Flush - Literature Kit Gr. 5-6

The materials presented in this resource are well-organized and easy-to-use, saving prep time. Put yourself into the shoes of the protagonist to determine how it feels to have a parent in jail for trying to help others. Predict what will happen to Noah’s dad after he escapes from jail. Describe the pollution the characters witness while visiting Thunder Beach. Explain the repercussions for Noah and Abbey when they were caught out at night. Create an alternate ending to the novel by answering “what if” questions. Complete a literature analysis of the problem, key events, resolution, lessons and themes. Aligned to your State Standards and written to Bloom's Taxonomy, our worksheets incorporate a variety of scaffolding strategies along with additional crossword, word search, comprehension quiz and answer key.

About the Novel:
Flush tells the tale of one family’s perseverance to maintain their convictions and do the right thing for the environment. Noah’s dad is in jail… again. His constant acts of environmental protests are putting a strain on his family relationships. This time, he is caught sinking the casino boat, the Coral Queen, for illegally dumping waste into the water, polluting the local beaches. As noble as his intentions are, there is no evidence to support him. But that doesn’t hinder Noah’s dad, who enlists Noah to help prove his case. With help from his sister, Noah devises a plan to once and for all prove that the Coral Queen casino boat is breaking the law and endangering the health of the local population, not to mention the local flora and fauna. Enter, Operation Royal Flush. But with the owner of the Coral Queen bribing local officials, will Noah’s plan be enough to stop his polluting?