Peter and the Starcatchers

March 2, 2010 cottrellvl

I have to say that so far I am very pleasantly suprised with this book!  Before I started reading it, I wasn’t so sure that I would enjoy it, but it was actually hard for me to stop at page 95.  I started off by reading the back of the book and found out that this is a prequel to Peter Pan, which automatically drew me in because I love Disney’s Peter Pan!  I love the great discriptions of all of the characters, as well the ships.  I really felt as though I was there with them, especially the night that Peter went in search of food but ended up finding something way more intense!  I was scared for him!  I can’t imagine seeing a rat, let alone a floating one.  I think that Molly is so sweet in looking out for Peter several times throughout these first few chapters.  I am so excited to find out what will come next!  : )

Character Sketcher 1

You are invited to learn more about Peter. Please take notes on how Peter acts and looks.

   To begin, reread the following passages, determine “descriptive words” that capture Peter’s personality and explain why the words describe Peter.

Reread page 18 and the first two paragraphs on page 19. Which words describe Peter? intuitive, observant, selfish

He acts observant because he notices everything about the ship, the people on the ship, and the items brought onto the ship.

Focus on page 19 paragraphs one and two.

Reread page 22 paragraph two. Which words describe Peter? selfish, determined

 He acts selfish because he pushes his friend away when he’s trying to escape by himself.

Reread page 24 paragraph one. Which words describe Peter? scared, grateful

He acts grateful because he knows that if it hadn’t been for the girl warning him, he would’ve been the one to get snared by the whip.

Character Sketcher 2

You are invited to learn more about Molly. Please take notes on how Molly acts and looks.

To begin, think about “descriptive words” that capture Molly’s personality and try to find passages in Chapter 3 that show how Molly is acting. Think about why or how those words describe Molly in the passages. Remember these will be implied traits. Use the traits below to help you.

Choose 3 of the following traits and find passages in Chapter 3 that demonstrate Molly acting:

brave	confident	clever	assertive
witty	imaginative	melancholy	surprised

On page 22 paragraphs 4 and 5 Molly acts assertive because/when she is warning Peter not to try to escape from the ship.  She gives him a look of warning and directs his attention to a huge man with a whip.  Had she not done this, Peter would’ve tried to escape but would’ve gotten snared with the whip by this man.

On page 24 paragraphs 2 and 3 Molly acts confident because/when she walks up to Peter (even when her governess is telling her not to) and begins talking to Peter.

On page 29 paragraph 3 Molly acts surprised because/when she finds out that Peter is an orphan.  It seems that she knows something that is going to happen to him that she isn’t allowed to say.

Character Sketcher 3

Your job as Character Sketcher is to identify a character’s actions (traits) and explain or prove these traits, identify the character’s goal (which is what the character wants to do or accomplish), identify the problem and solution in the reading, and complete an artistic impression of the character.

You need to be aware that the character traits you will choose will be implied character traits. In other words, they are not directly stated in the passage. You will want to use descriptive words for your character traits. You do NOT want to use words like good, bad, nice, and mean. Be sure to use your “Descriptive Character Traits” page for help.

Sometimes the solution to your character’s problem will not be in the section of the book that you are reading. In this case, you will need to come up with a possible solution for you character’s problem.

When you begin artistically representing your character, try to use any physical descriptions from the text to help you. Your “artistic impression” of the character will probably be on a separate piece of paper. The next page gives you an example of how your paper may look with the character information.

You will be learning about Black Stache.  Think about the following traits as you read Chapter 4-The Sea Devil:

boastful	defiant	disgruntled
ruthless	conceited	determined

 Implied Character Traits (3)

1.   (Trait) Conceited  p. 33 par. 3 and 4

(Explanation or proof of trait) He seems conceited because he mocks the Never Land, but sees the Wasp and says it is worthy of competition, but then laughs at the idea that his ship can be outrun by the Wasp.

2.   (Trait) Ruthless  p.35 par. 7

(Explanation or proof of trait) He seems ruthless because he has a prisoner aboard his ship who has said that the greatest treasure is on the Wasp.  Black Stache threatens this prisoner with wearing his ears on a necklace if the treasure is not there.

3.   (Trait) Disgruntled  p. 33 par.1

(Explanation or proof of trait) This entire paragraph is describing what Black Stache looks like.  From the description we know that he is a dirty looking man who does not appear to take care of himself in the least bit, giving him the trait of being disgruntle.

Character’s Goal: Black Stache’s goal is to Catch the Wasp, get the treasure from it, and sink it.

Problem: Black Stache’s problem is That he needs to catch the Wasp first of all, and once he does, he must get this great treasure that he is looking for.

 Solution or Possible Solution: He needs to get close to the Wasp, and then let “the ladies” up to finish closing in on them. 

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