Code Talker Reading Group - Week 6

Code Talker by Joseph Bruchac
Week 6: Read Chapters 27 through the Author’s Note (pages 183-224)


Vocabulary:

ricocheted (183)
howitzer (183)
napalm (186)
satchel (187)
terminate (190)
raked (192)
flanks (192)
ominous (198)
impending (199)
resistance (199)
indigenous (220)

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 Okinawa.

3. On page 191, Ned says, “having a lot of friends during war can be a painful thing.” Explain what he means by this. (paragraph)

4. Why was it hard for Japanese civilians to speak out against war? (2 to 3 sentences)

5. On page 210, Ned says: “Although I had changed, the things that had made me feel sad and ashamed when I was a child in boarding school had stayed the same.” What is Ned referring to? How did Ned react? How do you think you would have reacted to this incident? (paragraph)