Lets get the facts...

To write a front page article about the events in the novel, we need to get the
storys facts. Answer the following questions carefully, as these are the facts well
use in our articles.

Who

What

Where
When

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7.

Who is the main character? (full name)

Who is the main characters mother? (name)
Who is the main characters father (name)?
What is the pilots full name?
Does the pilot have a family?
How experienced do you believe the pilot was?
Who is the last person Brian speaks to before the
crash?
8. Who raised the alarm that the plane was missing?
9. Who may have been looking for Brian?
10.Who finds Brian? (name)
1. What happened to the pilot?
2. What happened to Brian?
3. What did he do when the pilot became unable to fly the
plane?
4. What was the pilot who found Brian doing in the area?
5. What would have been done with the pilots body?
6. What would Brian have done when he returned?
7. What difficulties / injuries did Brian face in the
wilderness?
8. What survival techniques did Brian learn / utilise to
survive?
9. What two major events from this novel could feature on
the front page of a newspaper?
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2.
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Where did Brian take off from?

Where was he going? (be specific)
Where did he crash? (use the maps to estimate)
Where would search parties have focused their efforts?
(estimate)
5. Where would the main character have gone after this
ordeal?
1. When did Brian leave? (hint: when are the U.S Summer
holidays?)
2. At what time would his flight have taken off?
3. At what time would he have been due to land?
4. When was Brian found?
5. When would the pilots body be recovered?

Why

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2.
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4.

Why
Why
Why
Why

did the pilot die?

did the plane crash?
were search attempts unsuccessful?
is it lucky Brian was found when he was?

How

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2.
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How
How
How
How
How

did Brian know how to steer the plane?

did Brian survive in the wilderness?
long did he survive there for?
did the plane land?
did Brian survive the landing / crash?

6. For how much longer could Brian have survived? (do

you think)

Are there any other pieces of information well need for a front page article?

Extension: Find some appropriate images that could accompany a front page article
on this story.