Literature Orphans of the Tide

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 3

Get out your literature book

Put away your phone

Put your bag on the floor

Lesson 1

Goal

I know who the main characters in Orphans of the Tide are.

What is your first impression of the book?

I think I'll like it

I don't think I'll like it

I haven't read the chapter

Chapter 1

What kind of animal do they find on the roof of a chapel?

1. a shark
2. a whale
3. a seagull
4. a dolphin

Who is the main character of the book?

1. Anna
2. Sophia
3. Ellie
4. Mindy

Let's read Ch. 2 together

While reading: take notes on the different characters in the story

Tell us something you've written down about Ellie

Tell us something you've written down about Seth

Get out Orphans of the Tide

Put away your phone

Put your bag on the floor

In all honesty, which page are you on?

Goal: I know how "the enemy" works in the book

The enemy and his vessel

What happens?

How do the wishes work?

Who do the people think is the vessel?

1. Seth
2. Ellie
3. Anna
4. Finn

Do you think Seth is the vessel?

yes

no

Why do you think Ellie wants to protect Seth so badly?

Imagine, you live in this city and figure out who the vessel is, do you turn them in?

Yes

No

Now, your best friend turns out to be the vessel, would you still hand them in?

of course!

not a change

The enemy and his vessel

What happens?

How do the wishes work?

The Enemy has the ability to grant wishes, but it can make a wish of its own come true as payment for each wish it grants. The Enemy exploits this ability by choosing which wishes to grant and which to ignore – and by choosing its own wishes to make its Vessel’s life even worse.

So, wishes have consequences

• A positive unexpected benefit 

a wish that comes with a lucky added bonus.

• A negative unexpected problem 

a wish that solves one problem, but creates a new one.

• A perverse result 

a wish that makes an existing problem worse.

Does Ellie use her wishes wisely?