Tomorrow When The War Began : Chapter 1

What are the advantages and disadvantages of first-person narration?

advantages:
the story is easy to understand because the information is coming from one person

disadvantages:

the person won't see what others are seeing

Why do you think Ellie needs to tell the story in chronological order?

it's easy to understand if it's in order

Pick one interesting word from the chapter, find its meaning, and explain why it is interesting.

solicitors, a person who tries to obtain business orders, advertising. I think this word was interesting because I have never heard this word

John Marsden foreshadows several events and characters in this chapter. Make three predictions based on the evidence in the text about what may occur later in the story.

What kind of story do you think Ellie is going to tell? Uses evidence from the text to support your answers.

action story

What set of skills do these characters have that convince their parents that they can ‘go bush’ independently. Find examples for three characters.