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Mysterious Traveller (Making Inferences (Why do you think that traders in…
Mysterious Traveller
Making Inferences
Why do you think that traders in this story preferred to use camels and donkeys as a mode of transportation?
What do you think about Issa's conversation with the wounded camel he found?
Do you think Issa understands the language of camels?
If camels cannot talk, then how was the camel able to understand Issa and vice versa?
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Do you agree that Issa's finding Mariama was a blessing in disguise? Can you find and write a phrase in the story that agrees with this?
How do you think Mariama must have felt when Issa told he had become blind? What thoughts must have been going through her mind?
Questioning
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From the story, how does a guide become an expert at his job?
Making Inferences
Can you draw conclusions on the comment that people made when someone died, as it relates to Issa as a guide?
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Extra Curricular Links
ICT
Using scratch or other painting programs, have chn create a desert scene with travellers and camels, having a conversation with Issa.
Science
Have chn research into the finger as a weather-vane or wind measurement and write a report using bookcreator.
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Vocabulary
Caravan
Laden
Twitched
Heave
Bridle
Swivelled
Gleam
Scrunched
Lurch
Trot
Swirled
Crest
Dune
Tutted
Steep
Minarets
Fleece
Chirruped
Figures of Speech
'Then a cry, a tiny cry, leaked into the hot air.'
What figure of speech is this? What did the author mean?
Point of View
From the camel's POV, why did he begin to trust Issa after a long hesitation?
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