Explorer's Daughter

What are the big THEMES or IDEAS in this text- WHAT does the writer want you to think about and WHY?

1. WHAT IS THE EXPERIENCE BEING DESCRIBED?

Experience of observing narwhal being hunted in the Arctic.

Challenge stereotype of hunting.

Main topic

2. What are the writer's INTENTIONS in writing about this experience?

DESCRIBE a remote region of the world that the average person would not be likely to visit themselves.

Explore the moral dilemma of hunting beautiful animals

Subtopic

How does the text START (AND WHY- IN ORDER TO DO WHAT?)

NARRATOR- Who are they and how does who they are affect their perspectives?

How does the text END (AND WHY- IN ORDER TO DO WHAT?

Where is the text SET and how is it described and WHY IS THERE DETAIL ABOUT THIS SETTING- IN ORDER TO DO WHAT?

What other CHARACTERS apart from the narrator are in the text? How are they described? Why does the writer include them- TO DO WHAT?