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My Novel Sheet page 1
SKELLIG
Written by David Almond
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When you work:
- Use full sentences in every answer
- Check the story carefully for your answers
- Be ready to explain your answers
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Week 1 - 2: Chapters 1 to 15
Front Cover: List all the thing you can see on the front cover. On the front cover I can see a cloud looking ghost in front of a clock tower. √
Prediction: What do you think this story is going to be about? I think that this story is going to be about some sort of painting maybe √
Chapter 1:
1. What does the narrator discover in the shed? In the shed, the narrator discovers a man behind some tea chests √
2. What happened to the previous owner of the house? The previous owner died under the table √
Chapter 2:
1. In your reading book, draw a SMALL sketch of the shed and label at least 5 of the things described in this chapter. √
2. Why wasn’t Michael allowed in the shed? Michael was not allowed in the shed because his parents didn’t know if it was safe √
3. Read the last chapter. Why is Michael annoyed at the baby? Michael is annoyed at the baby because it gets so much more attention because it was born early and michael doesn’t really get any √
Chapter 3:
1. Why does Michael call the doctor Doctor Death? Michael called him Doctor Death because the man has a grey face and black spots up his arms and the name suited him better √
2. What do YOU think that Michael finds in the shed? I think that Michael finds gigantic teddy in clothes…. √
Chapters 4 and 5:
1. What are three things that have now changed in Michael’s life? Three things that have changed in Michael’s life are:
1. new school √
2. new house √
3. new little sis √
Chapters 6 and 7:
1. The author mentions death several times in these chapters (eg. Page 17: ‘He sighed like he was sick to death of everything’). Why do you think he writes about these things so early in the book?
I think that the author is writing about death because the first owner died and the sister might die as well. √
Chapter 8:
1. Why did Michael order ’27 and 53’ from the Chinese takeaway? Michael ordered 27 and 53 because that was what the guy in the garage asked for. √
Chapter 9:
1. What sort of person is Mina (her personality, her looks, her interests) These words describe Mina
Personality smart enthusiastic √
Interests drawing and birds √
Looks short black hair √
2. What colour is a blackbird? Do some research. A blackbird has these colours brown, black and yellow √
3. What does this tell us about the difference between Michael and Mina?
Mina is interested and engaged in what she does √
Michael is ah go to the next thing √
Chapters 10, 11 and 12:
1. What does Michael now notice about the blackbird? Michael now notices that the blackbird that it has a lot more than just black √
2. What information do we now learn about the person in the shed in this chapter? In this chapter we learn that he is mostly Arther now. He likes Chinese soz spelling mistake √
3. Why is Michael so interested in shoulder blades? Michael is interested in shoulder blades because he thinks that maybe they were for wings from Angels √
4. What do other people tell him about shoulder blades? Other people tell Michael that their parents told them silly things √
Chapter 13:
1. What does Mina show Michael? Mina shows Michael an old building with owls in it. √
2. Why do you think she shows him? Mina shows Michael to show that she trusts him? √
Chapter 14 and 15:
1. Why are Michael and his dad tidying up the back yard? They are tidying the back yard to make room for improvements. √
2. What does Mina tell Michael about shoulder blades at the end of the chapter? Mina tells Michael that that thats where your wings were. √
3. How does Mina feel about homeschooling? Mina feels that home school is better than normal school. √
4. How does Mina feel about Michael’s school? Mina feels that Michael’s school is like being locked in a room to learn √
4. Interview two people plus yourself (3 in total) in your reading group about what they think about home school and ‘normal’ school. Use PMI (plus, minus and interesting) and write the responses below.
YOU
Normal school
Plus: that you can find lots of friends
Minus: that everything is done in a certain way
Interesting: that there are certain classes that you have to be there Interesting ideas
Home school
Plus: that you have a teacher you like
Minus: that you and/or your siblings or friend are the only ones in the class
Interesting: that you are at the exact level you are supposed to be
PERSON 1
Normal school
Plus: you meet new people
Minus: your are trapped in a cage
Interesting: that we do too much work
Home school
Plus: you’re at home
Minus: your all by yourself
Interesting: that you learn at home
PERSON 2
Normal school
Plus: You have friends there.
Minus: you might not want to learn that way as the others.
Interesting: We do a lot of work.
Home school
Plus: your at home
Minus: no friends
Interesting: you learn at home What did you think about the ideas of others?
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DISCUSSION QUESTIONS for Week 1
How would you describe Michael’s family?
What are the reasons for this?
‘Doctor Death’ enters the story throughout these chapters. what reasons do you think the author has for this? Think of foreshadowing and the emotions of the characters.
Where do you think that the person in the shed comes from?
How has he survived over the years?
What do you think is his role in the story?
What do you think will happen to him and why?
The author has repeated several ideas so far and these are very significant to the rest of the story:
- blackbirds and owls
- death
- shoulder blades / wings
- secrets that both Mina and Michael have
Predict how these will guide the rest of the story
EXTRA FOR EXPERTS : Choose one or more (or talk to Mr M about your own idea)
Investigate something in the story (Chat with Mr M if you are not sure about a topic for this).
Create 5 tricky questions about the story so for others in your group
Create a possible family tree for Skellig (go back at least 4 generations)
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