Code Talker Reading Group - Week 3

Code Talker by Joseph Bruchac
Week 3: Read Chapters 12-15 (pages 76-104)


Vocabulary:

bayonets (79)
nicked (80)
disposition (81)
amphibious (85)
paradise (85)
scuttlebut (86)
stalked (89)
torpedoes (89)
embarkation (89)
perimeter (92)
strafing (92)
slain (96)
terrain (98)
maneuvers (98)
tranquil (103)

Questions:

1. Choose 2 vocabulary words and look up their definitions in a dictionary. Find the definition that most closely matches how each word is used in the book. Copy the definitions into your journal, and underline the word. Identify which dictionary you used. Write sentences for each word that shows you know what it means. Underline the vocabulary word in each sentence.

2. On the map from our week 1 assignment, locate and neatly label San Diego and the Solomon Islands.

3. According to Ned Begay, the narrator, why did no Navajo ever rise above corporal? (2 to 3 sentences)

4. Why, according to Ned, was “deep water” associated with danger for Navajos, and children always warned to stay away. Why do you think the Navajos might find “deep water” frightening? (3 to 4 sentences)

5. Why did the Navajos do so well on the training maneuvers held in Hawaii? (3 to 4 sentences)