The Other Facts Of Life Questions

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Year 8 English By Morris Gleitzman Part 1 Describe the following characters /10 Part 2 Themes and Issues Themes and Issues are the recurring ideas that occur in texts… Describe what Ben and the characters have to say and feel about the following things ideas… Environmentalism Ben: he does cares about the environment and how people are ruining it. Barry: he doesn’t really care about the environment. Ron: Ben tries to tell his dad about the importance of the environment, but Ron doesn’t really listen or care about what Ben is saying. Claire: Starvation Ben: Ben is extremely concerned about the starvation and poverty in the world. Barry: He doesn’t care at all about the starving people in the countries suffering from poverty. Ron: Ron doesn’t really care about the starving millions. Claire: Claire sort of cares about the poorer people in the world. Family Ron: Ron is unhealthy because of his weight and the affects of stress from his work. He ends up having a heart attack. Barry: Barry is also unhealthy Because of his weight. Claire: Claire thinks she is a whale because of all the meat her and her family eat, but she is actually quite skinny. Health Ron: He doesn’t care about his health and this is shown when he returns to work straight after having his heart attack. Wealth /10 Part 3 Creative task You are to design a whole new cover for The Other Facts of Life including a blurb on the back. Use an A4 bit of paper and use both sides. Your blurb must be 100 words long and must give the prospective reader a clue about what is going to happen in the novel- but not give away any secrets! Requirements: Whole thing must be hand written. The presentation of your work must be neat. /10 Part 4 Internet/Computer Activity Research into one of following: ‘Chicken battery

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