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A) Review of chapter 13 p 109 - 10
What is 'Mighty Alok'? p 109
Research this - did it actually exist?
Look up the names of other remedies on p 110.
Did any of these exist?
Why does Frankie's mother use these 'remedies'?
B) Chapter 14
1. Why is Mickey 'screaming' on page 114?
2. What worries Frankie about Mickey p 113 - 115?
3. How has Rory Collins made Mickey feel? p113 -115
4. What do they hope to do with the rats? (read to p 118)
5. Why is this a dangerous idea considering that rats carry fleas infested with the plague/
Reflection
You will be given the task of creating a newspaper.
Use some of the remedies used for the plague in chapter 14 and 15 for the advertisements you create.
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At the close of your novel study you will :
1. present a Powerpoint on a theme or aspect of life in Sydney in 1900 that interests you
2. Create a newspaper with articles and stories that might appear in 1900
3. Write a sequel to the novel - ten years later Mickey returns.
Activity 1 Review chapter 13
Read over pages 109-10
What remedies does Frankie's mother want to use?
What are their names and what do they promise to do?
Compare with some of the remedies used in the 14th Century.
Would such remedies as the ones Frankie's mother mentions be advertised in a newspaper?