the overarching argument to an essay, supported by the entire text

the most important thing, that affects all others

to make and add notes or short explanations to texts or images

the tools a writer uses to create drama, including language choices

'The Twisted Tree': introducing thesis statements

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In 'The Twisted Tree', pupils explore Gothic imagery in a contemporary text. In 'Dystopian Settings', pupils use their own dark imagery to write their own descriptive pieces.

In 'Sherlock Holmes: Short Stories', pupils begin to analyse the choices of an author. in 'The Twisted Tree', pupils develop their analytical writing skills. 

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.

'The Twisted Tree': fiction reading

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce, poverty, deprivation.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

a piece of writing that explains and develops an argument

overarching argument to an essay, supported by whole text

first sentence of a paragraph, giving it direction/purpose

You may write several essays in your lifetime. Match the essay term to its definition.

to write topic sentences you can use in an essay

to make and add notes or short explanations

to write down the notes you made on the story onto the essay question

to re-write the essay question in your own words

When given an essay question about 'The Twisted Tree', you should annotate it. What does it mean to annotate an essay question?

Many essay questions will start with the word 'How'. What does the 'How' in an essay question refer to?

Here is an essay question about 'The Twisted Tree': 'How does Burge use the draugr to introduce the theme of the supernatural?' What are the key words in the question?

a thesis statement is supported by the whole text

a thesis statement must include quotations

a topic sentence will focus on one specific idea in a text

a topic sentence shouldn't be argumentative, unlike a thesis

In what ways is a thesis statement different to a topic sentence?

to establish the overarching argument of the essay

What is the purpose of a thesis statement in an analytical essay?

In 'The Twisted Tree' the draugr is finally killed by ...

Which of the below are examples of methods used by a writer?

If something is described as 'the most important thing, that affects all others' then it is ...

The 'overarching argument to an essay, supported by the entire text' is known as a ...

If we are 'making and adding notes or short explanations to texts or images' then we are {{}} it.

A topic sentence will usually come {{}} of a paragraph.

Content guidance

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Adult supervision recommended

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