Katie Reynolds Title: Tomorrow‚ When The War Began Author: John Marsden Genre: Realistic Fiction Summary Of Novel: This story is told by Ellie‚ a seventeen year old girl who lives in the small town of Wirrawee‚ Australia. She and Corrie‚her best friend since she was little‚ decide that they should go camping with some other friends for the Christmas holiday‚ which was also Commemoration Day.They decide to take Ellie’s fathers’ Land Rover up to Tailor’s Stitch and straight into Hell
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............. ·===== ====Tomo/WJW‚ When the War 1Jt¥an===========- Discussion Questions Question One What aspects of the group’s behaviour are typical of seventeen year olds? (Note: Kevin is eighteen.) Question Two We find out a great deal about the various families . What do you think they have in common? What are the major differences? Question Three Read the last paragraph on page 43 and page 44 (the end of Chapter Four)‚ together with the end of the first paragraph on page 217. What do names
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Tomorrow When the War Began The characters in the book Tomorrow When the War Began by John Marsden have to change and adapt to their situation they are in. Marsden is showing us that many people don’t reach their full potential and can be limited by the society they live in. This essay will be exploring the change in the characters and having to adapt to their extreme situation. There are eight teenagers Robyn‚ Lee‚ Ellie‚ Homer‚ Fiona‚ Corrie‚ Chris and Kevin that all have to face the
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Book Project: Tomorrow when the war began by John Marsden Christine Hermansson English 6 Autumn 2012 On the Author: John Marsden‚ born 1950‚ Australian author. At age 28‚ after working several jobs‚ Marsden began a teaching course. Whilst working as a teacher‚ Marsden began writing for children‚ and in 1987 with a diary novel So Much to Tell You‚ about a girl who stops talking after being the victim of a disaster. After his debut‚ followed several similar stories‚ often written in letter
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John Marsden is the author of ’Tomorrow When the War Began’‚ the first of the Tomorrow Series which is one of the most popular and successful series of teenage novels. The seven main characters – Ellie‚ Homer‚ Lee‚ Kevin‚ Fi‚ Corrie‚ Robyn and Chris‚ who joins the book later on‚ are extremely realistic teenage characters. During the course of the book Marsden has continues to introduce the characters. All of them are carefully described giving the reader a picture of what the characters look like
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The novel ‘Tomorrow When The War Began’ is not only an adventure novel‚ where the characters fight to overcome many hurdles in life‚ but it is a novel that questions ethics and moral dilemmas. Whilst these teenagers are forced to cope with the harsh reality of war they find themselves in difficult situations causing them to react quickly in something they later question and often regret. These rural adolescents question their morality in causing pain and destruction with their actions in order to
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------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Tomorrow When The War Began Character’s Name | Description | Ellie | * She is good writer in the novel * She is a natural leader and tries to work out being the leader without being ‘bossy‚ * She is the main character in the novel * She is chosen by the group to record the events as they happened in an effort to have their history set down on paper. * Natural leader * Tries
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Tomorrow when the war began Speech Good Morning fellow English teachers from Queensland. My name is Nicholas Kennedy and I am here to talk to you about a novel that I believe every year 9 student in Queensland should read. Tomorrow when the war began by John Marsden Tomorrow When the War Began by John Marsden it is a young adult invasion novel‚ detailing a high-intensity invasion and occupation of Australia by foreigners. The novel is told in first person by the main character‚ a teenage girl named
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In the book “tomorrow when the war began” author John Marsden. The character Homer grows and matures throughout the story line. This essay will explore how Homer’s maturity and growth is displayed through his ability to start making decisions and leading members of the group. In the beginning he was always in trouble but towards the end he grew into a strong leader who considered his friends and their safety. The first incident
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