Wednesday, 3 April 2019

Seminar Girl Missing chapters 23-24 and Quiz

Today Elias is going to take us through the seminar for chapters 23 (Night Fears) and chapter 24  (DNA) of "Girl Missing"

Here are the questions:

Chapter 23 – Night Fears

1) Describe how the DNA test was carried out.


2) How does Aunt Bea react to Lauren?


3) Why does Lauren’s mother not allow her to contact Jam?



4) Lauren says she had thought of her other life as a fantasy.
What does the word fantasy mean?
If you were writing a fantasy, what elements would you include?

5) Name two ways that Lauren tried to get in contact with Jam.


6) Who did Lauren share the room with in the hotel?


7) Why do you think Lauren had so many dark thoughts during the night?
Give  two examples of the things she thought about?

8) Why did seeing her suitcase make Lauren feel sad?


Chapter 24- DNA

1) Lauren says she felt a weird jolt in her stomach. What do you think is happening?


 2) Imagine the scene from Rory’s viewpoint. Why do you think he reacts in this way?


3) The FBI agent tells her about the result of the DNA test. How sure are they that Lauren is in fact Martha Lauren Purditt ?


4) How does the FBI agent describe Lauren’s adoptive parents?


5) What normally happens in a situation like this for the child?


6) What is a ‘best interest placement’?

After the questions, Elias will test you on 25 words from these chapters.

BRAIN BREAK

After the break we will have a quiz

Finally:
To help you with your writing tasks I have included the following factsheet

It will help you to give structure to your writing tasks...

Next Monday, make sure you bring along your Happy text books and exercise books



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