Llewelyn Moss is hunting antelope in south Texas. Moss finds more than antelope on this expedition, however: he stumbles onto a load of heroin, several dead men, and a case full of money.
CHARACTERS
To explore these ideas, look at the worksheets below dealing with characters and themes in the novel. Work together in pairs to complete the charts. Then share your answers with another pair.
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Produce a character poster of a character of your choice
THEMES
The main ideas of the book are presented through themes. Use the worksheet to identify what these are and what they tell us about our lives.
- draw the outline of the figure on a large piece of flipchart paper
- inside the figure put quotes from that character
- outside put quotes about that character from other characters in the book
- write 150 words about what the character is like based on the evidence of the quotations.
THEMES
The main ideas of the book are presented through themes. Use the worksheet to identify what these are and what they tell us about our lives.
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CLOSE READING
By picking a part of the book and looking closely at the language that is used, we can discover a lot about how a sentence is constructed, the different effects it can have.
By picking a part of the book and looking closely at the language that is used, we can discover a lot about how a sentence is constructed, the different effects it can have.
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PRODUCE:
Choose one of the following ideas and produce a 1 or 2 minute video or record a podcast about it.
These can be uploaded to this page through the link below:
Choose one of the following ideas and produce a 1 or 2 minute video or record a podcast about it.
- Plot
- Favourite character
- Favourite scene
- Favourite image
- Best lines
These can be uploaded to this page through the link below:
