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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?