Code Talkers
Is the narrator a static character or a dynamic character?
Dynamic!
This is the name of the event that occurred in Salem, Massachusets involving a lot of people dying
The Salem Witch Trial (Hysteria)
Let's eat Grandma!
Make this sentence not cannibalism
Lets eat, (comma) Grandma!
Explain the difference between a static character versus a dynamic?
[responses may vary] dynamic characters change over time, static stays the same
Florida has several major cities, name two
Tampa, St. Augustine, Jacksonville, Tallahassee, Orlando, Sarasota, St. Petersburg, Miami, Daytona Beach, Ormand Beach, Kissimmee, Brandon, Temple Terrace...
This is the character's childhood name pre-boarding school - not his English name
Kii Yahzi or "little boy"
Give me perpetrators of the trials in Salem
Any one person or pair will suffice.
The Putnam family, Reverend Samuel Paris, Abigail Williams and Betty Paris, Cotton Mathers
Explain irony to me
[Hint, it has nothing to do with metal]
Answers may vary
a state of affairs or an event that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects and is often amusing as a result
At boarding school, what is Ned's first traumatic event?(Hint, it's after the haircut)
Ned speaks respectfully to his teacher only to have his mouth washed out with soap for speaking Navajo; needing to be drug bag to his dormitory as he's unable to walk due to being blinded and choking on soap
In DC comic book lore, there is a group of super-powered group teenagers called the Teen Titans, give me one member of the group.
Robin, Starfire, Cyborg, Raven, Beast Boy + others
In boarding school, ned wanted to be a WHAT profession, and WHY?
teacher; he would teach his (Navajo) students with dignity and respect; ned liked learning and education
In your own words, explain the cause of the trials
Answers may vary, please answer in a full sentence
Puritans held jealousies between members of the community - see John Proctor
Puritans held resentment and an opportunity for revenge
Puritans were an extremist, religious society obsessed with punishment
Explain the difference between 1st person POV and 3rd person POV
Answers may vary
1st person focuses on 1 character, uses I, me, we, ect.
3rd person focuses on multiple characters, uses they, them, he, his, she, her, etc
What was the hardest part of boot camp for Ned? why?
Swimming; he had a difficult time learning to swim as it wasn't something Navajo typically had to do
Founded in September 1565 by Don Pedro Menendez de Aviles of Spain, this Florida city is the oldest European-settled city in North America?
(hint: we saw it in social studies)
St. Augustine
At Camp Elliot, Ned learns how code talking works.
Explain, roughly, how the code works
For every letter in the English alphabet, a Navajo word was assigned
For example, letter A became "Wolachii" or Ant in Navajo
Definite Mercantilism - if you're missing a part I may nudge you
Nations build wealth and power by the accumulation of gold and silver
They do this by forcing colonies to sell their raw materials at an unfairly low rate to the mother country who then sells finished products back to the colonies and elsewhere at high rates
Explain what is a motif and then give us an example of a motif we have in Code Talkers?
a recurring image, symbol, theme, character type, subject, or narrative detail used to unify the text
In Code Talkers we have names, identity, connection to land, traditions & beliefs, language, duty, and storytelling
Lieutenant Hunt was doubtful about Navajo code until he saw the speed of which messages could be encoded and passed along.
Originally, it took how many hours, for white code?
What was (roughly) the new, quicker time with Navajo code?
White code took at least 4 hours
Navajo could be done in 2 minutes give or take 30 seconds
Music trivia!
Listen to the song and guess the artist and song name
"As long as you love me"
-Backstreet Boys
Ned eventually encounters a Japanese Army Instruction manual that has 5 rules of combat.What are 3 out of the 5 things listed?
1) Obey without question or hesitation
2) Always take the offensive
3) Surprise the enemy whenever possible
4) Never retreat
5) Never surrender
Explain "natural rights" under Enlightenment
human beings are born with fundamental, basic rights. These natural rights included the right to life, liberty, property, and the freedom to find happiness.
Give me at least three examples of primary sources, assuming they are written by the person in that time of occurance
Diary, newspapers, speeches, a text to a friend, ect
What was the name given to the operation in which Ned and other marines would invade Bougainville?
Operation Cartwheel
Give me one example
Cuban Sandwich (Tampa, Fl)
Key Lime Pie
Conch Fritters
Gator Bites (tail nuggets)
Minorcan Chowder (Minorca is an island off Spain, Spain settled Florida)
Stone Crab Claws
Fried Grouper Sandwich