Theodore Taylor – author of The Cay
Theodore Taylor – author of The Cay
Theodore Taylor was born (where and when?)
_____________________________. He died in 2006.
His mother read to him from the time he was two. ___________
were an important part of his life by the time he was _____________.
Because he could not pass ______________________, Taylor
had a hard time earning __________________________________.
After several years he completed extra work and received credit.
Taylor worked as a ________________ for a newspaper, then
joined the _____________________________ and finally the U.S.
Navy. In the 1950s, he moved to New York and attended
___________________________.
In 1955, Taylor moved to ______________________, where he
worked _________________ in the movie business.
Taylor wrote The Cay in three weeks in ________________. It
won many awards and was made in to a TV movie starring
______________________________.
After that, The Cay became the center of
____________________ with people saying it was racist. It was
___________________ from some public libraries, and Taylor had to
return ____________________ the book had won.
Taylor said he liked to write every day except during
____________________________. Then he would write
________________ a week.
Theodore Taylor was born (where and when?)
_____________________________. He died in 2006.
His mother read to him from the time he was two. ___________
were an important part of his life by the time he was _____________.
Because he could not pass ______________________, Taylor
had a hard time earning __________________________________.
After several years he completed extra work and received credit.
Taylor worked as a ________________ for a newspaper, then
joined the _____________________________ and finally the U.S.
Navy. In the 1950s, he moved to New York and attended
___________________________.
In 1955, Taylor moved to ______________________, where he
worked _________________ in the movie business.
Taylor wrote The Cay in three weeks in ________________. It
won many awards and was made in to a TV movie starring
______________________________.
After that, The Cay became the center of
____________________ with people saying it was racist. It was
___________________ from some public libraries, and Taylor had to
return ____________________ the book had won.
Taylor said he liked to write every day except during
____________________________. Then he would write
________________ a week.
Discuss and answer with a partner.
1. From the types of military background he had, what subject do
you think Taylor might have written about?
Discuss and answer with a partner.
1. From the types of military background he had, what subject do
you think Taylor might have written about?
2. What do you think about Taylor’s having to return his award?
2. What do you think about Taylor’s having to return his award?
3. What historical event do you know about in April 1968 that might
have inspired the writing of The Cay?
3. What historical event do you know about in April 1968 that might
have inspired the writing of The Cay?
4. How old was Taylor when he died?
4. How old was Taylor when he died?