The Cay Chapters 9 - 10

     Timothy insists that Phillip help with the weaving even though he is blind. He does this so Phillip won't give up on life and become completely dependent on Timothy. Weaving a pot holder like the one above may give you a feel for what Phillip went through weaving the mats. Close your eyes and try to guide the strings by feel alone.

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     Phillip talks about the fun time he had as a young boy during Carnival, "when he'd put frangipani leaves around his ankles and dress up in a donkey hide to parade around with mocki jumbis, the spirit chasers, while the old ladies of Charlotte Amalie danced the bambola around them." ¹

     What is Carnival? What activities take place during Carnival?

     Carnival is one of the most exciting festivals in South America. Carnival begins the Saturday before Lent and lasts until the following Tuesday. During this four day celebration in late February or early March many activities take place. They include parades, music, dancing, fireworks, and masquerades, and theme parties. The theme usually is from a part of  history or culture like the Portuguese navigators who discovered Brazil or the Indians of the Amazon region. The theme is shown through floats, costumes, and songs.

     Make a mask that could be worn at Carnival. We glued feathers and sequins onto foam to make the one pictured above.

¹Excert from The Cay by Theodore Taylor  

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A run-on sentence is two or more sentences that are incorrectly written as one sentence. The length of the sentence has nothing to do with it being a run-on sentence. Run-on sentences may be more than one sentence written as one without end marks, OR a run-on may be more than one sentence joined with commas.

Run-on Examples

Timothy believes that Stew Cat is a jumbi he is convinced that there is an evil spirit in Stew Cat that is causing them bad luck.

Carnival is one of the most exciting festivals in South America, Carnival begins the Saturday before Lent and lasts until the following Tuesday.

During this four day celebration in late February or early March many activities take place, they include parades, music, dancing, fireworks, masquerades, and theme parties.

The theme is from a part of history or culture like the Portuguese navigators who discovered Brazil or the Indians of the Amazon region the theme is shown through floats, costumes, and songs.

There are four methods for correcting run-on sentences.

1.  The first is to simply make two sentences.

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2.  The second method for correcting run-on sentences is linking the sentences with a conjunction. (The seven coordinating conjunctions are easy to remember by the acronym FANBOYS: For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, and So.)

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3.  The third method for correcting run-on sentences is joining the two short related sentences with a semicolon. Use a semicolon to join sentences when the ideas are closely connected and need no transition word to explain the connection between them. The semicolon, as used here, is the grammatical equivalent of a period.

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4.  The fourth method for correcting run-on sentences is by making one of the clauses dependent by adding words such as:

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