I didnt really enjoy this book because it didnt have enough cliff hangers or action to keep me interested. Theodore taylor 19212006, an awardwinning author of many books for young people, was particularly known for fastpaced, exciting adventure novels. He thinks all young boys should be able to have fun and fish. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading timothy of the cay. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Planet book club offers a lesson plan for the novel the cay by theodore taylor. Free timothy of the cay worksheets and literature unit for. His books include the bestseller the cay, timothy of the cay, the bomb, air raidpearl harbor.
War has always been a game to him, and hes eager to glimpse it firsthanduntil the fre. He pulls him on the raft, rescues him from sharks, and shelters him from the hurricane. How did timothy and phillip get stranded on the cay in the book the cay. The cay study guide a progeny press study guide by lisa tiffin edited by michael gilleland cover design by michael. A vocabulary list featuring the cay by theodore taylor, chapters 612. This novel is an inspiring castaway like novel but with a racial twist. Timothy doesnt try to make phillip independent in only chapter 11. In timothy of the cay, that phrase means that the different races can have things in common. Taylor based the character of the boy in his book on a child who was aboard the hato, when it was torpedoed, who drifts out to sea on a lifeboat. Timothy of the cay kindle edition by taylor, theodore. Racism is discussed in timothy of the cay, but doesnt play as big a part as in the cay. Sale of any copy or any form of this study guide, except on an original progeny press cd with original sleeve, is strictly and specifically prohibited. Comprehension by chapter, vocabulary challenges, creative reading response activities and projects, tests, and much more. Get an answer for in the cay, how and why did phillips attitude change towards timothy.
Together, have the class draw a large map of the entire region. Phillips personal transformation and growing love for timothy is at the heart of the story. Timothy of the cay ebook by theodore taylor rakuten kobo. The cay, by theodore taylor, is a good choice for teaching the story element of setting. Have students study maps of the region where the novel is set. Read theodore taylors classic bestseller and lewis carroll shelf award winner the cay. While the nonstop action is part of the cays popularity, the book is also a comingofage story that. Chapters 69 of theodore taylors the cay include details that establish the physical layout of the cay on which phillip and timothy are stranded. Timothy of the cay ebook written by theodore taylor. What was the ultimate sacrifice that timothy made for phillip. Timothy is the kindhearted west indian man who saves phillips life again and again. They were floating on a makeshift raft which drifted to the island. In 1993, taylor published timothy of the cay, a book which tells both of phillips life after and of timothys life before the ordeal. Apr 08, 2003 the cay mass market paperback apr 8 2003.
Young readers can identify with phillips struggle for independence and his frustration in coping with. In the previous chapter of the cay, timothy began to act as phillips eyes. Teaching setting with the cay classroom in the middle. The novel was published in 1969 and dedicated to martin luther king, jr.
Recently, i have been reading a book called the cay. It is a prequel for timothy and a sequel for phillip to the cay. See more ideas about southern caribbean and teaching reading. Timothy doesnt like to fish so he wants phillip to do it for him. In this lesson, you will learn about the character of timothy, whose.
Apr 01, 2007 timothy of the cay ebook written by theodore taylor. Elevenyearold phillip was blinded by flying debris when a torpedo struck the ss hato, and old timothy has taught him how to survive. In timothys story we learn about his life before the cay and with phillips story, we learn about his life after his rescue from the cay. Check out these free powerpoints and fun ideas to use with the cay by theodore taylor to. Timothy of the cay by theodore taylor, paperback barnes. What is timothys last name in the book the cay answers. Include a brief description and an illustration for each point of the plot diagram introduction, rising action, climax, falling action, conclusion, as well as for the main conflict. Where did timothy go when he was feverish and wild with malaria.
As a character, timothy s purpose in the novel is to aid in phillips character transformation. Phillip wakes up and finds himself on a raft with a west indian called timothy. Read timothy of the cay by theodore taylor available from rakuten kobo. This is a powerful story of love, prejudice, and survival. Why does timothy think it is so important for phillip to know how to fish. As the cay opens, the threat of world war ii has reached the caribbean island on which. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. In this lesson, you will learn about the character of timothy, whose practical nature and kindness are essential to. Free timothy of the cay study unit worksheets for teachers to print. In the novel the cay, a young white boy and an old black man are stranded on a small sandy cay in the caribbean sea following a shipwreck. In theodore taylors novel the cay, the narrator, phillip, finds an unlikely and valuable friend when he is shipwrecked with timothy.
Serving both as prequel and sequel to the cay, this acclaimed novel reveals to readers the lives of timothy and phillip before the shipwreck left them stranded together to survive. In chapter 12 of the cay, timothy is sick with malaria. Timothy and the boy are on the island for quite some time and they dont do much but try to provide for themselves. Were on the caribbean island of curacao, and world war ii is under way. The two land on an isolated island, where timothy provides for their survival. Elevenyearold phillip was blinded by flying debris when a torpedo struck the ss hato, and old timothy has. Timothy of the cay is a book written by theodore taylor. Timothy is not only unlike phillip, but he is also very different from the implied reader of this book a literate young person who, like phillip, is probably american. In this sense, the reader might relate more at first to phillip than timothy. Shipwrecked and blinded from a torpedo attack, phillip must conquer his prejudices when his only companion is an elderly west indian man named timothy. This prequelsequel tells the rest of their tale in alternating chapters the compelling story of two very different.
The cay is the suspenseful story of a young boy, handicapped by blindness and thrust into an unfamiliar environment, who is forced to grow up quickly. The island where phillip and timothy live after their shipwreck, on the other hand, is so small that it doesnt even have a name or appear on maps. The cay quiz chapter 1112 9 questions by gwilson7 last updated. The cay by theodore taylor, chapters 612 vocabulary list. In chapter six, we will see another way that timothy helps phillip, and learn about something important that timothy. Start studying study guide quest the cay chapter 10. The blue line is the route from curacao to norfolk, and the red explosion stuff is about where the s. In striving to enrich the lives of all readers, teachingbooks supports the first amendment and celebrates the right to read. In this novel there are many hidden messages one of which is that you dont live by sight. Listen to timothy of the cay by theodore taylor at. In the novel the cay, a young white boy and an old black man are stranded on a small sandy cay in the caribbean sea foll. The book discusses timothy s life before the events of the cay, when he was living in back o all, the poorest section of what was then the squatters village of charlotte amalie, on the then danish. The book was adapted into a tv film in 1974 with alfred lutter as phillip, james earl jones as timothy, and gretchen corbett as phillips mother.
Timothy of the cay by theodore taylor overdrive rakuten. Timothy is constantly pushing phillip to be able to do more and more stuff without timothys help. But instead they gave the answer the phillips last name which is enright phillip enright. Timothy of the cay by theodore taylor librarything. Meet timothy timothy is first described as a huge, very old.
The cay the dramatic, believable, and compelling novel, the cay, is about a young boy named phillip enright, who lives with both his mother and father in the narrow, gabled, green house in willemsted, on the island of curacao, the largest of the butch islands just off the coast of venezuela. In the novel the cay, a young white boy and an old black man are stranded on a. It is about a boy named phillip, who was traveling to the united states during the war, when the ship got torpedoed. Mapping theodore taylors the cay by alison nero tpt. Phillip enright is a young 11 year old boy living on a small island named curacao in the middle of a war with the germans. Theodore taylors novel the cay is about adventure, survival, and friendship. Continue adding to your character maps of phillip and timothy. Planet book club novels the cay small planet communications. Mar 08, 20 in the novel the cay, a young white boy and an old black man are stranded on a small sandy cay in the caribbean sea following a shipwreck.
This prequelsequel tells the rest of their tale in alternating chaptersthe compelling story of two very different. The cay relates the compelling journey of 11yearold phillip enrighta journey. Cays occur in tropical environments throughout the pacific, atlantic and indian oceans including in the caribbean and on the great barrier reef and belize barrier reef. The island is being stalked by german submarines that arrived during the nighttime and are targeting the areas oil refineries and tankers. Why did timothy try to make phillip independent in. The book discusses timothys life before the events of the cay, when he was living in back o all, the poorest section of what was then the squatters village of charlotte amalie, on the then danish.
The cay is a story about a man and a boy who get stranded on an island and struggle to survive with each other. Phillip is excited when the germans invade the small island of curacao. Wordwise language arts resources 100s of unique products over mosttaught literature. The cay renee armitage 5th the cay by theodore taylor. Buy the cay laurelleaf books by taylor, theodore isbn. Summarize the novel the cay in a sixpanel plot diagram. The cay by theodore taylor overdrive rakuten overdrive. Curacao, the island where phillip lives with his parents at the beginning of the novel. Phillip says that after that, timothy never really regained his strength. Hato, the boat that phillip and his mother traveled by, would have taken.
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