1) Why does Vreer shake her head and shiver when she says ‘the creature is featherless’?
2) What does the word retire mean? Why might a creature have to retire if it didn't have feathers?
3) What is Martha Salisbury?
4) Why do you think Martha is there?
5) What is meant by 'hope and possibility shot like fireworks through her chest'?
6) What do you think the portal might be?
7) How does the story link to hope?
Topic Task
Linked to yesterday’s learning about Galileo:
- Create a ‘Free Galileo!’ sign - to help convince the Catholic Church in the year 1633 that the Sun is at the centre of the solar system.