The secret diary of Adrian Mole 1. Letter to the character. Write a letter to the main character of your book
asking questions, protesting a situation, and/or making a complaint and/or a suggestion. This must be done in the correct letter format. Dear Adrian Mole, I would like to ask you what happens after the novel with Pandora and your parents. Also I would suggest something, for example: The final could be better explained. I have complaint, I don’t like the purpose of new year to squeeze the spots of your face, you could use cream for that. Otherwise, I liked the story. That’s all.
Greeting,
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2. Character Description/Portrait. Write a FULL (physical, emotional,
relational) description of three of the characters in the book. Adrian Mole: He is a normal boy with normal shortcomings. He has a very good heart and is honest and nice with the people. Adrian is anxious about the size of his penis, saying that it is too small. He has many spots on his face. Pandora: She is Adrian’s first girlfriend and the love of his life. Pandora has got long hair the colour of treacle. She also has a short relationship with Nigel. Bert Baxter:
He is an old man and the best friend of Adrian Mole. Often he is rude, filth a possibly senile. He has a dog called Sabre and he is married with an old woman called Queenie.
3.
Choose birthday gifts for one of the characters involved. Tell why you chose them. April 2nd It’s Adrian’s birthday and my gift for him is a bike. Because he wants a bike. And a cream for the spots on his face. Because he has many spots.
4. Conflicts. Stories are made up; on conflicts and solutions. Choose
three conflicts that take place in the story and give the solutions. Is there one that you wish had been handled differently? -
The divorce of the parents: George and Pauline have discussions constantly. He screams to her until he makes her cry. Solutions: 1. He doesn’t to make her cry. 2. Apologize to her and make pretty things.
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The dog broke the model ship that George spent three month building, that makes him become ill. Solutions: 1. Put de boat away from the dog.
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Barry Kent is the school bully. He makes bullying to Adrian. Solutions: 1. Tell the teachers or the responsible to guard in the yard 2. Tell her parents and they talk to the headmaster.
5. Write a multiple choice quiz of the book with at least ten questions. 1- What’s the name of Baxter’s dog? a) Bobbie b) Sabre c) Sable 2- How old was Adrian when he starts to write his diary? a) 13 b) 14^3/4 c) 13^3/4 3- What’s the name of Adrian’s girlfriend? a) Pandora b) Pauline c) Doreen 4- Who is Adrian’s best friend? a) Bert Baxter b) Barry Kent c) Nigel 5- Why did Pauline leave Mr Lucas? a) Because she was fond of his husband b) Beacause he treated her like a sex object, and expected her to cook
for him. c) Both (a,b)
6- Why did Pandora go to Tunisia? a) To visit her family b) For her summer holidays c) Because her father was ill
7- Who are Doreen Slater and Maxwell? a) Boyfriends b) Mother and son c) Adrian’s friend 8- What are the names of Adrian’s parents? a) George an Pauline b) George and Doreen c) Pauline and Mr Lucas 9- What gift does Adrian receive for Christmas? a) Channel no. 5 perfume b) Racing bike c) Ball of basketball 10- Who is going to work before? a) Mother b) Adrian c) Father
6. Looking ahead. Write about one of the character’s life twenty years
from now. In twenty years Adrian will not have spots in his face, he will be taller and with beard. Neither he will worry for the length of his penis. He will still be with Pandora, they will be married. He will have work and he will have many friends and a family.
7. Timeline. Make a timeline of all the events in the book.
January 1st January 13th January 14th Year. The father is Adrian back to
January 24th February 14th New The mother Valentine’s
back at work.
school and there’s
got a job.
Day.
a new girl in his class. February 19th Prince Andrew
March 14th Adrian’s parents
March 27th Pandora and
born in 1960.
getting a divorce.
Nigel have
April 2nd Adrian’s birthday.
June 1st The father has lost his job.
broken up. June 10th Pandora and
July 20th Pandora went
August 8th Pandora
Adrian are in
to Tunisia two finally comes
September 14th Adrian’s mothers birthday.
love! It’s official. days ago.
home.
December 25th
January 1st
January 16th
April 2nd
Christmas Day.
New Year’s
Bert and Queenie
Adrian’s
get married.
Birthday
Day. .
October 27th Adrian got an operation to remove his tonsils.
april 3rd Adrian finishing his diary. His parents are in love again.