This Educator’s Guide is intended to provide resources and support for the Reading Activities recommended for the study and enjoyment of the novel.

The Reading Activities are available in a separate book. They are set out under the respective Chapter headings to which they apply and are numbered accordingly, using a decimal numbering system. So the numbers of all the activities for Chapter 1 begin with the numeral 1. The first, second and third activities of the chapter are numbered 1.1; 1.2; 1.3 respectively. The first activity for Chapter 2 is numbered 2.1 and so forth.

The activities are organised under the CAPS Skills Areas as subheadings according to the type of activity that is suggested. So an activity that relates to a specific aspect of the novel is placed under Read and View. Creative writing activities that relate to issues in the novel are placed under Write and Present, activities that allow learners to review the aspects and issues that arise during lessons are placed under a section called Review and Reflect. Finally, the organisation of the activities promotes the reading process of prereading, during reading and postreading as recommended by CAPS. All of the activities are captured on two tables for your easy reference according to Chapter and Aspects of the novel. Please see these tables on Page 6 – Page 30.

This Educator’s Guide consists of four main sections:

• CAPS Approach and Presentation
• Activity Memoranda
• Additional Information
• Photocopyable Activity Sheets

The layout of Activity Memoranda and Activity Sheets in their respective sections of the Guide follows the grouping and numbering system of the Reading Activities.