Chapters 1-3 August 31st/ Sept 1 - West Ada School District



Red Kayak Questions for Small Group DiscussionsThese are graded based on the use of a label and date as well as full sentence responses that include a page number in parenthesis beside the key details, which are the evidence for your answers. [ Ex: The important features in the setting of Red Kayak include fishermen who crab (3) on a heartless river, the Corsica (5). ] Your answers need to be written in your notebooks, and one person from your group must post responses to SLACK. (This person doesn’t have to write responses in their notebook for the day but should make a note in their notebook that they were the “recorder”). The first date beside the chapter numbers is the date you should be done reading the chapters, and the second date is the day to have your discussion and the due date for posting your responses on SLACK.Chapters 1-3 August 31st/ Sept 1 The narrator says, “You can’t keep dwelling on the past when you can’t undo it. You can’t make it happen any differently than it did” (4). What does he mean by this? Put this statement in your own words.Why is Digger resentful of the DiAngelo family?As Digger, J.T. and Brady stand on the shore and watch Mr. DiAnglelo slip further from shore in his red kayak, what are the reasons they should warn him of the dangerous currents?3-b: Describe what you would have done.What earth shattering news does Brady’s father deliver when he arrives at the front office?Read Chapter 4 on Sept 2 & Do Oxymoron assignmentChapters 5-7 Sept 7/ Sept 8&9Why does Brady’s dad’s name his boat “Miss Amanda”? What happened to Amanda?Why does Brady’s mom check him out of school? What does she tell him?Why doesn’t Brady tell his dad he feels responsible for Ben’s death?In chapter 6, a reporter calls the house. Why does the reporter’s last question really bother Brady?Why do you think J.T. and Digger haven’t given Brady a “terrific response” like everyone else in the community?What suspenseful way does the writer end chapter 7?Chapters 8-10 Sept 13/ Sept 13&14At the beginning of chapter 8, what clues let the reader know something is really wrong? (Foreshadowing)What news does Mom give Brady?At the end of Chapter 8, what does Brady find? Describe how and where he finds it.List reasons why Brady might feel he is the one responsible for Ben’s Death.In chapter 9, what new information do we get regarding Brady’s sister, Amanda?Describe in detail what happens to Brady at the end of Chapter 9.When Brady goes back to school, he feels as if J.T. and Digger are avoiding him. List three things that happened that made Brady feel his best friends were avoiding him.Read Chapters 11-12 on Sept 15th and complete Point of View assignmentChapters 13-15 Sept 16 or 19/ Sept 19Describe how Brady might have given Digger the idea to sabotage the red kayak?While reading chapter 15, we discover why Digger sabotages the red kayak. Why was Digger so angry and why did he want revenge on Mr. DiAngelo?Brady did not put holes in the red kayak, but Digger says he’ll be guilty of murder, too. Why does Digger say Brady would be found guilty of murder?Chapters 16-17 Sept 20/Sept 21What type of conflict is Brady experiencing at the beginning of chapter 16?Read the paragraph describing the moth on page 118 then decide what the moth symbolizes in the story.In chapter 17, Brady and Digger have a conversation about getting rid of the drill. Digger says, “Just do it, Brady! Then everyone will forget what happened!” (124). Describe in detail how Brady reacted to Digger’s statement:Brady never really answers J.T’s question about being friends again. Why not?Chapters 18-20 Sept 23/ Sept 26Priscilla Cummings, the author, never gives specific dates on the novel. What clues does she provide the reader with that indicate the time the story takes place?What things ran through Brady’s mind as during the train ride to Providence? What mood does the reader feel as Brady reminisces about his past? What are his thoughts about JT and Digger’s future?What thoughts of Ben does Brady have as Chapter 18 concludes?In Chapter 19, what does Brady see for the first time? What is Aunt Jane’s explanation as to why Brady’s mother does not have these out in her home?What is a source of irritation for Brady’s dad in Chapter 20? What does this tell you about Mr. Parks’ character?Chapters 21-24 Sept 28/ Sept 29Why do you think Brady didn’t feel relieved like he thought he would?What was ironic about the location of the 4th of July celebration?Brady says “Life just wasn’t moving forward the way it’s supposed to” (160). What does he mean?Mr. Park, Brady’s dad, says “even when the right answer is smack in front of you, you got to reach deep inside yourself to act on it” (163). How is this idea related to all the events in this story? ................
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