Tomorrow when the war began- Chapter One

Tomorrow, When The War Began
Chapter One

1. What are the advantages and disadvantages of first person narration? Advantage: They know more information about the events in which happened in the past. Disadvantage: They may be biased about what happens and may not be telling the truth.
2. Why do you think Ellie needs to tell the story in chronological order? So the readers know the correct order in which the events happened,
3. Pick one interesting word from the chapter, find its meaning, and explain why it is interesting. Hermit- A person living in solitude as a religious discipline. I think it is interesting because i have never heard it before
4. John Marsden foreshadows several events and characters in this chapter. Make three predictions based on the evidence in the text about what may occur later in the story. 1) Something Bad Might Happen, 2)They might get lost, 3) They may start a war
5. What kind of story do you think Ellie is going to tell? Uses evidence from the text to support your answers? A fictional story because some of the places seem fake or imaginary.
6. What set of skills do these characters have that convince their parents that they can ‘go bush’ independently. Find examples for three characters. Ellie- "Well we thought it was time we showed independence and initiative and all those other good things.