Wave+Watcher

Welcome to the 2010 G9 English Reading Wave Watcher page!

Wave Watcher was written by Craig Alan Johnson, the former principal of Graded School. The novel's action takes place mostly in Ubatuba.

Here is the audio for the book:

August 9-13

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For this part of the book, please
 * Draw an image
 * Make a prediction about what causes the 'music' to stop.

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For Chapter 1, please
 * Draw an image from the chapter
 * Explain what you think makes Louie truly special.

Chapter 2

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For Chapter 2, please:
 * Draw an image from the chapter.
 * Judge Louie's faith in his Daddy.
 * Discuss what you think it means when their Dad says he thinks that Louie will be 'lonely'.

August 16th-20th

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For Chapter 3 in your workbook, you should:


 * Look for **symbols**—there are IMPORTANT symbols in this chapter
 * Look for **allusions**—on your allusion page, explain why you think the allusion to //Hamlet// is so important
 * Look for **writing techniques**—especially on p. 38
 * Look for **new vocabulary**, and please write down and find the meanings of the words “__providence__” and “__allegory__”

On your Chapter 3 workbook page, you should:


 * Draw an **image** from the chapter

Then, __choose__ __three__ of the following four questions to answer:


 * Explain your understanding of ‘**conditional fate’** as it is discussed in the chapter.
 * Discuss the father’s explanation, when the family is in Israel, of __something physical representing something spiritual__, especially in the Holy Land. Why can’t the Holy Land be in Manitoba?
 * Give your opinion on this statement: ‘__the laws of nature help us to understand the laws of the human spirit’.__
 * How are the symbols of **candles, waves, hearts,** and **clocks** linked in this chapter?

Chapter 4

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For Chapter 4, you should:


 * Draw an **image** from the chapter.
 * Make a **Text-to-World** Connection.
 * Answer this **question**: “Why is Louie’s army painted so brightly?”

Week 3

Chapter 5

For chapter 5, you should draw an image of the beach you would prefer to spend time in: Whale Rock, Cave, or Bone Crusher.

Your picture should have labels for each part of the beach.

You should explain why and when you would like to be at that beach.

Next, you should contrast the other two beaches described in the chapter. You may do this in a Venn diagram if you want to.

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Chapter 6

For chapter 6, you should:

Draw an image from the chapter

List the two text-to-self connections their dad makes in the chapter

Answer this question: When their dad is done telling Ray the story about his dog Samson, Ray says nothing. What would you say to your dad if he told you the same story? Why?

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Chapter 7

For Chapter 7, you should:

Draw an image from the chapter.

Be on the lookout for the OBVIOUS metaphor in the story about Papa Ray.

Discuss what makes the story about the sparrow Ray’s favorite.

Don’t forget to look for allusions, symbols, WRITING TECHNIQUES, and new vocabulary in every chapter!

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For Chapter 8:


 * As always, be on the lookout for symbols, allusions, writing techniques, and new vocabulary.

Then, choose one of the following three questions to answer:
 * Draw an image of an important scene in this chapter.
 * Why do you think Craig Alan Johnson decided to include the Mary Shelley quote at the beginning of this chapter? What do you think it means?


 * What do you think might be the pattern to the story of Rita and Chiva? Why?


 * Why doesn’t anybody blame Ray when Louie cuts his foot badly in this chapter? What does that mean about Louie’s character?

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Chapter 9

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For these two chapters, split your page in half. On the top half, please record your immediate reaction to the sentence explaining what breaks all of the patterns in Ray's life, the first time you read it. How did you feel, and why?

For the second half, please explain how, after the events at the end of this chapter, Ray has truly become the Wave Watcher. What does this title really mean now?

Epilogue

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