Vocabulary
Characters
Cole
Events
Higher Level Concepts
100
Edwin gives this traditional Tlingit Indian blanket to Cole when he first arrives on the island.
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100
This character is a convicted juvenile delinquent.
Cole Matthews
100
Cole wants others to feel this way about him so he can feel powerful.
Cole wants others to fear him.
100
What event caused Cole to be banished to the island?
When Cole beat Peter up.
100
How is the circle of life like Karma?
What comes around, goes around. If you do something bad, you will most likely get something bad in return. If you do something good, you will most likely get something good in return.
200
This is a form of justice with roots in American native cultures that focuses on community deliberation and personal healing for the criminal, instead of mere punishment.
Circle Justice
200
This character suffered permanent speech problems caused by a severely physical fight.
Peter Driscal
200
On the first day Cole arrived on the island, he was remembering details about the Circle Justice. He got angry and did what?
He burned his supplies and shelter.
200
What event caused Cole to be homeless?
Cole burned down his supplies and shelter.
200
How can having abusive and neglectful parents affect their children?
Because the children may grow up to be abusive and neglectful. Because the children never know what it is like to be cared for.
300
What is a skiff?
A skiff is a type of small watercraft that was used to transport Cole, Edwin, and Garvey to the island.
300
These characters are trying their best to help Cole avoid getting into further trouble. One of them works in the juvenile justice system while the other is a Tlingit Indian.
Garvey and Edwin
300
How and why did Cole bloody his knuckles?
He lost his temper and started hitting the concrete walls with his bare fists.
300
What event caused Cole to become angry with the Spirit Bear?
The Spirit Bear was not afraid of him.
300
Garvey brought Cole ingredients such as baking soda, molasses, sugar, flour, and eggs. What do these ingredients represent?
They represent the idea that all ingredients must be mixed together to make the cake, much like all of the events in our lives represent who we are.
400
Define Drake, Alaska.
Drake is a small village in Alaska where Edwin lives and where the Tlingit tribe is based.
400
This character dresses like a barbie doll, drinks her problems away, and deals with Cole's situation by turning a blind eye.
Mrs. Matthews; Cole's mother
400
What sequence of events caused Cole to end up on the island?
He broke into a store illegally and bragged about it. A boy named Peter told on him so Cole beat him up. He was taken back into juvenile detention. Rather than being tried as an adult, Cole chooses Circle Justice where he is sent to the island.
400
What 3 events caused Cole to be violent?
His dad's abuse, his mom's neglect, and being bullied by other people.
400
What are two reasons why jail can be negative?
Because criminals can learn more tricks from other criminals. Because the criminal's anger worsens. Because the criminal may want revenge. Because jail does not pay back what the criminal took.
500
Cole's father is physically and verbally abusive. Cole takes after his father because he is also physically and verbally abusive. What does abusive mean?
Abusive means to extremely offend or insult someone or to cause harm.
500
This character appears to care deeply about Cole but, in reality, drinks a lot and physically and verbally abuses Cole.
Mr. Matthews; Cole's father
500
What are two things that Cole has in common with his dad?
They both could swim and they both are abusive.
500
What event mostly caused Cole to get angry at Garvey?
When Garvey called him "Champ" or when he is being touched.
500
Edwin told Cole "whatever you do to the animals, you do to yourself. Remember that.” What does this quote mean?
Edwin wants Cole to appreciate the importance of nature and animals and to understand its importance for his own healing. When Cole shows anger towards the Spirit Bear or towards any other animal, it always delays his own healing. Edwin thinks that if Cole could not be peaceful towards animals, then he would still be angry at humans.
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