belongings, for example money and property, received from someone after they have died

from Norse mythology, a ghost, spirit or reanimated corpse

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

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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’: explaining the creation of tension

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

Depiction or discussion of mental health issues

In 'The Twisted Tree', who or what could be considered the villain?

In 'The Twisted Tree', what does the draugr have as a head?

Which word can be described as: 'behaving in a hurried, panicked or anxious way'?

In 'The Twisted Tree', which adjective is used to describe the draugr's hair?

Which of these answers would **not** be considered a conventional trait of a villain? 

Which word beginning with 'a' describes a character who is hostile or opposes another. It can be used to describe the villain in a story.

What is the name of the writer of 'The Twisted Tree'? Rachel ...

In 'The Twisted Tree', what is the name of Martha's great-grandmother?

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

the highest of the gods and god of wisdom, knowledge and death

the three women in charge of weaving fate

the tree that connects all the realms and is centre of the cosmos

Odin's ravens who fly through the nine worlds and report back 

tasked by Odin to water the tree he was hanged from

In 'The Twisted Tree' there are many references to Norse mythology. Match the names to their correct description.

In 'The Twisted Tree', Martha recalls Mormor telling stories about "corpses" who walk and "kill" those that are alive. What are these undead creatures called?

a technique where the story ends abruptly, leaving the outcome unresolved

a flashback revealing characters' past experiences

Which of the following best describes a cliffhanger?

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