Day 3

The Boat Lesson Plan

Discussion of Thought Questions

  1. 1

    Discuss the incident with the seagull that Jamie reflects on. What happens? What is significant about this scene? How does it affect the rest of the story?

    One of the last times Jamie and his family went fishing, Jamie got a bite right as his family was preparing to call it a day. It was too dark to see as Jamie fought to reel the fish in. The line began to move differently than Jamie had ever experienced with fish before. His mom noticed it first: a seagull was stuck on the hook along with the snapper. The hook was near the seagull's wing and the gull was clearly in immense pain. Jamie's dad made sure Jamie understood how much the seagull was suffering and that it...

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