Webquest: 'The Birds'

  1. Daphne du Maurier's life:
    1907:
    1928:
    1931:
    1989:

  2. Where did she live?

  3. Her most famous novels:
    1936:
    1938:
    1942:

  4. Where are these novels set?

  5. 'Rebecca'
    a. Who is the narrator?
    b. Who is Maximilian de Winter?
    c. Who is Rebecca?
    d. Who is Mrs. Danvers?
    e. How did Rebecca die?
    f. What does the investigation into Rebecca's death conclude?
    g. How does the story end?
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  6. Plot outline of 'Jamaica Inn' (3 or 4 lines):
    Source:

  7. Plot outline of 'Frenchman's Creek':
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  8. Which of her books did Hitchcock make into films?
    1939:
    1940:
    1963:
    1973:

  9. Short plot outline of du Maurier's story 'The Birds':
    Source:

  10. Short plot outline of Hitchcock's book 'The Birds':
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  11. Who are the four women who vie for Mitch's love in the film?
    Source:

  12. Picture of Daphne du Maurier:
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  13. Map of Great Britain with Cornwall:
    Source:


    http://www.google.com/
    http://en.wikipedia.org/
    http://www.imdb.com/
    http://www.books-on-line.com/
    http://www.dumaurier.org/
    http://www.filmsite.org/bird.html
     

    Worksheet in Word


 


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