Chapter 1 Re-cap

In groups of 3 or 4In groups of 3 or 4: Give each of the 3 characters names. Allocate parts and

act out the 1st chapter using some minimal dialogue. Perform your final

piece in front of the class!Time allowedTime allowed: 15 minutes

Chapter 2

Read and enjoy (But take your timetake your time!)

Chapter 2: Context and Influences

Do any of these look familiar?

Is The Arrival purely fictitious?

Ellis IslandEllis Island opened in 18921892 as a federal immigration station, a purpose it served for more than 60 years (it closed in 1954). Millions of newly arrived immigrants passed through the station during that time; in fact, it has been estimated that close to 40% of all current U.S. citizens can trace at least one of their ancestors to Ellis Island.

Some more context…

• The TitanicThe Titanic hit an iceberg at 11:40pm on the night of April 14, 1912 and sunk just over two and a half hours later.

Clouds

Why is this cloud so large? What do the clouds on the next two pages tell

us?

Shaun Tan writes in an alien language. If you look closely at Chapter 2 you might see his name, recognisable in books and on posters! What might your name look like in a different alphabet? Try writing it

on the front of your book…

Here’s my name in Guajarati, Yiddish and Russian…

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