Week+10

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

Activities for week 10!

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

1) Read Chapters 5-8.

2) Answer the following questions. 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).

Chapter 5 17. How does Mrs. Coulter react when Lyra first mentions Dust to her while making a comparison to electron particles? 18. Describe how Mrs. Coulter manages to convince Lyra not to wear her white handbag to the cocktail party.  19. Describe some of the conversation that takes place at Mrs. Coulter's cocktail party.  20. What happens to the journalist at Mrs. Coulter's cocktail party?

 Chapter 6 21. What happens to the men who try to abduct Lyra after she and Pan run away from Mrs. Coulter? What happens to their daemons? 22. As Lyra rides with the Gyptians on a narrow boat captained by Ma Costa, what does Tony Costa say about the missing children?  23. Tony tells Lyra that the North is a dangerous location plagued by Nalkainens, Windsuckers, and Breathless Ones. Describe what these are, according to Tony.  24. On the boat ride, what does Tony tell Lyra about armored bears?

 Chapter 7 25. While Lyra travels on the narrow boat with the Gyptians, what type of work does she do for Ma Costa and the others? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">26. On the narrow boat, how do the Gyptians keep Lyra safe from the searching police? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> 27. Lyra feels at home with the Gyptians and begins talking like them, but Ma tells her she is not Gyptian. Summarize the dialogue Lyra and Ma have on this matter. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> 28. What do John Faa and Farder Coram explain to Lyra about her parents?

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Chapter 8 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">29. How does Lyra feel after learning that Mrs. Coulter is her mother? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">30. How does John Faa respond to the Gyptians when they want revenge against the Gobblers?

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">3) Pan's Day <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Pretend you are Lyra's daemon, Pan. What did you do today? Write a one-day diary entry as if you are Pan.