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.
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.
Who is John hiding from? Why is he hiding?
John is hiding from because
What does Grandfather want John to do?
Grandfather wants John to so John can
What is the unbreakable code?
The unbreakable code is
How do Grandfather and John feel about speaking Navajo?
Grandfather thinks , but John feels like because
Why wasn't Grandfather allowed to speak Navajo at the boarding school?
He couldn't speak it because
Why was Grandfather able to enlist even though he wasn't old enough?
Grandfather could enlist because
Why were Grandfather and his platoon brought to a new camp in San Diego?
The platoon was needed to The government wanted to use the code to send that the Japanese during an invasion of
Why could the Navajo language be a secret weapon?
Navajo could be a secret weapon because and it had never been so there was no to decode.
What were the challenges of creating the code?
The code had to be and and the platoon would only have
What did the platoon do to create and learn the code?
The platoon used words from that were to remember and they
Why did the American soldier think that Grandfather was a spy?
He thought this because Grandfather was talking in a and he had and like the
Why did Grandfather carry the wallet with him?
Grandfather carried it because it had from the The medicine man told Grandfather to
What did the code talkers do during the invasion of Iwo Jima?
The code talkers passed over eight hundred in and they announced the
How does Grandfather help John overcome his fear of moving?
Grandfather gives John his to remind him of the that
Put the events into the correct sequence using First, Next, Then, After that, Finally
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.
The Navajo memorize military terms to code, and they practice putting together radios while blindfolded.
After enlisting in the Marines, Grandfather finds out the government wants to use the Navajo language as an unbreakable code.
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.
Grandfather appears on horseback. He tells John that he will be okay because John has "an unbreakable code."
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.
How does Grandfather show that the Navajo language is important to him?
Describe how the Navajo helped in the war.
At the end of the story, explain the significance of Grandfather giving John the wallet.