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Destination Planet Earth

By Ron Jolly

WALT: Identify the key ideas within a story

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Destination Planet Earth - Ron Jolly

Clarify:

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What does the word rhetorical mean?

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What does neglected mean?

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What is a verandah?

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Question:

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What do you know about Rune’s home planet?

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How did the attitudes of the boys change after seeing the spaceship?

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Predict:

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What do you think would happen next in the story?

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Summarise:

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Write a summary of the story, including the beginning, middle and end.

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Create:

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Choose a create option for the list below:

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  1. Write in the perspective of Luke, Nic or Joe. What are you thinking/feeling/seeing as the spaceship arrives
  2. Draw an image of the spaceship and describe your picture. What technology does it possess?
  3. Create a comic strip illustrating the key moments of the story.

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