LLI Purple Lesson 10: One Man's Island

What is the genre of One Man's Island?

• Narrative Nonfiction Biography- A true story about someone, written like a narrative or story

• Science Fiction- a made up story that is based on imagined scientific or technological advances

• Realistic Fiction- a made up story that could actually happen in real life

• Autobiography- a true story about the author's life

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When did Brendon Grimshaw buy the island of Moyenne?

• 2008

• 1915

• 1962

• 2012

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There was no fresh water or electricity on the island when Grimshaw initially moved there.

• True

• False

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It took days to hack paths through Moyenne's bushes.

• True

• False

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Where did Grimshaw get fresh water and electricity?

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When Grimshaw moved to the island, ​ (a)   helped him cut paths through the island in addition to teaching him how to fish, build, and plant. In order to have company, Grimshaw brought in birds and began to breed ​​ (b)   . A lot of people wanted to buy the island, such as ​ (c)   and billionaires, but Grimshaw wouldn't sell the island to them. In the end, he reached out to the ​ (d)   to make it into a national park that still exists today.

• Rene Lafortune
• giant tortoises
• Saudi Arabia
• Seychelles government

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When did Moyenne become a national park?

• 2008

• 1915

• 1962

• 2012

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Grimshaw loved changing the island into a paradise.

• True

• False

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Grimshaw was lonely on the island.

• True

• False

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Organize Brendon Grimshaw's character traits into the right categories.

Groups:

(a) Nature-Lover

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(b) Adventurous

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(c) Hard-Working

• Found a way to get birds to visit and stay on his island.

• Searched for treasure as he was working on the island.

• Built a house.

• Bought and bred tortoises since they were an endangered species.

• Chopped a path through the brush.

• Bought an island.

• Made his island a national park so it could stay natural.

• Hauled water every day until he got water piped in from a nearby island.

• Liked to travel.

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