Kensukes Kingdom Chapter 4 Part 2 Questions 1

Kensuke’s Kingdom, Chapter 4 Part 2

Questions 1. How do you think Michael reached the island? 2. Which things from his former life are on the island? Explain clearly how they are important to Michael’s survival. (for example companionship/company…What else? ) 3. How did life on board the boat help him to prepare for life on the desert island? 4. What is difficult about life on the island? 5. What are the good aspects of life on the island? 6. How is the chapter a turning point in Michael’s adventure? (How does it change his life? )

Survival Skills • Think of all the survival skills Kensuke has. (he can fish, find water…. ) • Make a list. Kensuke can find drinking water. Kensuke can……. He can……. . • Which survival skills do you think would be most useful to Michael?

A Cacophony of……. Check out the meaning of cacophony. • List all the sounds you can hear in this chapter. (start page 50) • a musical, plaintive howling • birds cackled and screeched • Illustrate by drawing some of the things that make the noises.

Life on the Island • List at least 5 things Michael has discovered about the island. (it is shaped like a peanut, there are two hills, ……) • Draw a picture or make a model of the island.

Optional Work • Diary Entry You are Michael. Write a diary entry about life on the island.

Optional Work Movie Director Freeze Frame You are a movie director and want to make a film of this chapter. • List 6 scenes from the chapter in the correct order. Give each one a title. • Next, pick one scene. Write its title on a new line. Underneath list all the things you can see, hear, taste, smell and feel in that scene • Draw the picture. Make it feel REAL. Give it atmosphere!!