1. Window Whiteboard Door
Niall Keenan
Ciaran White
Andrew Ludlow
Luke Bury
Ben Mahon
Desmond O’Keefe
Brian Butler
Adam McKenna
Roberts Fernandes
Eoin Gray
Liam Murphy
Sean Bergin
Jake Fitzsimons
Ronan McGee
Cathal Ward
Tadhg Downey
Robert Dunne
Oisin Miland
Declan McCabe
Luke Beliauskas
Adam Duff
Aaron O’Brien
Liam Stafford
Adam McGrane
Conor Forde
Matthew Weir
Aaron Myles
Jack McKenna
David Reilly

2. Once chapter 16 and 17 Date: Objectives Warm –up – reading journal
Finish reading Once
Examine the themes of Sacrifice
Practise reading aloud.
Warm –up – reading journal
Once I went on my first train journey, but I wouldn’t call it exciting, I’d call it painful and miserable. (p141)
Once I lay in a field somewhere in Poland, not sure if I am alive or dead. (p149)
Note the quote and write a 1-2 sentence response.

3. Reading pages 141-end
Answer the questions below.
Give a short summary
Write down any questions, thoughts or ideas about this chapter.
Once again, a book becomes a saviour of sorts. Explain how. What is the significance of the fact that Felix is willing to use – and virtually lose – his notebook?
Felix feels fortunate – ‘However my story turns out, I’ll never forget how lucky I am’ (p150). What is your explanation of this?
Knowing Felix as you do by the end of the novel, make a prediction about how you think his story might continue to unfold or end.

4. Cooldown Questions
I think
I feel
I wonder