where writers uses symbols to represent something that isn't literally there (e.g. an idea or theme)

in Norse mythology, three wise women spinners who determined every allotted life span

a prediction of what will happen in the future

attributed to some force beyond scientific understanding

'The Twisted Tree': symbolism

English

Reading 'The Twisted Tree': exploring the opening

Reading 'The Twisted Tree': introducing the setting

Reading 'The Twisted Tree': exploring and creating similes

Reading ‘The Twisted Tree’: the presence of the tree

Reading ‘The Twisted Tree’: Mormor’s letter

Reading 'The Twisted Tree': identifying key themes

Exploring the use of mythology in 'The Twisted Tree'

Reading ‘The Twisted Tree’: explaining the creation of tension

Reading 'The Twisted Tree': the draugr as a villain

Reading 'The Twisted Tree': the theme of fate

Reading ‘The Twisted Tree’: Martha and Stig’s relationship

Reading 'The Twisted Tree': the climax

The resolution of 'The Twisted Tree'

'The Twisted Tree': Consolidating knowledge of the plot

'The Twisted  Tree': understanding narrative arcs

'The Twisted Tree': the novel as a Gothic text

'The Twisted Tree': making impressive inferences about the tree

'The Twisted Tree': Norse mythology

'The Twisted Tree': analysing the dreadful draugr

'The Twisted Tree': creating a newspaper headline about the draugr

'The Twisted Tree': planning a newspaper article about the dreadful draugr

'The Twisted Tree': writing an effective article about the draugr

'The Twisted Tree': how the writer builds tension

'The Twisted Tree': introducing thesis statements

‘The Twisted Tree’: selecting excellent quotes when writing about the novel

'The Twisted Tree': expressing my ideas about the novel

Reporting on Mormor's death in 'The Twisted Tree'

'The Twisted Tree': writing an article about Mormor's death

'The Twisted Tree': introduction to script writing

'The Twisted Tree': Revising inferences

'The Twisted Tree': scripting a scene from the novel

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

What is being described here: 'where writers uses symbols to represent something that isn't literally there (e.g. an idea or theme)'?

wise women spinners who determine life spans

the link between the living and the dead 

In 'The Twisted Tree', what does the fog symbolise?

What could Martha's blindness in one eye symbolise in 'The Twisted Tree'?

Why might a writer use symbolism in a text?

they symbolise a link between the living and the dead

How does the symbol of the ravens in 'The Twisted Tree' enhance our understanding of the text?

Which birds do we see frequently in 'The Twisted Tree'?

In Norse mythology, the three wise women spinners who determined every allotted life span are known as the ...

If something is described as being 'attributed to some force beyond scientific understanding' then it can be described as ...

Which of the below are reasonable synonyms of the word 'prophecy'?

Which weather event usually accompanies the draugr 'The Twisted Tree'?

Starter Quiz

What is a symbol?