The Unbreakable Code Independent Reading

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16 questions

Note from the author:

Today you will read The Unbreakable Code in the Wonders Textbook starting on page 430.  Please follow along in Formative as you read the text.  

Instructions

Today you will read The Unbreakable Code in the Wonders Textbook starting on page 430.  Please follow along in Formative as you read the text.  

Required

The Unbreakable Code Independent Reading

Last updated over 1 year ago

16 questions

Note from the author:

Today you will read The Unbreakable Code in the Wonders Textbook starting on page 430.  Please follow along in Formative as you read the text.  

Instructions

Today you will read The Unbreakable Code in the Wonders Textbook starting on page 430.  Please follow along in Formative as you read the text.  

Required

What does Grandfather do when he is forbidden to speak Navajo at the government boarding school? DOK 1

Grandfather keeps speaking Navajo at the school.
Though he is often punished, he thinks it is important to keep speaking his language.
Since he continues to be punished, he thinks he should stop speaking his language.
Grandfather stops speaking Navajo at the school.

What does the Character think, say, and do?
What is the Character's perspective?

Required

On page 436, John's grandfather is brought to San Diego with other Navajo recruits. What happens to him there?

Grandfather uses the Navajo language to create a code.
He finds it humorous that the government suddenly values a language he was told to forget.

What does the Character think, say, and do?
What is the Character's perspective?

Required

Why did the American military need a code?

Required

This is a two part question. Please answer both questions.
A. What have the Japanese been able to do to this point in the war?
B. How is the Navajo code different?

Required

What words and phrases tell about the secrecy of Grandfather's mission? Choose 4 statements to support the secrecy during World War II.

Required

You will put the statements under categories. Think about what the character does or says and what happens to the character. Three will go under what does the character do or say? Two will go under What happens to the character.

Grandfather tells John that he will be okay because John has an unbreakable code.
Grandfather tells John the story of using the Navajo language in World War II.
While in a government boarding school, Grandfather is told to never speak the Navajo language but he won't deny his culture. Therefore, he has to chew on soap, but he knows he will not give up his language.
Although Grandfather is disappointed with the government for cutting his hair and forbidding him to speak his language, he is willing to help the United States fight in World War II.
Grandfather memorizes the military code, and while helping the Marines in World War II, he nearly drowns in a bomb crater. He continues to move through the night, broadcasting the code as needed.

What does the character do or say?
What happens to the character?

Required

What were the challenges of creating the code?
The code had to be ___________ and _________ and the platoon would only have _____________________________________ 

Other Answer Choices:

fast

slow

simple

one chance to send each message.

three chances to send each message.

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What did the platoon do to create and learn the code?
The platoon used words from ___________ that were _________ to remember and they ________________________________ 

Other Answer Choices:

hard

nature

easy

tested each other at night.

songs

Required

Why did Grandfather carry the wallet with him?
Grandfather carried it because it had _________________ from the __________________The medicine man told Grandfather to _____________________  

Other Answer Choices:

kitchen.

corn pollen

stay quiet.

never be afraid.

medicine man.

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What did the code talkers do during the invasion of Iwo Jima?
The code talkers passed over eight hundred_____________ in _____________ and they announced the _____________________ 

Other Answer Choices:

two days

two weeks

victory in code.

messages

victory in English.

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How does Grandfather help John overcome his fear of moving?
Grandfather gives John his ___________to remind him of the _____________________  that _______________________ 

Other Answer Choices:

hurt his country.

unbreakable code

breakable code

coin

saved his country.

wallet

Required

Put the events into the correct sequence using First, Next, Then, After that, Finally

Grandfather appears on horseback. He tells John that he will be okay because John has "an unbreakable code."
The Navajo memorize military terms to code, and they practice putting together radios while blindfolded.
Then, one night, Grandfather hears the Navajo are needed in the Marines! He sneaks out of the boarding school to join.
John runs up the trail and hides next to the pinon tree. He does not want to move away with his mother and new stepfather.
When Grandfather returns from the war, he comes home to the canyon and vows he won't leave home again.
Finally, Grandfather gives John his wallet with the corn pollen from the medicine man inside. This is the same wallet Grandfather had in World War II, and it kept him safe. John is less scared of going to a new place. His Grandfather has shown him that John will always be who he is, and he will bring this with him.
Grandfather begins to tell John about being a young boy and going to a government boarding school. They cut off his hair and forbid him from speaking the Navajo language.
Soon, the Navajo are in the middle of World War II. They are speaking in code and risking their lives to help the United States.
After enlisting in the Marines, Grandfather finds out the government wants to use the Navajo language as an unbreakable code.

The following questions need to be written in complete sentences.  The computer will most likely mark the answers wrong but I will go and change it to correct if you answered it correctly.  

Required

How does Grandfather show that the Navajo language is important to him?

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Explain what Grandfather means when he says, "I felt like a wild horse with the lasso finally off its neck?

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Describe how the Navajo helped in the war.

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The Unbreakable Code Independent Reading

The Unbreakable Code Independent Reading

What does Grandfather do when he is forbidden to speak Navajo at the government boarding school? DOK 1

On page 436, John's grandfather is brought to San Diego with other Navajo recruits. What happens to him there?

Why did the American military need a code?

This is a two part question. Please answer both questions.
A. What have the Japanese been able to do to this point in the war?
B. How is the Navajo code different?

What words and phrases tell about the secrecy of Grandfather's mission? Choose 4 statements to support the secrecy during World War II.

You will put the statements under categories. Think about what the character does or says and what happens to the character. Three will go under what does the character do or say? Two will go under What happens to the character.

Put the events into the correct sequence using First, Next, Then, After that, Finally

How does Grandfather show that the Navajo language is important to him?

Explain what Grandfather means when he says, "I felt like a wild horse with the lasso finally off its neck?

Describe how the Navajo helped in the war.

At the end of the story, explain the significance of Grandfather giving John the wallet.

What does Grandfather do when he is forbidden to speak Navajo at the government boarding school? DOK 1

On page 436, John's grandfather is brought to San Diego with other Navajo recruits. What happens to him there?

Why did the American military need a code?

This is a two part question. Please answer both questions.
A. What have the Japanese been able to do to this point in the war?
B. How is the Navajo code different?

What words and phrases tell about the secrecy of Grandfather's mission? Choose 4 statements to support the secrecy during World War II.

You will put the statements under categories. Think about what the character does or says and what happens to the character. Three will go under what does the character do or say? Two will go under What happens to the character.

Put the events into the correct sequence using First, Next, Then, After that, Finally

How does Grandfather show that the Navajo language is important to him?

Explain what Grandfather means when he says, "I felt like a wild horse with the lasso finally off its neck?

Describe how the Navajo helped in the war.

At the end of the story, explain the significance of Grandfather giving John the wallet.

The Unbreakable Code Independent Reading

The Unbreakable Code Independent Reading

What does Grandfather do when he is forbidden to speak Navajo at the government boarding school? DOK 1

On page 436, John's grandfather is brought to San Diego with other Navajo recruits. What happens to him there?

Why did the American military need a code?

This is a two part question. Please answer both questions.A. What have the Japanese been able to do to this point in the war?B. How is the Navajo code different?

What words and phrases tell about the secrecy of Grandfather's mission? Choose 4 statements to support the secrecy during World War II.

You will put the statements under categories. Think about what the character does or says and what happens to the character. Three will go under what does the character do or say? Two will go under What happens to the character.

Put the events into the correct sequence using First, Next, Then, After that, Finally

How does Grandfather show that the Navajo language is important to him?

Explain what Grandfather means when he says, "I felt like a wild horse with the lasso finally off its neck?

Describe how the Navajo helped in the war.

At the end of the story, explain the significance of Grandfather giving John the wallet.

What does Grandfather do when he is forbidden to speak Navajo at the government boarding school? DOK 1

On page 436, John's grandfather is brought to San Diego with other Navajo recruits. What happens to him there?

Why did the American military need a code?

This is a two part question. Please answer both questions.A. What have the Japanese been able to do to this point in the war?B. How is the Navajo code different?

What words and phrases tell about the secrecy of Grandfather's mission? Choose 4 statements to support the secrecy during World War II.

You will put the statements under categories. Think about what the character does or says and what happens to the character. Three will go under what does the character do or say? Two will go under What happens to the character.

Put the events into the correct sequence using First, Next, Then, After that, Finally

How does Grandfather show that the Navajo language is important to him?

Explain what Grandfather means when he says, "I felt like a wild horse with the lasso finally off its neck?

Describe how the Navajo helped in the war.

At the end of the story, explain the significance of Grandfather giving John the wallet.

This is a two part question. Please answer both questions.
A. What have the Japanese been able to do to this point in the war?
B. How is the Navajo code different?

This is a two part question. Please answer both questions.
A. What have the Japanese been able to do to this point in the war?
B. How is the Navajo code different?