1. Why had Jason been in the antique shop before? 2. Name one other item for sale in the shop. 3. Grandpa Gee was a: (a) photo journalist.
(b) travel writer. Explore
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1. What kind of person do you think Grandpa Gee was? Give reasons for your answer.
2. Choose one of the following words to describe Jason and explain your choice. Angry Conflicted
Guilty Greedy
Sad 3. What valuable lesson do you think Jason learned from his grandfather? Investigate
Work in pairs to find answers to the following questions.
Who was Muhammad Ali? Where was he from? What was he famous for?
Why would these pictures have been valuable?
(c) boxer.
Create
1. Write a descriptive paragraph painting a vivid picture of the basement and all the things that Grandpa Gee had kept there.
2. A time capsule is a container in which one puts pictures, souvenirs and mementos representing a specific time in history. It is to be opened at a date in the future. As a class, create a time capsule. Explain each of your choices in a presentation to the class. You may like to include:
pictures letters to your future selves popular music, films or books news and magazine articles about current events or trends.
