Literature Novel TIPS AND GUIDE

IMPORTANT EVENTS You must remember a few important events in the novel. This is because you need to support your answer with evidence and examples . These examples and evidence are the events. For example, the question; write about what you have learnt. If you write that you learnt you should love elders and family members, you have to support it by giving evidence. Here, the evidence can be when Rory is separated from Granda, which is one of the events in this novel.

HERE ARE 3 IMPORTANT EVENTS. 1. Granda throws Rorys homework One day, Granda absent-mindedly throws away Rorys homework and keeps rubbish in Rorys bag. Rory is not angry. He knows Granda does not do it on purpose. What does this event tell us? <!--[if !supportLists]--> <!--[endif]-->Rory a patient boy loves his Granda so much that he understands his Grandas condition. <!--[if !supportLists]--> <!--[endif]-->Theme love, family relationship, <!--[if !supportLists]--> <!--[endif]-->Lesson learnt we must love the elders and be patient with them

2. The Separation, Rory is sent to Castle Street and Granda to Rachnadar After the fire at the flat, Rory is sent to Castle Street and Granda to Rachnadar. Rory is not happy. Granda does not like to stay there and he is upset and cries. Rory sees Granda sitting on his bed and crying at Rachnadar. It breaks his heart . Granda and Rory cannot live without each other. Rory decides to run away with Granda What does this event tell us? <!--[if !supportLists]--> <!--[endif]-->Rory loving, responsible, cannot live without Granda <!--[if !supportLists]--> <!--[endif]-->Theme love, family relationship <!--[if !supportLists]--> <!--[endif]-->Lesson learnt we should love our family and be responsible

3.The Great Escape Rory plans the Great Escape. Darren suggests hiding in his mothers caravan. Rory carefully carries out his plan. He packs his and Grandas things. He visits Granda after school, as usual. He wedges open the emergency exit. Later that night, he sneaks into Rachnadar and takes Granda away from there. What does this event tell us? <!--[if !supportLists]--> <!--[endif]-->Rory a brave boy, a person of action, loving, responsible, cannot live without Granda <!--[if !supportLists]--> responsibility <!--[endif]-->Theme challenges of growing up and coping with

<!--[if !supportLists]--> <!--[endif]-->Lesson learnt we should be brave to face challenges in life and do what we think is right

There are a few more important events, identify them. BAND A FOR CONTENT ( 9-10 MARKS ) <!--[if !supportLists]--> <!--[endif]-->A consistently relevant and convincing response to the task specified <!--[if !supportLists]--> <!--[endif]-->Always provides detailed and well developed textual evidence BAND B FOR CONTENT ( 7-8 MARKS ) <!--[if !supportLists]--> <!--[endif]-->Response is relevant to the task specified <!--[if !supportLists]--> development <!--[endif]-->Usually provides textual evidence with some

SPM 2011 NOVEL QUESTION Based on the novel you have studied, write about the part of the story that you like most.

The part you like most Describe it

Reasons why you like it

R1

R2

R3

Model Answer In the novel Catch Us If You Can by Cathrine MacPhail, the part that I like most is the great escape Rory plans the Great Escape for three days after Darren suggests hiding in his mothers caravan. He gives Rory the spare key to the caravan. Rory carefully carries out his plan. He packs his and Grandas things. He visits Granda after school, as usual. He wedges open the emergency exit. Later that night, he visits Granda and prepares Granda by dressing him up and then tells him that he is getting out of the home. Rory takes Granda away from there while Val is having coffee with the nurses. Both of them successfully sneak out through the emergency exit and out to a quiet train station where they are not noticed. They arrive at the train final stop and go uphill in a fine drizzle and then up a long winding path that leads to the caravan site. I like this part the most because it shows that Rory is a loving boy. He loves his Granda so much that he could not stand looking at his granda crying and feeling sad staying at Rachnadar. Because of this, he is determined to take Granda out from Rachnadar. This part of the story also shows us how determined Rory is in making his escape a success. He cannot live without his Granda who has brought him up and taken care of him since he was a baby, and because of that he takes the risk to take his Granda out from Rachnadar. I also think that this is the start of all the adventures and challenges of Rorys and grandas lives.They meet with a lot of people and are always on the run so that they are not caught. It makes the story interesting and leads to the happy ending when Rory is reunited with his father.

TRY THIS QUESTION Based on the novel you have studied, who do you think is the most interesting character? Give reasons to support your answer. The outline of your essay. Outline A Name the character Provide the first reason (R1) you find the character interesting. Give evidence (E1) ( example / event ) Provide the second reason (R2). Give the evidence (E2) ( example / event )

Provide the third reason (R3). Give the evidence (E3) ( example / event ) Outline B Character ( Rory) R1 ( patient ) E1 ( Granda throws Rory's homework ) R2 ( determined ) E2 ( Rory plans the Great Escape ) R3 ( loving ) E3 ( the separation ) REMEMBER TO PROVIDE DETAILS IN ORDER TO GET BAND A MARKS. <!--[if !vml]-->

Question: Based on the novel you have studied, who do you think is the most interesting character? Give reasons to support your answer.

Answer:

In the novel Catch Us If You Can by Cathrine MacPhail, the character I think interesting is Rory, the main character in this novel. Rory is very patient especially in taking care of his Granda who suffers from memory lapses. This can be seen when Rory asks Granda where he put his homework. He notices a bulge in his rucksack. It is a bag of rubbish in his rucksack. Granda has absent-mindedly thrown away his homework and kept the rubbish instead. The next day in class, Mrs Foley asks Rory about his homework and Rory tells Mrs Foley the truth, that he has lost his homework. Mrs Foley asks him to stay back at lunchtime to do his homework but Rory cannot stay as he has to rush home to prepare Grandas lunch. Rory knows that Granda does not do it deliberately and he does not scold or blame Granda. Rory is also very determined. He shows this when he plans the Great Escape for three days after Darren suggests hiding in his mothers caravan. He gives Rory the spare key to the caravan. Rory carefully carries out his plan. He packs his and Grandas things. He visits Granda after school, as usual. He wedges open the emergency exit. Later that night, he visits Granda and prepares Granda by dressing him up and then tells him that he is getting out of the home. Rory takes Granda away from there while Val is having coffee with the nurses. Both of them successfully sneak out through the emergency exit and out to a quiet train station where they are not noticed. They arrived at the train final stop and go uphill in a fine drizzle and then up a long winding path that leads to the caravan site. Another good thing about Rory is, he is a loving boy. After the fire at the flat, Rory is sent to Castle Street and Granda to Rachnadar. Rory is not happy. Granda does not like to stay there and he is upset and cries. Rory sees Granda sitting on his bed and crying at Rachnadar. It breaks his heart . Granda and Rory cannot live without each other. Rory decides to run away with Granda. Although Rory is still a boy, he has many good qualities many boys of his age do not possess. Because of this, I think Rory is a very interesting character.

Question: Based on the novel you have studied, write about an event and how it affects one of the characters. Give evidence to support your answer. In the novel Catch Us If You Can, by Catherine McPhail, an event that affects one of the characters in the story is when Rory takes Granda out from Rachnadar, a home for the aged. After taking his Granda out from Rachnadar, Rory decides to escape from the town where they both lived. Their escape takes them to many places and they meet many people who help them. Rory learns valuable lessons from these people. For example, Rory learns about compassion and kindness from Sammy and Rubys family. From Rab, Annie and Norma, Rory learns that there are people in this world who would help others and the help comes in many forms. When Norma reports Rory and Granda to the police, she does so out of the kindness of her heart. This makes Rory touched and grateful. This event has changed Rorys life. His life has changed for the better when he and his Granda are reunited with Rorys father. Now, Rory not only has a father, he also has new family members; a stepmother and two stepsisters. Granda has also learned to accept and forgive Rorys father and this makes Rory very happy. Before this escape, Rory was worried about his Granda and as he has to take up the responsibility of taking care of Granda, he cannot lead a normal life of a young, growing boy. Finally, at the end of the story, however, Rorys life has improved as there are certain services provided for the elderly. He also has his father who is willing to take care of Granda whom he has neglected for years. Due to this, Rory can lead a normal life like his schoolmates. All these positive changes would not have happened if Rory had not taken his Granda out from Rachnadar.