260949565 About a month short of a year.]]> 2018-05-15 17:35:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jorden_mosley/5z1q7ecqm5g9/wish/260949565 What was Phillip's dream for the future? jorden_mosley https://padlet.com/jorden_mosley/5z1q7ecqm5g9/wish/260949566 To one day return to the small cay where He, Timothy, and Stew Cat survived against all odds.]]> 2018-05-15 17:35:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jorden_mosley/5z1q7ecqm5g9/wish/260949566 How did Timothy know that a storm was coming? What did he do to prepare for the storm? jorden_mosley https://padlet.com/jorden_mosley/5z1q7ecqm5g9/wish/260949567 Timothy heard a wave that sounded like a gunshot. He prepared by tying the water and food up high on a palm, tied a holding spot for Phillip on the same palm, and said they were ready.]]> 2018-05-15 17:35:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jorden_mosley/5z1q7ecqm5g9/wish/260949567 Why did Timothy call the approaching storm a "freak?" jorden_mosley https://padlet.com/jorden_mosley/5z1q7ecqm5g9/wish/260949568 The hurricane was forming out of the normal hurricane season, so it was a 'freak' storm.]]> 2018-05-15 17:35:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jorden_mosley/5z1q7ecqm5g9/wish/260949568 Why was Phillip afraid of surviving the storm alone? jorden_mosley https://padlet.com/jorden_mosley/5z1q7ecqm5g9/wish/260949569 With Timothy protecting Phillip, he was afraid that Timothy could be washed away and he would be left alone on the cay.]]> 2018-05-15 17:35:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jorden_mosley/5z1q7ecqm5g9/wish/260949569 What sacrifice did Timothy make on Phillip's behalf during the hurricane? jorden_mosley https://padlet.com/jorden_mosley/5z1q7ecqm5g9/wish/260949570 Timothy let the bullet-like rain and whipping sand hit him instead of Phillip.]]> 2018-05-15 17:35:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jorden_mosley/5z1q7ecqm5g9/wish/260949570 Why could Timothy's malaria only be treated with cool water? jorden_mosley https://padlet.com/jorden_mosley/5z1q7ecqm5g9/wish/260949572 Timothy's forehead was burning up and he jumped into the cool, ocean water to try and cool his head down.]]> 2018-05-15 17:35:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jorden_mosley/5z1q7ecqm5g9/wish/260949572 How did Phillip show his growing self-ability during Timothy's bout with malaria? jorden_mosley https://padlet.com/jorden_mosley/5z1q7ecqm5g9/wish/260949573 Phillip showed his self-ability when he was able to keep both him and Timothy fed throughout the day.]]> 2018-05-15 17:35:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jorden_mosley/5z1q7ecqm5g9/wish/260949573 What lasting result did the latest bout of malaria have on Timothy? jorden_mosley https://padlet.com/jorden_mosley/5z1q7ecqm5g9/wish/260949574 After the malaria, Timothy never recovered his full strength.]]> 2018-05-15 17:35:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jorden_mosley/5z1q7ecqm5g9/wish/260949574 Why did Timothy want Phillip to be able to be able to fish on his own? jorden_mosley https://padlet.com/jorden_mosley/5z1q7ecqm5g9/wish/260949575 Timothy wanted to be able to fish on his own because it gave him the ability to supply for himself or let him go do other things while he fished.]]> 2018-05-15 17:35:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jorden_mosley/5z1q7ecqm5g9/wish/260949575 Why did Phillip climb the coconut palm despite his fear? jorden_mosley https://padlet.com/jorden_mosley/5z1q7ecqm5g9/wish/260949576 He climbed it because he knew that Timothy couldn't do that anymore, and they both wanted the coconut.]]> 2018-05-15 17:35:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jorden_mosley/5z1q7ecqm5g9/wish/260949576 Why did the people of Curacao fear for their own safety even though the major events of WWII were taking place in Europe and the South Pacific? jorden_mosley https://padlet.com/jorden_mosley/5z1q7ecqm5g9/wish/260949579 During WWII, the people of Curacao feared for their safety because German U-Boats had been spotted in the area of Curacao and they posed a threat to the lake tankers that were vital to the oil refineries of the islands, which supplied the war-machine of the UK.]]> 2018-05-15 17:35:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jorden_mosley/5z1q7ecqm5g9/wish/260949579 Why were the islands of Aruba and Curacao in potential danger of German attack? jorden_mosley https://padlet.com/jorden_mosley/5z1q7ecqm5g9/wish/260949580 Aruba and Curacao were in potential danger because of their strategic importance to the Allies, while despite the fact that the USA could handle exporting required oil needs, the Curacao refineries were preferred as the American oil was needed to fuel their own needs.]]> 2018-05-15 17:35:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jorden_mosley/5z1q7ecqm5g9/wish/260949580 On the day of the U-boat sighting, what actions revealed that Phillip was not as worried about his safety as his mother was? jorden_mosley https://padlet.com/jorden_mosley/5z1q7ecqm5g9/wish/260949582 Phillip suggested that they go out and attack the U-Boats, but Curacao had no left-over dutch equipment to fight them with. Phillip's mom wanted to leave Curacao instead of fighting the Wolfpacks.]]> 2018-05-15 17:35:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jorden_mosley/5z1q7ecqm5g9/wish/260949582 How did Phillip's parents disagree about living in Curacao? jorden_mosley https://padlet.com/jorden_mosley/5z1q7ecqm5g9/wish/260949583 Phillip's Mom wanted to leave Curacao as soon as possible because she realized that they could be starved out but the U-Boats, who could easily torpedo convoys supplying Curacao. Phillip's Dad wanted to stay, as he believed if they were to leave on a boat, the Wolfpacks would torpedo the boat they left on, and besides, He had to stay for work.]]> 2018-05-15 17:35:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jorden_mosley/5z1q7ecqm5g9/wish/260949583 Why did Mrs. Enright decide to leave Curacao with Phillip? Do you think they really had to leave, or was she just looking for an excuse to leave? jorden_mosley https://padlet.com/jorden_mosley/5z1q7ecqm5g9/wish/260949585 Mrs. Enright decided to leave with Philip as she wanted to return to the safety of the United States in Norfolk, Virginia. Personally, I think this is a valid reason to leave Curac]]> 2018-05-15 17:35:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jorden_mosley/5z1q7ecqm5g9/wish/260949585 Why didn't Phillip want to leave Curacao? jorden_mosley https://padlet.com/jorden_mosley/5z1q7ecqm5g9/wish/260949586 Phillip didn't want to leave because he thought his friends and all he knew in the island was too important for him considering to leave, and he didn't want to leave his dad behind, alone in Curacao. ]]> 2018-05-15 17:35:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jorden_mosley/5z1q7ecqm5g9/wish/260949586 How did Phillip and his mother become separated? jorden_mosley https://padlet.com/jorden_mosley/5z1q7ecqm5g9/wish/260949587 Phillip became separated from his mom because, after the U-Boat torpedoed the S.S. Hato, he was knocked out by falling timber. He was pulled onto a life-raft by an old black man named Timothy, but his Mom wasn't on the raft with Timothy.]]> 2018-05-15 17:35:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jorden_mosley/5z1q7ecqm5g9/wish/260949587 What were Phillip's first reactions when he discovered he had been shipwrecked on a raft with a black man? jorden_mosley https://padlet.com/jorden_mosley/5z1q7ecqm5g9/wish/260949588 Initially, Phillip was disgusted and annoyed that he was stuck with a "Negro" and thought that he was gonna die on the raft with him.]]> 2018-05-15 17:35:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jorden_mosley/5z1q7ecqm5g9/wish/260949588 Why did Philip have negative feelings toward Timothy, even though Timothy was offering to help him? jorden_mosley https://padlet.com/jorden_mosley/5z1q7ecqm5g9/wish/260949589 Phillip had negative feelings towards Timothy simply because he was black, and thought he was trying to hog all the rations for himself.]]> 2018-05-15 17:35:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jorden_mosley/5z1q7ecqm5g9/wish/260949589 How did Timothy comfort Phillip when he displayed terror over his blindness? jorden_mosley https://padlet.com/jorden_mosley/5z1q7ecqm5g9/wish/260949590 Timothy had Phillip lay down and then told him that it could only be temporary, that its simply because he had looked at the sun too much.]]> 2018-05-15 17:35:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jorden_mosley/5z1q7ecqm5g9/wish/260949590 What did Timothy's words tell about his ability to sympathize with Phillip's fear? jorden_mosley https://padlet.com/jorden_mosley/5z1q7ecqm5g9/wish/260949591 Timothy was able to sympathize with his fear because not only were they now ship-wrecked on a raft together, but Phillip was blind. Timothy may have experienced something like this before, and was having memories of it.]]> 2018-05-15 17:35:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jorden_mosley/5z1q7ecqm5g9/wish/260949591 Why did Timothy burn cloth to make a torch? jorden_mosley https://padlet.com/jorden_mosley/5z1q7ecqm5g9/wish/260949592 Timothy burned cloth to make a torch as oil-soaked cloth makes a good, long lasting fire source. It is capable of burning long enough to be an effective torch capable of making dark smoke, which would be useful for alerting an aircraft, like Timothy was trying.]]> 2018-05-15 17:35:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jorden_mosley/5z1q7ecqm5g9/wish/260949592 Why did Timothy warn Phillip not to put his hands in the water? jorden_mosley https://padlet.com/jorden_mosley/5z1q7ecqm5g9/wish/260949593 Timothy knew sharks were everywhere in the Caribbean, and that they were often hungry. He feared that Phillip would fall overboard and get attacked and eaten.]]> 2018-05-15 17:35:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jorden_mosley/5z1q7ecqm5g9/wish/260949593 In what ways was Timothy becoming Phillip's eyes? jorden_mosley https://padlet.com/jorden_mosley/5z1q7ecqm5g9/wish/260949594 Timothy was becoming Phillip's eyes in that he always told Phillip when he saw something note-worthy in the ocean, and was telling him when he got dangerously close to the raft's edge.]]> 2018-05-15 17:35:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jorden_mosley/5z1q7ecqm5g9/wish/260949594 Why did Timothy become angry with Phillip? jorden_mosley https://padlet.com/jorden_mosley/5z1q7ecqm5g9/wish/260949595 Timothy got mad with Phillip because he had walked off the raft and almost got attacked by a shark. He told Phillip that from now on, he would crawl on the raft.]]> 2018-05-15 17:35:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jorden_mosley/5z1q7ecqm5g9/wish/260949595 How did Timothy and Phillip disagree about the island? jorden_mosley https://padlet.com/jorden_mosley/5z1q7ecqm5g9/wish/260949596 Timothy wanted to get off the raft, thinking it would be better to be on the island where it was dry and had food. Phillip wanted to stay on the raft, thinking the Dutch or American navy would find them if they kept floating around.]]> 2018-05-15 17:35:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jorden_mosley/5z1q7ecqm5g9/wish/260949596 What event signaled a complete change in Timothy and Phillip's relationship? jorden_mosley https://padlet.com/jorden_mosley/5z1q7ecqm5g9/wish/260949601 When Timothy hit Phillip after Phillip got mad and yelled at Timothy and called him an "Ugly Black Man."]]> 2018-05-15 17:35:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jorden_mosley/5z1q7ecqm5g9/wish/260949601 Why did Timothy weave vines into a rope for Phillip? jorden_mosley https://padlet.com/jorden_mosley/5z1q7ecqm5g9/wish/260949602 Timothy wove vines into a rope so that if Phillip heard a plane he could follow the rope down to a fire pit and light up the fire so it could signal a plane.]]> 2018-05-15 17:35:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jorden_mosley/5z1q7ecqm5g9/wish/260949602 Why were Phillip and Timothy happy when it rained hard? jorden_mosley https://padlet.com/jorden_mosley/5z1q7ecqm5g9/wish/260949603 They were happy because for the first time it had rained, and they now had something to fill their water keg with which would prevent them from having no water.]]> 2018-05-15 17:35:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jorden_mosley/5z1q7ecqm5g9/wish/260949603 How did Timothy keep Phillip from feeling sorry for himself? jorden_mosley https://padlet.com/jorden_mosley/5z1q7ecqm5g9/wish/260949604 Timothy kept Phillip talking to him so he never had time to think of the bad parts of where they were.]]> 2018-05-15 17:35:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jorden_mosley/5z1q7ecqm5g9/wish/260949604 How did Timothy attempt to improve their luck? jorden_mosley https://padlet.com/jorden_mosley/5z1q7ecqm5g9/wish/260949605 Timothy attempted to improve their luck by sending Stew Cat a little bit offshore so he could hunt the Jumbi, but left Phillip thinking he had actually skinned Stew Cat.]]> 2018-05-15 17:35:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jorden_mosley/5z1q7ecqm5g9/wish/260949605 Do you think that Timothy was being too hard on Phillip, or that his training and discipline were necessary? Do you think Timothy should have expressed more sympathy for Phillip? jorden_mosley https://padlet.com/jorden_mosley/5z1q7ecqm5g9/wish/260949606 I think Timothy could have expressed more sympathy, but otherwise has done a very good job of teaching Phillip how to survive even when he is blind.]]> 2018-05-15 17:35:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jorden_mosley/5z1q7ecqm5g9/wish/260949606 Do you think there is any relationship between the carved cat and evil spirits? Do you have any superstitious beliefs? What might you do to have good luck or prevent bad luck? jorden_mosley https://padlet.com/jorden_mosley/5z1q7ecqm5g9/wish/260949607 I personally have no superstitious beliefs and I wouldn't really do much to change my luck.]]> 2018-05-15 17:35:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jorden_mosley/5z1q7ecqm5g9/wish/260949607 Phillip felt dependent upon Timothy at the same time as he felt superior to him. What two events revealed Phillip's conflicting feelings? jorden_mosley https://padlet.com/jorden_mosley/5z1q7ecqm5g9/wish/260949609 Phillip going blind and then Timothy finding the Cay revealed his feelings in that he realized he truly needed Timothy's help and couldn't live without him.]]> 2018-05-15 17:35:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jorden_mosley/5z1q7ecqm5g9/wish/260949609 Why did Timothy think it would be unlikely for Phillip and him to be rescued? jorden_mosley https://padlet.com/jorden_mosley/5z1q7ecqm5g9/wish/260949610 Timothy thought it unlikely as because the cay was likely part of the Devils Mouth and that meant that local coral was too intense for any ship capable of sea-fairing couldn't reach them.]]> 2018-05-15 17:35:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jorden_mosley/5z1q7ecqm5g9/wish/260949610 Why couldn't Timothy permit Phillip to join him when he explored the reef? jorden_mosley https://padlet.com/jorden_mosley/5z1q7ecqm5g9/wish/260949611 Timothy couldn't permit Phillip to join him because he feared that Phillip might hurt himself or get attacked by coral inhabiting wild-life and there was no medical equipment on the island or in the raft's supplies.]]> 2018-05-15 17:35:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jorden_mosley/5z1q7ecqm5g9/wish/260949611 Why was Phillip able to remain hopeful despite the tragedy of his present condition? jorden_mosley https://padlet.com/jorden_mosley/5z1q7ecqm5g9/wish/260949612 Phillip remained hopeful because he knew he could trust Timothy to help him learn to survive, and that they could make it long enough to be found.]]> 2018-05-15 17:35:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jorden_mosley/5z1q7ecqm5g9/wish/260949612 What did Timothy do shortly after their arrival on the cay to provide them with shelter and food? jorden_mosley https://padlet.com/jorden_mosley/5z1q7ecqm5g9/wish/260949613 Timothy quickly got to building a shelter out of palm fronds and then went looking for lobsters near the shore to roast and eat.]]> 2018-05-15 17:35:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jorden_mosley/5z1q7ecqm5g9/wish/260949613 How did Phillip learn that Timothy could not spell? What did this reveal about Timothy's education and the kind of education the black population received in Curacao? jorden_mosley https://padlet.com/jorden_mosley/5z1q7ecqm5g9/wish/260949614 When Phillip suggested that they used rocks to spell "HELP" on the beach and Timothy asked how to spell "HELP". It revealed that many blacks on Curacao were not usually schooled.]]> 2018-05-15 17:35:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jorden_mosley/5z1q7ecqm5g9/wish/260949614