Week+9

__ The Golden Compass (The Northern Lights) - by Philip Pullman __

For the next 6-8 weeks we are going to study this AWESOME novel. It is the first book in His Dark Materials Trilogy (the other books are The Subtle Knife, and The Amber Spyglass). This is my all time favourite young persons novel and I am really looking forward to sharing it with you.

You need to complete the tasks and activities below before our Novel discussion on Thursday morning.

**1) Find The Golden Compass** on your ipad. It is in iBooks.  Work out how you can:
 * Highlight sections of the text
 * Add notes to sections of the text
 * Use the dictionary to look up words you are unsure about

**2) Read Chapters 1-4.** Read the questions for each chapter before you read. You might like to use the highlighting function to help you identify certain parts of the text. Use the notes function to add any questions you have as you read.

Your answers should be in full sentences, 1-3 sentences per question. Copy and paste the questions into pages or notes - so that you can add your answers. When you have finished email me your work (You must **email it to me by Wednesday night**).
 * 3) Answer the following questions. **

Chapter 1 1. Describe Lyra's and Lord Asriel's daemons. 2. How does Lord Asriel convey power, one of the book's central themes?  3. What is the Retiring Room?  4. Describe Lord Asriel's reaction when Lyra bolts out of the wardrobe in the Retiring Room.

Chapter 2 5. After the Scholars enter the Retiring Room, what does Lyra overhear while she remains hidden in the wardrobe? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">6. Lord Asriel is describing to a group of Scholars the expedition he just took to the North. What were the goals of that expedition? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> 7. Describe what can be seen in the darker reproductions of the slides Lord Asriel shows the Scholars in the Retiring Room. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> 8. In her hiding place in the Retiring Room, Lyra eventually falls asleep. What does Lord Asriel talk about with Lyra after he wakes her up?

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Chapter 3 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">9. Describe the games Lyra plays with her friend Roger. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">10. Describe Jordan College. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> 11. While Lyra and Roger explore underground passages at Jordan College, they enter a crypt. What do they find there? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> 12. In Chapter 3, children of the region are going missing. What is happening to them?

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Chapter 4 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">13. Why does the Master want to see Lyra before she leaves the college with Mrs. Coulter? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">14. Why is Lyra excited about leaving the college and going with Mrs. Coulter? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> 15. What does Lyra learn about eating liver when she dines with Mrs. Coulter at the Royal Arctic Institute? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> 16. Describe some of the objects Lyra is shown at the library of the Royal Arctic Institute.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**4) Daemon Discovery** ( This task needs to be completed by **Monday of week 9**) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What is a daemon? Look up the meaning of the word and think about why the author might have chosen to give his characters animal daemons. Then, create your own animal daemon. You can use any medium you like, as long as it can be displayed on the wall of the classroom. Why did you choose this animal? How does it represent you? Week 9

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