Looking for JJ

 Ch 26 and 27:

Discuss these themes by providing examples/evidence from the story:

1. Identity issues

2. New life cycles

3. Grief for "losses" from a psychological point of view

4. Regret

Looking for JJ

 Chapters 23, 24 and 25:

In groups discuss these themes by providing examples/evidence from the story:

1. Lying: defined as withholding information. 

2. Friendship: characterized by always agreeing with your friend just to keep being best friends. 

3. Gloomy news:

💔 For Frankie

💔 For Sara Wright

💔 For Jill Newton, Rosie and Alice

4. Competition of newspapers: quality papers versus tabloids

5. Poor parenting skills

6. Can you think of others? :

Looking for JJ

 Ch 20, 21 and 22

Discuss examples of these themes in chapters 20, 21 and 22:

1. Manipulation & lies

2. Manslaughter (= the crime of killing a person when the killer did not intend to do it or cannot be responsible for his or her actions) 

3. Confessions

4. Competition of newspapers

5. Possessive love and Sex ❤

6. Compromises (= agreements in an argument in which the people involved reduce their demands or change their opinion in order to agree) 

7. Poor parenting (the raising of children and all the responsibilities and activities that are involved in it) skills

8. Disappointment

Looking for JJ: ch 17, 18 and 19

• Discuss and take notes of the following themes covered in these thought-provoking chapters (20 minutes):

1. Prostitution and pornography
2. Friendship
3. Revenge
4. Violence and murder
5. Mental health and instability

• Whole-class discussion (10 min) 

• Quiz (20 min) 

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Jj ch 14, 15, 16

 Discus these KEY ideas in each chapter:

CHAPTER 14: 

+ Mr Cottis 

+ JJ’s mum’s schoolgirl outfit 

+ money on the bed 

+ JJ feeling gloomy and unsure what to tell her friend

CHAPTER 15:

+ The consequences of Lucy’s mum’s heart attack

+ Michelle’s feelings about it

+ Mr Cottis and Mr Smith

+ advantages and disadvantages of Carol’s work

+ JJ finding her mum and the other mum dressed as schoolkids

+ Lucy’s heart being broken

CHAPTER 16:

+ Lucy’s birthday celebration

+ JJ’s feelings about her mum’s big amounts of cash

+ the Bussell brothers comments on Carol

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Looking for JJ- chapter 12 and 13

 Chapter 12:

Answer the questions

1. Why doesn't Jennifer want to take the off school to spend the day with her mum? 

2. Why does Jennifer feel uncomfortable when Michelle calls Lucy 'Mouse'? 

3. Do you think that Lucy would spend more time with Michelle if Jennifer hadn't appeared in their lives? 

4. Explain the contrast between how Jennifer feels about Lucy at the beginning and at the end of the chapter. 

Chapter 13:

1. Why was JJ punished by Mrs Nettles the day after the school trip? 

2. Why does the teacher say that her education has been erratic? 

3. While JJ is punished in the school office and she is worried about her mum she concludes: "She didn't want it to be like that again". Explain what she means. 

4. What is Michelle's reaction to what JJ did to Sonia? Explain what she does and says. 

5. Roleplay the situation when JJ goes back to the music class and she grabs a recorder to join Michelle and Sonia. 

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