text: Stone of Destiny

Stone of Destiny by Ian Hamilton

 

The narrator remembers the story his mum told him when he was a child.

 

  QUESTIONS:

A)  What sort of text is it ? Which point of view is given ?

 

B)  What shows the child is eager to know more ?

 

C)  Who are the different characters ? Which historical characters are mentioned ? Why ?

 

 

D)  Sum up the story of the stone in CHRONOLOGICAL order.

 

 

E)  Use the Net to find further information about Jacob’s pillow. Take notes. What does it tell you about the stone ?

 

F)   Explain the ancient story.

 

G)  Find a repetition at the end of the text. What does it show ?

 

H)  Which impact does the story have on the child ? Compare this extract with the trailer you saw.