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TheGirlWhoBroughtMischiefByKatrinaNannestad

BookSummary:

InthetraditionofANNEOFGREENGABLESandHEIDIcomesaheart-warmingnovelsetinDenmarkin1911aboutlove,family,griefandjoy.Theaward-winningnovelfromtheauthorofOLIVEOFGROVES.WhenIngeMariaarrivesonthetinyislandofBornholminDenmarktolivewithhergrandmother,she'snotsurewhattoexpect.Hergrandmotherisstern,thepeopleontheislandarestrange,andchildrenarenotallowedtorunwildorexpressthemselvesthewaytheydidbackinCopenhagen-especiallyifyouareagirl.IngeMariatriesnottofeelsorryforherself,butshemisseshermama.Andontopofeverythingelse,mischiefseemstohaveawayoffindinghernomatterhowhardshetriestobegood...ButcoulditbethatabitofmischiefisexactlywhatGrandmotherandthepeopleofBornholmneed?

CurriculumAreasandKeyLearningOutcomes:

LiteracyandLanguage,SOSE,VisualArts

AppropriateAges:8+

ISBN:9780733332005E-ISBN: 9781743098967

Notesby:SimoneChapman

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Contents

• Introduction • Abouttheauthor • Authorinspiration • Studynotesonthemesandcurriculumtopics:

a)Themes

• ImaginationandIndividuality

• Belonging

• GriefandJoy

• Friendship

b)Curriculumareasandkeylearningoutcomes

• LiteracyandLanguage

• SOSE

• VisualArts

• Questionsforreadinganddiscussionand

• Bibliography

• Abouttheauthorofthenotes

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Introduction

It’s1911andten-year-oldIngeMariaarrivesonthesleepyislandofBornholm,Denmarkwithatrunkfullofbelongingsandaheadfulloffairytales.Coveredinfishgutsandnowmissingoneblondeplait(thankstoheronlytravellingcompanion-ahungrygoat)shemeetshergrandmotherfortheveryfirsttime.SpiritedIngeMariaisdeterminedtomakeherstern,no-nonsensegrandmotherandthepeopleofBornholm(themselvesmildmanneredandun-imaginative)fallinlovewithher;butthissolomissionisnotwithoutitschallenges!Brokeneggs,loosefarmanimals,fancifulstoriesandboisterouschurchsingingallthreatentoderailIngeMaria’schanceatbelonging...butit’sthistalentformischiefthatbeginstowinhergrandmother’sheart.IngeMariamissesherhomeinCopenhagen,brimmingwiththewarmthandkindnessofherownmother,butwelearnthatIngeMaria’smotherhasdied.Asthespecialbondwithhergrandmotherdeepens,IngeMarialearnsthatgriefandjoycanexistsimultaneouslyandthatitisokaytohaveboth.IngeMariaalsolearnsthatsheandGrandmother,whosenicknamewasonce‘Dizzy’,maynotbeasdissimilarasshefirstthought!AttherigidSvanekeFolkSchoolIngemeetsKlaus,aboyherownagewithamysteriousbackground.KlausdelightsinIngeMaria’sstoriesandquicklybecomesatrustedfriend.ItisonlywhenshediscoversthatKlausisactuallythetown‘thief’thatshelearnshehaslosthisparentsandhasno-onetocareforhim.Thetwoorphansareboundbyfriendshipandimaginationandwithalittlehelpfrommadammischieftheyeachfindaplacewheretheybelong.Thisisafunny,heart-warmingstoryaboutgreatsadnessandjoy,findingyourplaceandneverlosingyourimaginationnomatterwhatageyouare!

Studynotesonthemesandcurriculumtopics

a)Themes

§ ImaginationandIndividualityIngeMariahasalively,vividimagination.Shelivesinamagicalworldoftalkinganimals,fairytalesandflyingpiedishes.InCopenhagenherteachersencouragedhertowriteoriginalstoriesandsongsbutwhenIngeMariastartsatSvanekeFolkSchooltheteachersaredullandlifelessandtheywanteverybodytoactandthinkinthesameway.NospeakingyourmindatSvanekeFolkSchool!InherapologylettertoherHerNielsen,IngeMariawrites:

‘Storiesandpaintingsarethewindowstoaperson’ssoul.Ifwemakeallourstoriesandpicturesthesame,Iamscaredthatwewilllosethebitsofusthatmakeussparklyandhappyandunique,‘(p124).

DiscussionPoint:DoyouagreewithIngeMaria?Howcanstoriesandpaintingsbethe‘windows’toaperson’ssoul?WhatwouldyourclassroombelikeifHerNielsenwastheteacherandnobodywasallowedtoexpresstheirindividuality?

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§ BelongingWhenIngeMariagoestolivewithhergrandmotherinBornholmshefeelslikeshedoesnotfitin.Butastimepasses,IngeMariabuildsaspecialbondwithhergrandmotherandbeginstofeelasenseofbelonging.WhenGrandmothersaysshelovesher,IngeMariaexclaims‘foramomentIthink,ThisiswhereIbelong.ButthenIrealisethatifIbelonghere,InolongerbelonginCopenhagen,‘(p161).Sheisstrugglingwithherplaceintheworld.

DiscussionPoint:IngeMariainitiallyfeelslikesheisbetrayinghermotherbyfindinganewplacetobelong.Canyoubelonginmorethanoneplaceatonce?Why/Whynot?Wherearesomedifferentplacesthatyoufeelasenseofbelonging?Whyisitsoimportanttohaveasenseofbelongingandwhatissignificantaboutthelastlineofthenovel?

§ GriefandJoyForthefirstpartofthebookwedon’tknowwhyIngeMariahasleftCopenhagen,wecanonlyguess.Whenwelearnthathermotherhasdied,ourworstsuspicionsareconfirmed.Sheisanorphan,stillgrievingbutdeterminedtobebraveandnottocry.

DiscussionPoint:IngeMariadescribeshowshewashummingathermother’sfuneralbecauseifshedidn’tshewouldwanttoscream.‘IwillscreamatthementodigthatboxbackupagainIwillscreamatOlinetostopsqueezingmesohard.ButmostofallIwillscreamthatIwantmymamarightnow,’(p.77).

HowdidyoufeelwhenGrandmotherwrappedherarmsaroundIngeMariaandheldherwhileshesobbedforhermother?Whyisitimportanttoshareyouremotionswithafriendorfamilymember?

DiscussionPoint:ThroughthecharactersofIngeMariaandGrandmother,KatrinaNannestadoffersusinsightintothejourneyofgriefandlosingalovedone.Chapter18hassomeparticularlygoodexamplesandIngeMarialearnsthatitisokaytofeelgriefandjoyatthesametime.Itmightbeappropriatetoconsideraclassdiscussionaboutstudents’experienceswithdeathandloss.DiscussionshouldrefocusonGrandmother’spositivewords:

‘It’sokaytobesadwhensomeonegoesaway,becauseitmeansthatweareblessed.Blessedtohavelovedsomeonesomuchandtohavehadthemasaspecialpartofourlives,’(p204).

§ FriendshipIngeMariaandKlaushaveaspecialfriendship.Theysharethesamepassionforstorytellingandadventureandlatertheylearnthattheyarebothorphans.

DiscussionPoint:Whatthingsdoyouhaveincommonwithyourspecialfriends?Howcanyoulookafteryourfriends?

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Keylearningoutcomes:

• Identifywhatmakesusindividualsandwhyindividualityisimportant.

• Appreciatewhatitmeanstobelongsomewhere.Recognisethatyoucanbelongtoseveralgroupsatonce.

• Recognisetheimportanceofsharingyourfeelingsandthoughtswithatrustedindividual.

• Understandthatsomepeoplehaveexperiencedgreatlossintheirlives.

• Explorewaystonurtureyourfriendships.

b)Curriculumareasandkeylearningoutcomes

Literacyandlanguage

• KatrinaNannestaddoesawonderfuljobofcreatingcolourfulcharacters.BytheendofChapterOne

wehavealreadylearntalotaboutIngeMariaandGrandmother.

Activity:LookcarefullyatChapterOne.UseWorksheet1tohelpyouidentifyhowKatrinaNannestadpaintsavividpictureofthesetwocharacters.

• Thenoveliswritteninfirstpersonnarrative.Thisisaliterarydevicethatallowsustoseetheworldthoughtheeyesoften-year-oldIngeMaria.

Activity:Re-readChapterNineandIngeMaria’sversionoftheeventsthatunfoldinhermusicclass.Considerthesceneinthemusicroomfromadifferentpointofview.IfyouwereanoldstudentofFruOstergaardwhatwouldyouhavemadeofthatlesson?WhatwouldyouthinkofIngeMaria’s‘BunnyDance’?Nowwrite(retell)thesameeventsfromadifferentpointofview.Remembertousethepersonalpronoun‘I’andfocusonyourownperceptionofthings.Itmayhelptoimagineyouarewritingadiaryoftheevents.

• ThefirstpersonnarrativealsohelpsKatrinaNannestadcreatehumour.OftenthereadercanseeagapbetweenIngeMaria’sperspectiveofsituationsandtherealityofthesesituations.Sometimesthisiscalleddramaticirony.

Activity:ReadtheexcerptsonWorksheet2andconsiderIngeMaria’sversionofthingsagainstwhatyouthinkisreallyhappening.

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• KatrinaNannestaduseslotsoffunsimilesinherwriting.Asimileisafigureofspeechthatcomparesonethingwithanother,usuallybeginningwithlikeoras.Similesallowwriterstoreallyplaywithvocabularyandcreatestrongimagesforthereader.

Activity:Worksheet3includessomefamiliarsimilesfromthenovelbuttheyhavebeenmuddledup.Re-formthemuddledsimilesandthentrycreatingsomesimilesofyourown.

• InChapterElevenIngeMariawritesaletterofapologytoHerNielsen.Inthislettersheuseslotsofceremoniouslanguageappropriatetothetexttype.

E.g.‘ItiswithmydeepestapologiesthatIwritetosaythatIamsorryandfilledwithremorse,‘(p123).

Activity:ExamineIngeMaria’sletterandthenwriteaformalapologyletterofyourown.Theoffencemaybeinsignificant(eatingthelastchocolatebiscuit)oritmaybemoreserious(tellingafib)butthelanguageandstructureofthelettermustbeformal.Tryusinglotsofyourownceremonious,perhapsoverthetop,formallanguagetodrawoutthehumour.

• AtthebeginningofthenovelGrandmothersaysIngeMariaisbehavinglikeabarbarian.Ingedecidesifsheisindeedabarbarianshehadbestfindoutwhatitmeans!

Activity:Worksheet4asksyoutolocatesomeinterestingadjectivesfromthenovel.Useyourdictionary/thesaurusfinddefinitionsandsynonymsforthesewords.

• KatrinaNannestaduseslotsofinterestingwordsasanalternativeto‘said’.E.g.IngeMaria‘calls’(p7)andherGrandmother‘snaps’(p8).Thisgivesthereaderagreatersenseofthedrama.

Activity:ConductawordsearchforwordsthatKatrinaNannestadusesasanalternativeto‘said’.Recordtheseandthensharewiththeclass.Createawordbankfortheclasswall.

•KatrinaNannestadincludespiecesofdialogueinhernovel.Thishelpshertorevealcharactertraitsandadvancetheplot.

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Activity:Inpairs,selectapieceofdialoguefromthenovelandusethisasthebasisforashort dramaticperformance.Writesomeofyourownconversationaldialoguetoextendthescene.Performyourscenefortheclass.

• ThefirsttaskGrandmothersetsIngeMariaistowriteashortstorycontainingabowlofoatmeal,afoxandablackkitten(p121).ThistellsIngeMariathatGrandmadoeshaveanappreciationforimagination!

Activity:Setuparoundrobinstorytellingcirclewiththeclass.Fillapillowcasewithrandomobjects andallowthefirststudenttorandomlyselectanobjectasstimulusandbeginthestoryusingthreesentences.Thenextstudenttakesanotheritemandincorporatesthisintothestory.Encouragestudentstoacceptandaddtotheirclassmates’ideasandguidetheclasstowardsacomplication,climaxandresolution.Thistechniqueproveslotsoffunandshouldguaranteesomecreativeresults.

Keylearningoutcomes:

• Knowhowtoselectandusethepersonalpronounwhenwritinginfirstperson.

• Appreciatetheeffectofusingfirstpersonnarrativetocreatehumouranddramaticirony.

• Identifyhowtheauthorselectsfigurativelanguagetocreatevividcharactersandsettings.

• Appreciatevocabulary.

• Valuecreativethinking.Understandthatauthorsusedifferenttypesofstimulustohelpthemcreatestories.

SOS• BeautifulBornholm.ThestoryissetinthetinyislandofBornholm,Denmarkin1911.

Activity:ResearchtheislandofBornholmandprepareashortreportforyourteacher.RemembertoincludeamapclearlyshowingwhereexactlyBornholmis.YoumightliketoincludetheflagforDenmarktoo.

• CityVersusIslandLife.In‘ANotetoReaders’(p213)KatrinaNannestadgivesussomeinformationaboutthedifferencebetweenBornholmandthecityofCopenhagen.BornholmisasmallislandandquiteisolatedwhereasCopenhagenisthecapitalofDenmark,aglobalcitywithmanyattractions.Activity:FindexamplesinthenovelwhereIngeMariacomparesCopenhagenwithBornholm.

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UseWorksheet5tohelpyouidentifysomesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenbothplaces.InCopenhagentheydon’twearclogsthat’sforsure!

• HansChristianAndersenwasaGreatDane!IngeMarialovedfairytalesbythegreatDanishauthorHansChristianAndersen.EventhoughIngeMariawasreadinghisfairytalesin1911theauthorwasbornoveronehundredyearsearlier.Hisstorieshavebeenaroundforalongtimeandyouwillbeamazedathowmanyhewrote!

Activity:ResearchandwriteabiographyofthelifeandachievementsoftheauthorHansChristianAndersen.Thebelowwebsitesprovidesomeusefulresourcesforteacherswithlotsofinterestingfacts.Dependingonthereadinglevelsofyourcohort,youmaywishtoorganisesomeprintsfirstandmaketheseavailabletoyourlevelledreadinggroups.http://holidays-family-time.knoji.com/10-facts-about-fairy-tale-writer-hans-christian-andersen-for-international-childrens-book-day/

http://www.andersenfairytales.com/http://kids.denmark.dk/denmarkKidsHCA_eng.htmhttp://childrensbooks.about.com/cs/authorsillustrato/a/hcandersen.htm

Keylearningoutcomes: • • Identifythegeographical,cultural,socialandhistoricalcontextofthenovel. • • Evaluatetherelevancyofinformation. • • Organiseinformation.

VisualArts

• LivingCharacters.KatrinaNannestadissogoodatdescribingcharactersthatsometimesyoufeelliketheymightjustjumpoffthepage.Whatiftheydid?WhatwouldGrandmother‘shortandroundlikeabarrel,’(p5)looklikeintheflesh?Wouldherraisineyestwinkle?OrhowaboutwiryAngelinaNordstrupforthatmatter?Whoisso‘tallandsoincrediblythinthatanyhopesofagenerousmorningteaaredashedthemomentsheopensthedoor,’(p35).

Activity:Chooseacharacterfromthenovelandcreatea3Dclaysculptureofthemtodisplayintheclassroom.Trytoexaggeratetheclayfeaturessotheviewergetsagoodsenseoftheirphysicalcharacteristics.Theseshouldbefiredinakilnifpossiblebeforepainting.Createasmallinformationboardtogowithyoursculptureandincludethecharacter’sname,anexplanationofhowtheyfitintothebookandyourfavouritequoteaboutthem.

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• Grandmother’sHouse.Grandmother’shouse,itsroofcoveredin‘awhiteicingofsnow,’(p8)isburstingwithfarmanimalsandsmellslikeoatmealandcreamyhotchocolate.It’salmostlikesomethingoutofaHansChristianAndersenfairytale.

Activity:WhatdoesGrandmother’shouselooklikeinyourmind?Createacollageofthehousepayinglotsofattentiontothedetails.Youcanincludepeopleandanimalstoo.

• HorribleHerrings.WhenIngeMariafirsthidesintheherringsmokehousesheneverwouldhaveguessedthetroubleitwouldcause.Catshavebecomeaconstantfixtureatherside!

Activity:ListentoChapter11withyoureyesclosed.ThenuseWorksheet6tocreateastoryboardforIngeMaria’swalkhomefromtheherringsmokehousetoherGrandmothers.Thinkabouthowmanycatsaretheretobeginwithandwhentheystarttopopupintoframe.Areanyhiding?Where’sthelittlestrayFlea-bag?Thinkofeachframeasasectionoffilm.Rememberyoucanhavelongshotsandcloseupstohelpyoutellthestory.Describewhat’shappeningundereachframe.Thiswebsiteprovidesagoodexampleofasimplestoryboard:https://myfolio.com/art/wm73hucw2u

Keylearningoutcomes:

• Visuallyexpresscharactersandplacesdescribedinthenovel.

• Locatevisualinformationwithinthetext.Selectrelevantimagestocreateastoryboardandretellasectionofthestoryvisually.

Questionsforreadinganddiscussion

1)ListalltheanimalsthatliveatGrandmother’shouse.2)Retellthestory(orally)inthirtysecondstotheclass.

3)ExplainfivethingsthatIngeMariadoesn’tlikeabouthernewschoolinBornholm.Givereasonswhyshefeelsthisway.

4)Mapoutthemajorplotpointsinthestoryfrombeginningtoend.5)ReadthefollowingpassageandidentifytheverbsKatrinaNannestadhasused.

‘Ijumpoffthefenceandfindmyselfrunningacrossthehilltops,screaming,giggling,ribbonsflapping-snipping-snappingabovemyhead,askinnyboygrinningbymysideandabiggreydoglollingandleapingaroundthefoldsofmyskirt,’(p198).

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Writeaparagraphthatdiscussestheeffecttheseverbshaveonthereader.Considerthesignificanceofthispassageinthecontextofthewholestory(thinkaboutwhenittakesplace).

6)Thinkabouthowwellyouknowthefollowingcharacters:IngeMaria,Grandmother,Klaus,AngelinaNordstrup,HerNielsenandthePedersentwins.Youhavetochooseabirthdaypresentforeachofthem.Explainwhyyouchoseeachgift.

7)Discussthesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweentwocharactersinthenovel.

9)Generatekeyquestionstotestotherstudents’comprehensionofthetext.10)Composeasong,jingleorraptopromoteBornholmasatouristdestination.

8)Giveasalestalk,pretendingthestudentsintheclassareclerksinabookstoreandyouwantthemto

pushthisbook.Givefivereasonsforyourrecommendation.Eachreasonmustbebackedupbyan

examplefromthetext.

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BibliographyOthertitlesbythisauthor

Nannestad,Katrina,BungalooCreek,HarperCollinsPublishers,Sydney,(2001)Nannestad,Katrina,RedDirtDiary,HarperCollinsPublishers,Sydney,(2010)Nannestad,Katrina,RedDirtDiary2:HarperCollinsPublishers,Sydney,(2012)Nannestad,Katrina,RedDirtDiary3:Blue’sNews,HarperCollinsPublishers,Sydney,(2012)

Websites

Authorunknown,FamousDanes,retrievedfromhttp://kids.denmark.dk/denmarkKidsHCA_eng.htmAuthorunknown,10FactsaboutFairyTaleWriterHansChristianAndersonforInternationalChildren’sBookDay,retrievedfromhttp://holidays-family-time.knoji.com/10-facts-about-fairy-tale-writer-hans-christian-andersen-for-international-childrens-book-day/Authorunknown,AndersonFairyTales,retrievedfrom

http://www.andersenfairytales.com/Authorunknown,HumptyDumptyStoryboard,retrievedfromhttps://myfolio.com/art/wm73hucw2u

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Kennedy,Elizabeth,HansChristianandHisFairyTales,retrievedfromhttp://childrensbooks.about.com/cs/authorsillustrato/a/hcandersen.htm

Abouttheauthorofthenotes

SimoneChapmanattendedNewtownHighSchoolofthePerformingArtsbeforecompletingaBachelorofMediaandCommunicationsatCharlesSturtUniversityin2004.SheworkedforalmostadecadeproducingtheatreforyoungpeopleinAustraliaandEnglandandisnowaprimaryschoolteacherinruralNSW.

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Worksheet 1

Colourful Characters: Be a Character Detective!

Katrina Nannestad does a wonderful job of creating colourful characters for her readers. By the end of Chapter One we have already learnt a lot about Inge Maria and Grandmother.

Armed with a copy of your novel you are about to do some character detective work.

Examine the different ways we learn about these two characters. Record all the clues you find in Chapter One below.

Inge Maria Grandmother

What does the character say that is revealing?

What does the character do that is revealing?

What physical descriptions are we given of the character?

What belongings does the character possess?

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Worksheet 2 Inge Maria’s Point of View: What’s Really Happening?

The story is told through the eyes of ten-year-old Inge Maria. But Katrina Nannestad is a very clever writer who helps the audience see what’s really happening or what another character is thinking even though we are seeing things from Inge Maria’s point of view.

Carefully examine the three passages below from your text (you might like to go back and re- read the whole chapter). Think about what might really be happening.

1) Inge Maria’s perspective:

I sit up straight and yell, ‘Amen!’ Everyone, even the organist, turns to stare at me. I smile. Grandmother must be so proud to have me here with all my best manners for everyone to see. (Chapter Six, p 71) What is Grandmother really thinking and why?

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2) Inge Maria’s perspective:

When we get to the end, Her Nielsen is as red as a beetroot and shaking all over. Fru Ostergaard is sitting at the piano, opening and closing her mouth. I think she wants to sing, but is too overwhelmed with excitement at how fun her lesson has become. I smile at her and return to my seat, but not before I have done a little curtsey and said, ‘You’re welcome.’ (Chapter Nine, p 101) Why is Fru Ostergaard really speechless?

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3) Inge Maria’s perspective:

I am grateful that Grandmother has believed my story about the flying pie dish. I am thankful that she still does not know that Klaus is a thief. (Chapter Fourteen, p 155)

Does Grandmother really believe the story? Why does she really play along with Inge Maria?

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Worksheet 3 Appreciating Similes

Katrina Nannestad uses lots of similes in her writing. A simile is a figure of speech that compares one thing with another and usually begins with like or as. Similes allow writers to play with vocabulary and they help create vivid pictures in the mind of the reader.

Here are six similes from The Girl Who Brought Mischief but they have been muddled up. Reform the similes by colouring ‘like with like’ in the same coloured pencil.

Her eyes are black in a pod. More miserable than walrus with fish tangled in its teeth. I keep my head down and work like a like an ogre.

Like two peas a goose on Christmas Eve.

She is frowning like two raisins pressed into her wrinkly, grey face.

Snores like a donkey

Similes are lots of fun to play with. Have a go at finishing these ones off. Share your favourites with a friend.

She was as thin as The room was as neat as He was as angry as She was as hot as The class was as clever as

Now write your own from scratch.

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Worksheet 4

Vocabulary Search: Adjectives

Adjectives describe the world of the novel. There are a range of interesting adjectives in The Girl Who Brought Mischief. Choose another nine from your novel. Use your dictionary and thesaurus to record their meanings and three synonyms for each.

Adjective Dictionary Meaning Synonyms

Mischievous 1. 2. 3.

1. 2. 3.

1. 2. 3.

1. 2. 3.

1. 2. 3.

1. 2. 3.

1. 2. 3.

1. 2. 3.

1. 2. 3

1. 2. 3.

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Worksheet 3: Answers

1. Her eyes are black like two raisins pressed into her wrinkly, grey face. 2. She is frowning like an ogre. 3. More miserable than a goose on Christmas Eve. 4. Snores like a walrus with fish tangled in its teeth.

5. Like two peas in a pod. 6. I keep my head down and work like a donkey.

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Worksheet 5: City Versus Island Life!

In ‘A Note to Readers' (p 123) Katrina Nannestad gives us some information about the difference between Bornholm and the city of Copenhagen and many clues also lie in the text. Use a copy of your novel to search for some information that Inge Maria shares about both places. Despite their differences there are also some similarities between the two places! Use the diagram below to organise your notes.

Copenhagen Bornholm

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BlacklineMasters:TheGirlWhoBroughtMischief(2013)Worksheet 6: Horrible Herrings Storyboard

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