This week, my role was Discussion Director.
How would you feel if your dad went missing, but knew he was still here somewhere? Explain.
Where do you think this mysterious girl Connor was talking to comes from?
If you were Sapphy, would you follow after Connor too see who she was?
Do you have a favourite something like Sapphy’s watch? How would you feel if that broke or went missing?
What do you think will happen next?
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Journal One
Journal One
1. Describe the setting in the novel – Time, Place and Circumstance. Please use quotations to support your answers.
The Setting of the novel Ingo is in Zennor, located on the Cornish coast in England. Most of chapters one and two take place in Sapphy’s home, a cottage by the sea. “I’m away down to the shore,” Dad calls to her. “I can’t settle to sleep yet.” The main event in the novel happens when the family comes back from the Midsummer Night Bonfire. Jennie and Matthew (Sapphy’s parents) get into an argument. Matthew decides to go out to his boat and does not come back. Everyone thinks he is dead, but Sapphy does not believe it. They have a memorial service for Matthew in the church.
2. Which characters have you been introduced to so far? What are they like? Is there any conflict between characters?
3. Find a quotation that helps describe each of the characters you have been introduced to.
Sapphire (Sapphy)
Sapphire is the main character of the novel. She is the younger sister of Connor. Sapphire loves her father very much and looks up to him greatly. Sapphire describes her relationship with her father as; “We flare up like the Midsummer Bonfire, lose our tempers and say things we should never say. Sometimes we don’t know what we’re going to do until we’ve done it. ” (Page 6) When her father goes missing, everyone believes he has died in a ship wreck. Sapphire still believes he is still out there somewhere, and is determined to find him.
Connor
Connor is another one of the main character in the novel. He is the older brother of Sapphire and takes good care of her. Connor is said to take after his mother Jennie because they both share the trait of being calm and sensible. Sapphire also describes him as being very honest. “And sometimes I tell lies when I need to, which Connor never does. Connor tells you the truth straight out. You just need to get used to it.”(Page 7)
Matthew
Matthew is the father of Sapphire and Connor, and the husband of Jennie. He loves his family very much, and also loves boating in the sea. Matthew and his wife Jennie argue a lot which is one of the main conflicts. One night after the Midsummer Night Bonfire, Matthew and Jennie have a heated argument about Matthew going out to the sea. He ends up going out to the sea and does not return. This has Sapphire, Connor and Jennie very worried. Jennie thinks he has died and holds a memorial service for him but, Sapphire and Connor still think he is alive.
Jennie
Jennie is the mother of Sapphire and Connor, and the Wife of Matthew. Jennie is described to be a lot like Connor, Sensible and calm. When Matthew disappears, Jennie becomes full of grief. Even though Jennie and Matthew would always fight, they still loved each other. “Not like this,” says Mum. Her lips barley move. I know that she’s right, and so does Connor.
1. Describe the setting in the novel – Time, Place and Circumstance. Please use quotations to support your answers.
The Setting of the novel Ingo is in Zennor, located on the Cornish coast in England. Most of chapters one and two take place in Sapphy’s home, a cottage by the sea. “I’m away down to the shore,” Dad calls to her. “I can’t settle to sleep yet.” The main event in the novel happens when the family comes back from the Midsummer Night Bonfire. Jennie and Matthew (Sapphy’s parents) get into an argument. Matthew decides to go out to his boat and does not come back. Everyone thinks he is dead, but Sapphy does not believe it. They have a memorial service for Matthew in the church.
2. Which characters have you been introduced to so far? What are they like? Is there any conflict between characters?
3. Find a quotation that helps describe each of the characters you have been introduced to.
Sapphire (Sapphy)
Sapphire is the main character of the novel. She is the younger sister of Connor. Sapphire loves her father very much and looks up to him greatly. Sapphire describes her relationship with her father as; “We flare up like the Midsummer Bonfire, lose our tempers and say things we should never say. Sometimes we don’t know what we’re going to do until we’ve done it. ” (Page 6) When her father goes missing, everyone believes he has died in a ship wreck. Sapphire still believes he is still out there somewhere, and is determined to find him.
Connor
Connor is another one of the main character in the novel. He is the older brother of Sapphire and takes good care of her. Connor is said to take after his mother Jennie because they both share the trait of being calm and sensible. Sapphire also describes him as being very honest. “And sometimes I tell lies when I need to, which Connor never does. Connor tells you the truth straight out. You just need to get used to it.”(Page 7)
Matthew
Matthew is the father of Sapphire and Connor, and the husband of Jennie. He loves his family very much, and also loves boating in the sea. Matthew and his wife Jennie argue a lot which is one of the main conflicts. One night after the Midsummer Night Bonfire, Matthew and Jennie have a heated argument about Matthew going out to the sea. He ends up going out to the sea and does not return. This has Sapphire, Connor and Jennie very worried. Jennie thinks he has died and holds a memorial service for him but, Sapphire and Connor still think he is alive.
Jennie
Jennie is the mother of Sapphire and Connor, and the Wife of Matthew. Jennie is described to be a lot like Connor, Sensible and calm. When Matthew disappears, Jennie becomes full of grief. Even though Jennie and Matthew would always fight, they still loved each other. “Not like this,” says Mum. Her lips barley move. I know that she’s right, and so does Connor.
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Role- Vocabulary Enricher
This week I am the Vocabulary Enricher.
Wriggle
“You can wriggle yourself down narrow passages, not too far in case you get stuck and the tide comes in and drowns you.” (Page 10)
To twist to and fro; writhe; squirm.
Mermaid
“I thought it was mermaids that sand, Dad?”(Page 2)
1.(in folklore) a female marine creature, having the head, torso, and arms of a woman and the tail of a fish.
2.a highly skilled female swimmer.
Pig Bin
“He sees me looking at them, and he picks up the pan and scrapes it into the pig bin.” (Page 17)
A garbage pin.
Quarrel
“No quarrels, no loud voices...” (Page 5)
An angry dispute or altercation; a disagreement marked by a temporary or permanent break in friendly relations
Shivery
“I’m tired and cold now and my legs are starting to feel shivery” (Page 7)
Inclined to or characterized by shivers, quivers, or tremors.
Wriggle
“You can wriggle yourself down narrow passages, not too far in case you get stuck and the tide comes in and drowns you.” (Page 10)
To twist to and fro; writhe; squirm.
Mermaid
“I thought it was mermaids that sand, Dad?”(Page 2)
1.(in folklore) a female marine creature, having the head, torso, and arms of a woman and the tail of a fish.
2.a highly skilled female swimmer.
Pig Bin
“He sees me looking at them, and he picks up the pan and scrapes it into the pig bin.” (Page 17)
A garbage pin.
Quarrel
“No quarrels, no loud voices...” (Page 5)
An angry dispute or altercation; a disagreement marked by a temporary or permanent break in friendly relations
Shivery
“I’m tired and cold now and my legs are starting to feel shivery” (Page 7)
Inclined to or characterized by shivers, quivers, or tremors.
About The Author
Helen Dunmore
Helen Dunmore is the author of Ingo. Helen was born in December 1952 in Yorkshire. She was the second child out of four. Her father had a large family. His extended family had a large influence on her life. Poetry was a big part in her life. She studied english at University of York. After, she begain to write poems which formerd her first poetry collection; The Apple Falls. She also wrote two novels which did not survive. It was more than ten years before she wrote another book.
During that time she wrote various short stories and poems. Helen has writen many books, short stories and poems. Her most recent books are the Ingo series. The books are Ingo(2005), The Tide Knot(2006), The Deep(2007) and The Crossing of Ingo(2008).
Other Books she wrote are:
Going to Egypt (1992)
Zennor in Darkness (1993)
Zennor in Darkness (1993)
A Spell of Winter (1996)
The Seige (2001)
House of Orphans (2006)
Counting the Stars (2008)
Monday, February 2, 2009
Reviews
I don’t know whether it’s memories of idyllic childhood holidays or the hypnotic and untameable power of the sea, but Cornwall has always had a magical hold over me; a hold which Helen Dunmore captures so brilliantly in her latest children’s book, Ingo ... Though the first in a series, this book works perfectly as a standalone title, with a satisfying resolution but enough left hanging in the air to make the characters and situations live on in the reader’s mind. Ingo has a haunting, dangerous beauty all of its own.’(Philip Ardagh in The Guardian)
The electric thrill of swimming with dolphins, of racing along currents and of leaving the world of reason and caution behind are described with glorious intensity ... the lyrical writing and Dunmore’s intense sympathy for all she describes make this a perfect book with which to wind up the summer holidays, or to recollect them.’ (Amanda Craig in The Times)
The electric thrill of swimming with dolphins, of racing along currents and of leaving the world of reason and caution behind are described with glorious intensity ... the lyrical writing and Dunmore’s intense sympathy for all she describes make this a perfect book with which to wind up the summer holidays, or to recollect them.’ (Amanda Craig in The Times)
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