More Strange Tales

* Student:
* Class: 3º E.S.O. E
* Title: Strange Tales
* Author: Martin Sinclair
* Publisher: Burlington Books
* Level: 3º E.S.O.
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* I finished it on:
PLEASE, ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:
 Is the book fact or fiction? Point out genre.
I think it is a fiction book because it tells stories about ghosts and I don't believe in it.The genre is narrative.
 How did you find the book?:
VERY INTERESTING, INTERESTING, SO-SO, BORING, VERY BORING.
 Write six of the new words in the book (Don't forget their translations!):
Word Translation
smile sonreir
hill colina
reply responder
nun monja
waterfall cascada
lazy perezoso
Chapter 1
 Title:
The Ghosts in the Tower of London.
 Who are the main characters in thestory?
Albert Brown, Len Jackson, James Tyrell and Henry VII. The ghosts Anne Boleyn and Edward V and his brother.
 What are they like?
* Albert Brown is the head of security of the Tower of London. He knows everything about it.
* Len Jackson: He is the new partner of Albert and that is his first day of work. He is 21.
* Henry: He was king from 1509 to 1547. Henry loved hunting,music, good food and especially women. He had six wives.
* Anne Boleyn: She is a ghost. She was Henry the Eight's second wife. Henry killed her and now, she walks in the gardens with her head under her arm.
* Edward V was thirteen and his brother was eleven. Edward was the king of England but his uncle Richard ordered to kill them. Now, they are ghosts.
* James Tyrell: He was a wickedman. He killed the boys for some money.
 Where does the story take place?
At the Tower of London.
 When is it?
Nowadays (in a cold November evening), in 1483 and in 1509.
 What is the book about?
(Begin: This book tells the story of..., This book explains..., This book is about...)
This story is about Albert, the head of security of the Tower of London, who talks to his new partner,Len, the stories about the ghosts of the Tower. First, Albert tells Len about Edward the Fifth and his brother who appear in the staircase. They died because their uncle ordered a guard, James, to kill them. Richard wanted to be the King of England. Next, he talks him about his favourite ghost, Anne Boleyn. Her husband, Henry, killed her because he wanted to marry a different woman.
Later, Lendreams with the ghosts.
Chapter 2
 Title:
The Ghosts of Glamis Castle.
 Who are the main characters in the story?
A few men from the Ogilvey clan, the Earl of Glamis, a workman, George Lyon and his son, Lady Janet Glamis and James V.
 What are they like?
* The men of the Ogilvey clan are ghosts. They died in a secret room of Glamis Castle.
* The Earl of Glamis. He put the Ogilveysmen in a secret room.
* The workman: He saw the baby when he was repairing the roof.
* George Lyon: He was the Earl of Glamis in 1841. He had a deformed son.
* George Lyon's son is a deformed person and he looks like a monster.
* Janet. She lived during the time of King James the Fifth of Scotland. Now she is a famous ghost that is floating around the clock tower.
* James V. Hewas king of Scotland. He was a cruel man who had great power in Scotland. He hated Janet because she was from an enemy clan.
 Where does the story take place?
In the Glamis Castle, in Scotland.
 When is it?
The first story is many years ago, the second one is in 1841 and the third one is in the time of James V of Scotland.
 What is the book about?
This chapter tells three stories ofGlamis Castle. The first story is about a few men of the Ogilvey clan. They escaped of a terrible battle with the Lindsay clan. Later, they went to Glamis Castle and the Earl of the castle put them in a secret room of the castle. They died enclosed in it. Many years later, Lord Strathmore, another Earl, found the skeletons.
The second story is about George Lyon's son. Apparently he died at birth,...