Reading Activities - An Extra-Ordinary Beginning

Please find below activities for reading groups based on 'An Extra-Ordinary Beginning', the first book in 'The Adventures of Eric and Ursula'.
You can download activity/work sheets for each chapter as a Word document or pdf file.

General Information

The reading activities are organised by chapter and each have a theme.  The themes are:
  • Openings
  • Characters
  • Plot and Structure
  • Setting and Atmosphere
  • Author's viewpoint and intentions
  • Style and Language
  • Endings
For more information on these download a pdf or doc file by clicking the link below:

Chapter 1 - Painful Memories 

Activities based on Book Openings:

Chapter 3 - Parents Pet Project 

Activities based on Characters and empathy:

Chapter 2 - On the Rooftops of Paris 

Activities based on Characters:

Chapter 4 - The Competition Entries 

Activities based on Relating reading to previous experience:

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