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__ ENGLISH __
 * 'I am David'**

//QUESTIONS// 29/5 50 million people died as a result of World War II, 6 million were jews. A dictator is //'a person exercising absolute power'// according to http://www.dictionary.com Two dictators were Adolf Hitler was leader of Germany and Joseph Stalin of Soviet Union. 4. **Who first used the expression "iron curtain"? What is meant by an "iron curtain"?** Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of Great Britain 1946, was the first to use the term "iron curtain", he used it in meaning to close off Great Britain from the rest of Europe. A labour camp is similar to a detention centre where inmates are forced to do hard work. The governemtn sent people to these camps, so people like Hitler and Stalin. Convicts and children without family were sent to labour camps, people who disagreed with the government were also sent there. David was born into a labour camp after his parents were captured for disagreeing with the government. Great Britain's allies were France, Soviet Union, United States, China and Poland.
 * 1. Roughly how many people died as a result of WWII?**
 * 2. What is a "dictator"?**
 * 3. List the two dictators mentioned in this section, and the countries of which they were leaders.**
 * 5. What is a "labour camp"? Who was put into "labour camps"? By whom? Why is David in a "labour camp"?**
 * 6. If Germany's allies were japan, then who were Great Britain's allies?**

**__CHAPTER ONE -__** **__DUE 04/06/09 __**  Repulsive – causing aversion or loathing Thicket – a tangle of shrubs or trees Grating – sounding harsh or discordant Catastrophe – a great and sudden disaster Dwell – live reside Dozed – sleep lightly, be half asleep
 * __Vocabulary __****: ****Look up the following words and give the dictionary definitions **repulsive - thicket - grating - catastrophe - dwell - dozed -

1. As in most novels, the first chapter introduces the character and sets the scene for what is to follow. But what you are told in the first chapter of I Am David is some- what mysterious, even outright confusing. A snippet of information here, a tantali- zing bit there. Why does the author do that? Why doesn't she tell you outright who David is and where he is? //  the author doesn’t tell you everything in the start, because she doesn’t want to give the story away, she wants to keep you guessing. // 2. Why does David hate the man? Does this hatred seem justified, considering what the man is doing for him? Explain. // I think David hates the man because the man is so controlling. even if the man is helping him, David is still unsure of whether he can trust the man or not. //  3. Look up the word paranoid. Would you call David paranoid? Explain by giving examples that might explain David's odd behaviour. //  Yes, I would. He is so worried that people will immediately know that he has escaped from a concentration camp and that they will report him. // 4. In the truck, on his way to Salonica, David experiences a moment of intense fear. How does this sudden fear come about? How does David conquer it? Who is Johannes? What does he symbolize? Why does Johannes "stay behind in Salonica"? //  Johannes is someone David knew from the concentration camp. Johannes was the one who looked after David, and took care of him. Johannes died of a heart attack. David sees Johannes as being his rock, the one who makes him feel safe. Inside himself, David knows he can go on. and Johannes is the last thing keeping him connected with his old life, and by leaving Johannes behind, he is leaving his old life too. // 5. Geographically, David has moved from wherever the camp is, to Italy. From where has he moved emotionally? //  David has moved from relying on other people, and having them rule his life, to having to fend for himself in everything. // 6. Make a short list, in point form, of the bits of information you have thus far received about David. · ·    he is an orphan. ·   he is jewish. ·   he is on his way to Denmark. ·   he is extremely cautious, and worried of other people. ·   his name is david.
 * __ Questions: __**

intermingled - lithe - irresolutely - irksome - intervals - spurs - verge - clamber - credit - arancia - apfelsinen - intricate - passionate  Intermingle – mix together, mingle Lithe – flexible, supple Irresolutely – Hesitantly Irksome – tedious, annoying, tiresome Intervals – an interesting time or space Spurs – a device with a small spike or a spiked wheel worn by a riders for urging the horse forward
 * __CHAPTER TWO - __****__DUE 04/06/09 __****Vocabulary: Look up the following words and give the definitions **<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">

Verge – an edge or border Clamber – climb with hands and feet Credit – a source of honour, or pride <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontsize: 18.0pt;">Arancia - type of orange Apfelsinen - orange Intricate – very complicated <span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Passionate – dominated by or easily moved to strong feelings especially love or anger

<span style="font-size: 7pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">
 * __<span style="font-size: 19.5pt; color: #0505c2; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">CHAPTERS THREE & FOUR __**<span style="font-size: 19.5pt; color: #0505c2; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"> **__<span style="font-size: 19.5pt; color: red; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">DUE 05/06/09 __**<span style="font-size: 19.5pt; color: #0505c2; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">
 * <span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Vocabulary: Look up the following words and give the definitions **<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">

<span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">exhausting - terrain - dispassionately - disconcerted - brevity - anxious - awkward - ensnare - sinister - genuine - conspicuous - lorries - hostage - daft - succumbed <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Exhausting – use up the strength, tire out <span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontsize: 11.0pt; msobidifontweight: bold;">Terrain – a stretch of land especially with regard to its physical features Dispassionately – calm, free from passion Disconcerted –disturb the composure agitate, fluster Brevity – economy of expression Anxious – troubled, uneasy in the mind Awkward – embarrassed Ensnare – catch in or as in a snare, entrap Sinister – suggestive of evil, looking malignant or villainous Genuine – really coming from the heart

Conspicuous – clearly visible, striking to the eye Lorries – trucks Hostage – a person seized or held as security for the fulfilment of a condition Daft – silly, foolish, crazy

1. The Chapter begins with a descriptive paragraph. List the descriptive words. 2. David gives himself a good scrubbing. But he is doing more than just washing himself. Re-check the meaning of the word symbolic and explain what is symbolic about David cleansing himself. Why is it so important to him? What effect does it have on his relationships with his surroundings? List the words that indicate a change in David. // david is scrubbing the concentration camp and his old life out of himself. he doesn’t want to remember the camp. // 3. Why had David thought at one time that he might be Jewish? 4. Why had there been scarcely any difference between the men and the women in the camp? Find an image showing what people in the concentration camps looked like and upload it to your wiki site. 5. What is strange about David's eyes? //<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">he thinks a country is free if it has no king. by this he means that by no king there is no ruler, no one to control them and make their choices. I think it makes sense, I’m not sure if its good. // <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">5. Why is it that David cannot teach himself to smile. //<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">david has never known happiness, therefore he cannot smile because he does not know how to. //<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">6. David, till he meets Angelo, had thought that good people must also be clever. Why did he think so and why was he puzzled? <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">7. Why had the prisoners in the camp said: "Don't tell the boy anything they may try to worm out of him afterwards"? <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">8. When David meets up with the mean little boy, he doesn't fight back. Explain why he doesn't and why he compares the boy with the camp guards. <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Questions: **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">

<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">**<span style="font-size: 18pt; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Questions ** 1. Why does David feel he still has to obey the man and go north to Denmark, even though the man can no longer control him? //the man was right that david would be able to escape and he did. so he knows he can trust him,he believes that he will be safe in Denmark because the man said so.// 2. After losing his compass, David decided that he must have a God. (a) What purpose would a God serve? // a god would give him hope. something to believe in. // <span style="font-size: 18pt; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> (b) What kind of God does he select for himself? What factors are considered by David as he makes his choice? <span style="font-size: 18pt; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> (c) Which factor do you think is the most important to him? Explain. //<span style="font-size: 18pt; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Judaism. Seeing as it is his religion, when he says amen he double takes thinking maybe he shouldn’t have said that seeing as it’s a Christian thing. //<span style="font-size: 18pt; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> <span style="font-size: 18pt; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> (d) Read David's prayer and tell what he expects from God.

(e) Compare his God with those he rejects. What does this tell you about David? <span style="font-size: 18pt; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">3. When David helps the couple he feels: "... a strong impulse to do something quite voluntary for another person... It felt almost like possessing something, something so big that he could give some of it away." (p.63) Explain what he means with that. <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> <span style="font-size: 18pt; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">4. David has a way of deciding if a country is a free one or not. What is his method? Do you think it is a good one? Explain. <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> __ SOSE __
 * word reference -** http://www.dictionary.com