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ChapterOne • Whenandwhereisthestoryset?
• Findevidencethatthefamilydon’thavemuchmoney.
• Whatjobdoesdaddo?• Howhasthewar
affectedLondon?• Whosefeetwere
discovered?• Whyismumnottaken
withHowardCarter?• DoesLilianenjoy
school?Howdoyouknow?
• WhatisGrandad’scatcalled?
• Explaintheproverb‘thenutdoesn’trevealthetreeitcontains’.
• Predictwhatwillbeinthepassage.
• Writethenewspaperreportaboutthediscoveryofthehumanfeet.
• Findoutwhatproverbsare.Pickthreeproverbsandexplainwhattheymean.
• Researchspontaneoushumancombustionandcometoaconclusionaboutwhetheryoubelieveitcanhappenornot.Presentyourfindingstoyourpeers.
• LocateEgyptonaworldmap.Then,locateTutankhamun’stombwithinamapofEgypt.
• Ezra’scatiscalledNefertiti.Researchthisnameandcometoaconclusionaboutwhythecatmightbecalledthis.
ChapterTwo
• WhyhadLilian’sGranddadtravelledallovertheworld?
• WhydoesLilianbelievethatGranddad’ssicknessissuspicious?
• WhydoyouthinkLilchosetohidethejarfromhermum?Doyouthinkthiswastherightchoice?
• Howdopeopletranslatehieroglyphics?
• ImaginetherewasaletterfromProfessorSeliminsidethepackage.Writewhatthismightsay.
• Drawthejarintheboxbasedonthedescriptiongiven.Anextensioncouldbetodesignandcreatethejar.
• Researchandfindoutwhatmalariais.YoucouldmakeaniMovieoraKeynoteofyourfindings.
ChapterThree
• WhichhospitalisGranddadstayingin?
• Lildoesn’tthinkshehastherighttofeelupset.Doyouagree?Why?
• WhatdoesLilmeanwhensheproclaimsshe’sgoingtodosomediggingofherown?
• WhodoesLilmeetatthemuseum?Whatareyourfirstimpressionsofthem?
• Whatwouldhavebeendifferentaboutanobleman’scoffin?
• HowdoyouthinkLilfeltwhensherealiseditwasthewrongbackpack.Why?
• AsLil,writeapersuasivelettertothenurse,explainingwhyyoushouldbeabletoseeyourGranddadearly.
• WriteaninternalmonologueasLilwhenshediscovereditwasthewrongbackpack.
• Research,findanddrawthehieroglyphsthatrepresentAnubisandIsis.
Chapter • HowdidGranddad • Rewritethescene • Readouttheconversation
Four knowitwasLil?• Readupto‘thecurse’.
Predictwhatthecurseis.
• Define‘hastily’.• HowdoesGranddadsay
thecursecanbebroken?• Whydidn’tLilcryuntil
shewasoutside?
whereLilandGranddadaretalking,butdoitfromtheperspectiveofGranddad.
betweenLilandGranddad,specificallythebitaboutthecurse.Usemusicalinstrumentstoaddasoundtracktoconveytheemotionofbothofthecharactersatthistime.
ChapterFive • WhatliedidLiltellandwhy?
• WhydoyouthinkLilthoughtofthewordreincarnation?
• HowdoesLilmanagetoleavethehouse?
• IsGranddadafussyeater?Howdoyouknow?
• Whatdoesitmeanifyouasksomeonetoneverdarkenyourdooragain?
• Whatwaspeculiarabouttheirbeinganobjectinthecanopicjar?
• WhatdoesLysandracallTutankhamun?
• WhatisLysandra’sgift?• WhydoesTutankhamun
decidetoholdafeast?
• WriteareplytoSelim’sletter,fromEzra.
• WritetheinvitationtothefeastfromTutankhamuntothewealthypeoplewhowouldattend.
• Re-enactTutankhamun’sdreamusingdrama.Takeasmuchcreativelicenseasyouneed.
• ResearchwhatpeoplewouldhaveeateninthetimesofTutankhamun,andcomeupwithamenuforthefeast.
ChapterSix • HowcanyoutellthatLilhasbeengoneawhile?
• WhydoesLilbelievethatHowardCarterisresponsibleforthecurse?
• WheredoesTuliplive?• DoyouthinkLilshould
beashamedofwhereshelives?
• WhatisMrsMendozawritingabout?
• Whatisusuallyfoundinacanopicjar?
• DoyouthinktheplantosendMrsMendozatoEgyptcanwork?
• WritethetelegramthatwillbesenttoMrsMendozafromTheWashingtonPost.
• WriteadiaryentryabouttheseeventsfromtheperspectiveofTulip.
• Doyoubelieveitisaman’sjobtoreportontheincident?Givereasonsforyourconclusion.
• P4Cquestion.Basedontheabove–shouldmenandwomenbeequalineverything?
ChapterSeven
• Whycouldn’tthechildrenbegintheirplanimmediately?
• WheredidLilsayshewasgoingwhenshewenttoTulip’shouse?
• HowdidLilgetintothehouse?
• Whatwasstrangeaboutthecandles?
• Predictwhatthenextscrollwillsay.
• WhydoyouthinkLysandra’smotherspeaksunderherbreath?
• Whathappensattheendoftherace?
• WhodoesLysandrabelievemayberesponsibleforthecrash?
• WhyaretheyalreadybuildingKyky’stomb?
• Writeanewspaperreportthatrecapstherace.RememberitwouldhavebeenwritteninthetimeoftheAncientEgyptians.
• Doyouthinkitwouldhavebeenokforthechildrentobreakintotheprofessor’shouseunderthesecircumstances?
• UsemusicalinstrumentstosoundtrackthepartwherethepolicemannearlycatchesLil.
• DesignatombfitforKingTutankhamun.Researchothertombsforinspiration.
ChapterEight
• Whatisasunking?• WhatdoyouthinkMum
andDadmightbe
• Writethenextpartofthestory.Whatdoyouthinkhappens?
• TakethisshorterchapterasanopportunitytodosomeresearchaboutTutankhamun.
talkingabout?• Whatis‘Passchendaele’?• Whyisitstrangethat
DadtookMumtothepub?
• Whatisonthepieceofpaper?
Whowashe?Whywasheimportant?Makeascrapbookoradigitalpresentationabouthim.
ChapterNine
• WhydidLilpickapostofficefaraway?
• Howlongdoesthetelegramtaketosend?
• WhathasMrCarterfound?
• WhydidLilgetsoangry?
• WhydoesLilhavetostaybehindafterschool?
• DoyouthinkLilwasrighttohitMillicent?
• HowisLilpunishedforhittingMillicent?
• WritetheconversationthatTulipandhermotherwouldhavehadafterthetelegramhadbeendelivered.
• WritetheletterfromMrsEmerson-JonestoLil’sparents.
• P4Cquestion–isiteveroktohitsomeone?
• DrawwhatyouimagineMillicentThorpetolooklike.Explainyourdecisions.
ChapterTen • PredicthowLil’sparentswillreacttotheletter.
• Lildoesn’tfeellikeherdadtoldheroff.Doyouagree?
• WhydoesMrsMendozawantLiltogotoEgypt?
• Whywasthe‘boy’labelinthesuitcase?
• WriteadiaryentryasLil,detailingwhenyoufoundoutthatyouweregoingtogotoEgypt.
• WritetheconversationbetweenMrsMendozaandLil’smum.
• Inthischapter,thereistalkofwomen’srightsandtherighttovote.Lookupwomen’srightsandthesuffragettes,andmakealistofwhatyoubelievetobethefivemostimportantdatesinwomen’srights.Explainyourchoices.
ChapterEleven
• Whichdayweretheytravelling?
• HowdidyoufeelwhenLilnearlymissedthetrain?
• Whatis‘holdingcourt’?• Whywouldn’tLilbe
lookingforwardtosleepingwiththejar?
• WhydoyouthinkLilchoosesnottotellTulipwhyshewascaned?
• WriteaTripadvisorreviewofthetrain.
• RereadthescenewhereLilisrunningforthetrainandsoundtrackitusingmusicalinstruments.
• ResearchhowtogettoEgyptfromwhereyoucurrentlyare.Canyoufindboththefastestandthecheapestway?Howwouldthishavebeendifferentin1922?
ChapterTwelve
• Wherehavetheytravelledthrough?
• WhatdoesTulipmakewiththesketchbook?
• PredictwhattheOuijaboardwillsay.
• WhydoesLilthinktheglassmovedtoA?
• HowdidyoufeelwhentheOuijaboardbegantomove?
• Whatmessagedoestheglassspellout?
• RewritepartofthischapterfromtheperspectiveofOz.
• ResearchtheEgyptianafterlifeandwhattheEgyptiansbelievedwouldhappentothemwhentheydied.Makeaposteroradigitalpresentationtoshowwhatyoulearned.
ChapterThirteen
• Howmanystepshadbeencleared?
• Whathappenedtothecanary?
• Whoelsejoinedthetrain?
• WhydoyouthinkLilgaveawayherlemonadetotheman?
• Whodoyouthinkthemanmightbe?
• WhydoesMrPembertonorderMrsMendozabacktoLondonatonce?
• Howdoesthejarfalloutofthesuitcase?
• Predictwhatwillbe
• WriteMrsMendoza’sstoryaboutthecurse.
• Writeinstructionsonhowtoembalmapharaoh.
• ResearchandfindoutaboutwhoHoremhebwas.
• Inthischapter,Kykyisembalmed.Researchandfindoutabouttheembalmingprocess.Youcouldembalmateddyoratomatoinclass.
insidethejar.• Whatwasinsidethejar?• Predictwhatthescroll
willsay.• HowhasKyky’sdream
changed?• WhydoesKykygofar
awayfromthepalace?• WhydoesLysandra
blameherselfforKyky’sdeath?
• Whichbodyparthasnoplaceintheafterlife?
• WhydoesMayatakeKyky’sheart?
ChapterFourteen
• Whatdotheysuspectisinthebottomofthejar?
• Predictwhatisinsidethefabric.
• Whydon’ttheypasstheheartaround?
• Whydoesn’tLilwanttotellMrsMendozaabouttheheart?
• WhodoyouthinkOzthoughthesawatAthensstation?
• WritetheunwrappingoftheheartscenefromtheperspectiveofOz.
• FindoutaboutthedifferencesinmodernCairovAncientCairo.Comeupwithatravelbrochureforboth.
ChapterFifteen
• Whatdoes‘swanky’mean?
• HowfarawayisValleyoftheKings?
• WhydidLilfeellikecollapsing?
• WhyisLilshockedthatCarterandMrsMendozaknoweachother?
• WhatisyourfirstimpressionofHowardCarter?
• Wheredotheyhavetostay?
• Predictwhatwillgowrong.
• Writethenextpartofthestory,wherethechildrensneakofftoValleyoftheKings.
• ResearchValleyoftheKings.Ifyouvisit,youcanpickthreetombstogointo.Whichthreewouldyouchoosetovisit?Why?
ChapterSixteen
• WhyhadTulipnotwokenLil?Doyouthinkthiswastherightdecision?
• Whywouldn’tLilbeabletorestanylonger?
• Thegirlsdon’ttrustMrCarter.Doyou?Why?
• HowdidLivfeeluponarrivalattheValleyoftheKings?
• Whatwasbeinginthesandstormlike?
• Whydoestheboyshoutatthegirls?
• Writeapoemaboutbeingstuckinthesandstorm.
• Usingdance,recreateasandstorm.Howwouldyoumoveyourbodytorepresentit?Couldyouaddmusic?
ChapterSeventeen
• WhatsurprisedLilabouttheweather?
• Whycouldn’tTulipwalk?
• HowdoesLilintendtohelpTulip?
• WhatstungTulip?• Howhasthearea
changedsincethearrivalofHowardCarter?
• WhydoyouthinkPepeorderedthemtobeabsolutelyquiet?
• Predictwhatthetorchlightis.
• Writethenextpartofthestory.Whatwillthetorchlightbe?Howwillthecharactersreact?
• Inthischapter,camelsareusedfortransport.ResearchhowcamelsareusedinEgyptandhowtheywereusedhistorically.MakeafactfileaboutcamelsandtheirimportancetoEgypt.
ChapterEighteen
• Whyweretheylyingontheground?
• HowcanyoutellOzisinabadmood?
• WhatdoesLilthinkaboutthetomb?
• WhosevoicedoesLilhear?
• WhatisHowardCarterdoingandwhy?
• HowdidHowardCartermanagetobreakin?
• Predictwhattheguardswilldowhentheyfindthechildren.
• Writethenextpartofthestory.Whatwilltheguardsdo?
• WritethepartwhereHowardCartergetsinsidethetomb,fromtheperspectiveofHowardCarterhimself.
• P4Cquestion:HowardCarterpaystheguardstogoawayandbreaksintothetomb.Doyoubelievemoneycansolveanything?Doyoubelieveeverythinghasaprice?
ChapterNineteen
• Howcansilencemakeyourearshum?
• Howdoyoufindeast?• Whatdotheyfindonthe
floor?• HowdoesLilknowshe’s
foundthecorrectplace?• Whywon’tLilletOzgo
intothetomb?• WhydoyouthinkLil
chosetogivethejartoPepe?
• Howcouldthechildrenseeinsidetheroom?
• Whatelsewasinthetomb?
• Howdidyoufeelwhenthetombfilledwithsun?
• Writeadiaryentranceabouttheexperienceinthischapter,fromtheperspectiveofLil.YoucouldalsodooneasOzorPepe.
• Researchthetypesofhieroglyphsandartthatwouldhavebeenonthewallsoftombs.Designawallofyourowntombandexplainyourchoices.
ChapterTwenty
• Whydothechildrenreplacetheboulder?
• Whywerethechildrencrying?
• Predictwhothemanis.• Howdidyoufeelwhen
youfoundoutthemanwasAlex?
• WhyisMrsMendozasoangry?
• DoyouagreewithAlex’sdecisiontonotreturnhome?Why?
• ImagineyouareAlexwhenherememberswhohewas.Writeadiaryentrythatexplainswhyhefeelshecan’tgohome.
• WriteanapologyletterfromAlextohismother.
• Thereislotsoftalkaboutfamilyinthischapter.ResearchwhowasinTutankhamun’sfamilyandmakeafamilytree.Youcoulddothisforyourownfamilytoo.
ChapterTwenty-One
• WhydoyouthinkLilthinkshergranddadwouldlikePepe?
• Whywasitnotadignifiedentrance?Whatwouldadignifiedentrancebelike?
• DoyouthinkitwasdisrespectfultodrawLordCarnarvon’scoatofarmsontherock?Why?
• HowdoMrsMendozaandMrCarterknoweachother?
• WheredoesthenameKV62comefrom?
• WhydidMrCarterlietothecrowdaboutwhetherthetombhadbeenentered?
• WhydoyouthinkLildecidedtostanduptoMrCarter?
• Writeanaccountofwhathappenedinthischapterfromtheperspectiveofanonlooker.
• WriteanewspaperreportthatexposesHowardCarter’sactionstotheworld.
• P4Cquestion:Ifyoudigupanancienttomb,shouldyoubeallowedtoremovethematerialsfoundandputtheminamuseum?
ChapterTwenty-Two
• WhydoyouthinkMrCarterwantednochildrenpresent?
• Whatdoesinadvertentlymean?
• TranscribetheinterviewthatyoubelieveMrCartergave.
• Writethestorythatwouldbewritteninthe
• Usingdrama,actouttheinterviewbetweenMrCarterandthereporters.
• WhydidMrCarterlockthetombup?
• Whymightgranddadhaveneededtositdown?
CairoGazette.
ChapterTwenty-Three
• Whydidlifegetmorecomplicatedforawhile?
• Whywasgranddad’shousesodusty?
• HowareAlexandLilconnected?
• WhyisAlexhappytobeLil’ssister?
• WhydoyouthinkGranddadandDadreconnected?
• WhathappenedtoLordCarnarvon?
• WhatjobdoesAlexnowhave?
• Didyoulikethestory?Why?
• WritethenewspaperarticleaboutLordCarnarvon’sdeath.
• Writeasummaryofthestoryusingnomorethan300words.
• Writerareviewofthebook.
• ResearchtherealLordCarnarvonandtheeventssurroundinghisdeath.Doyoubelieveitcouldhavebeenacurse?