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    Michael disappears on the night before his 12th birthday and decides to tell his story. In Chapter 1, the reader learns about Michael's life - he has a dog named Stella, attends school where his best friend is Eddie, and on weekends has a job at a corner shop. Both of Michael's parents lost their jobs, so his father buys a boat called Peggy Sue and the family learns to sail with Bill Parker. On September 10, 1987 Michael's family sets sail on Peggy Sue to sail around the world together.

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    Michael disappears on the night before his 12th birthday and decides to tell his story. In Chapter 1, the reader learns about Michael's life - he has a dog named Stella, attends school where his best friend is Eddie, and on weekends has a job at a corner shop. Both of Michael's parents lost their jobs, so his father buys a boat called Peggy Sue and the family learns to sail with Bill Parker. On September 10, 1987 Michael's family sets sail on Peggy Sue to sail around the world together.

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    Michael disappears on the night before his 12th birthday and decides to tell his story. In Chapter 1, the reader learns about Michael's life - he has a dog named Stella, attends school where his best friend is Eddie, and on weekends has a job at a corner shop. Both of Michael's parents lost their jobs, so his father buys a boat called Peggy Sue and the family learns to sail with Bill Parker. On September 10, 1987 Michael's family sets sail on Peggy Sue to sail around the world together.

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    Chapter 1 Kensukes Kingdom

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    Michael disappears on the night before his 12th birthday and decides to tell his story. In Chapter 1, the reader learns about Michael's life - he has a dog named Stella, attends school where his best friend is Eddie, and on weekends has a job at a corner shop. Both of Michael's parents lost their jobs, so his father buys a boat called Peggy Sue and the family learns to sail with Bill Parker. On September 10, 1987 Michael's family sets sail on Peggy Sue to sail around the world together.

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    Kensuke’s Kingdom

    Lesson 1
    Before you read…
    Before you read:
    1. Look at the front cover of the book and read the blurb.

    2. What genre of book do you think this is?

    3. Why do you think the book is this genre? Use the front
    cover and blurb to support your answer.

    4. What do you think this book will be about?

    5. What clues on the front cover and in the blurb tell you
    what might happen in the book?

    6. Are you looking forward to reading this book? Why?


    or Why not? (Give at least 3 reasons)
    New vocabulary…
    Have you come across any of these words before? Do you
    know what they mean?

    exhilarating
    savaged
    scarcely
    disbanded
    regularity
    revel
    undisputed
    fanatic
    deliberately
    disdain
    lunacy
    inculcated
    exhilarating savaged
    (feeling very happy, animated, (attack ferociously and
    or elated) maul)

    disbanded
    scarcely (broke up)
    (only just and almost not)
    regularity fanatic
    (the state of being regular) (person with an obsessive
    interest in and enthusiasm
    for a particular activity)

    revel undisputed
    (get great pleasure from)
    (accepted or not disputed)
    deliberately lunacy
    (consciously and intentionally; (the state of being a
    on purpose) lunatic; insanity)

    inculcated
    disdain (instil an idea, attitude, or
    (unworthy of one's habit by persistent
    consideration) instruction)
    Now read Chapter 1
    Chapter 1 Summary
    Chapter 1 ‐ Peggy Sue (page 1‐16)

    Chapter 1 begins with Michael telling us that he disappeared the night before his twelfth
    birthday.
    In this chapter we learn why Michael wants to tell his story. We learn about his family,
    friends and school life.
    Michael has a dog named Stella Artois. He goes to St Joseph’s School (his dad calls it
    ‘monkey school’). At school his best friend is Eddie Dodds. Michael has two other
    friends ‐ Matt and Bobby. They all play in a football team called the Mudlarks. On the
    weekends Michael has a job at Mr Patel’s corner shop doing paper rounds. Every
    Sunday, Michael's family go dinghy sailing on the reservoir.

    Both Michael's mum and dad worked at the brickwork factory before sadly losing their
    jobs. That’s when Michael’s dad plans their sailing trip and buys Peggy Sue. Michael
    and his family learn how to sail a boat in classes with Bill Parker (who Michael's
    family call Barnacle Bill).

    Michael's family set sail on September 10, 1987.


    Chapter 1 Questions
    Answer these questions in your book in full sentences.

    1. Give two reasons why Michael has decided to tell his story now.

    2. Why did Michael’s father call St Joseph’s School ‘the monkey school’?

    3. Explain why the Mudlarks won more matches when they played at home.

    4. Look at page seven. ‘…her eyes filled with fierce tears’.

    What does the adjective ‘fierce’ suggest about how mum is feeling?

    5. Why were Sundays special to Michael’s family?


    Chapter 1 Response
    Michael’s father decides that the family will sail around the world together.
    Do you think that it would be a good idea for your family to do something like this?

    Think of reasons for and against this. Draw a chart in your book like this to present
    your reasons.
    Chapter 1
    Finally for today, give yourself a quick test on the definitions of these words.
    Maybe look for them in the book to read them in context.

    exhilarating
    savaged
    scarcely
    disbanded
    regularity
    revel
    undisputed
    fanatic
    deliberately
    disdain
    lunacy
    inculcated

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