extreme unhappiness caused by physical or mental suffering

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

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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': 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': symbolism

'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

Depiction or discussion of violence or fighting, including threats of violence or the aftermath of violence.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

In 'The Twisted Tree' which **two** characters are found murdered at the end of Chapter 14?

Which word would **not** be considered an antonym for the word 'macabre'?

In 'The Twisted Tree' the chapters end with shocking revelations and new threats, leaving readers on the edge of their seats. This is an example of a ...

Finally, the chapter ends on a climactic cliffhanger.

Next, the writer develops tension though the description of the setting.

Often, Burge creates tension in the ominous presence of the twisted tree.

Initially, tension is created in the use of ambiguous dialogue.

Which sentence does **not** use a time conjunction?

Which answer best describes the word 'tension'?

Match the correct time conjunctions to the part of the chapter in a novel it can be used to explore.

In 'The Twisted Tree', which Norse god is Martha potentially descended from?

found in Mormor's cabin: he began to live there after running away

Mormor's neighbour: he gives Martha a lift and checks on her

Olav's wife: he seems to know what really happened to Mormor

Martha's grandma: she knows all of the family secrets

Match the character from 'The Twisted Tree' to the correct description of them.

Martha describes struggling to navigate an airport on the way to Norway.

Martha discovers Stig and the death of Mormor.

Olav and Yrsa arrive at the cabin concerned for Martha's safety.

Martha discovers a letter from her Mormor.

Mormor's letter explains that she has a duty to water the twisted tree.

Martha begins to discover she has connections to Odin.

Martha sees a woman's face in the twisted tree.

Starting with the first, put the plot points from 'The Twisted Tree' in chronological order.

Which word can be described as 'a foul smell from rotting matter'?

'The Twisted Tree' is written from Martha's perspective. This type of narrative perspective is called ...

Which word beginning with 'p', can be used to describe the main character in a story?

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

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