'The Twisted Tree': fiction reading
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In this unit, pupils read, explore and respond to the modern fairytale novel 'The Twisted Tree'. They start by reading the novel before practising writing analytically about the novel's key characters and themes. They finally respond creatively to the novel by writing an article and short script.
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'The Twisted Tree': fiction reading
In this unit, pupils read, explore and respond to the modern fairytale novel 'The Twisted Tree'. They start by reading the novel before practising writing analytically about the novel's key characters and themes. They finally respond creatively to the novel by writing an article and short script.
32 cashar- Reading 'The Twisted Tree': the theme of fate
- 'The Twisted Tree': analysing the dreadful draugr
- Reading 'The Twisted Tree': introducing the setting
- 'The Twisted Tree': expressing my ideas about the novel
- Reading 'The Twisted Tree': the draugr as a villain
- Reading ‘The Twisted Tree’: explaining the creation of tension
- 'The Twisted Tree': Norse mythology
- Reading ‘The Twisted Tree’: Mormor’s letter
- 'The Twisted Tree': planning a newspaper article about the dreadful draugr
- 'The Twisted Tree': Revising inferences
- Reading 'The Twisted Tree': exploring the opening
- 'The Twisted Tree': how the writer builds tension
- 'The Twisted Tree': creating a newspaper headline about the draugr
- 'The Twisted Tree': making impressive inferences about the tree
- Exploring the use of mythology in 'The Twisted Tree'
- 'The Twisted Tree': introduction to script writing
- Reporting on Mormor's death in 'The Twisted Tree'
- Reading 'The Twisted Tree': identifying key themes
- 'The Twisted Tree': the novel as a Gothic text
- Reading ‘The Twisted Tree’: the presence of the tree
- 'The Twisted Tree': understanding narrative arcs
- Reading ‘The Twisted Tree’: Martha and Stig’s relationship
- 'The Twisted Tree': symbolism
- 'The Twisted Tree': writing an effective article about the draugr
- 'The Twisted Tree': writing an article about Mormor's death
- The resolution of 'The Twisted Tree'
- 'The Twisted Tree': Consolidating knowledge of the plot
- 'The Twisted Tree': introducing thesis statements
- Reading 'The Twisted Tree': the climax
- 'The Twisted Tree': scripting a scene from the novel
- ‘The Twisted Tree’: selecting excellent quotes when writing about the novel
- Reading 'The Twisted Tree': exploring and creating similes