the overall mood or feeling of a piece of writing

the act of writing down everything that comes to mind on a particular topic

to feel or show pity, sympathy and understanding for people who are suffering

a sentence that expresses sudden or strong emotions and feelings ending with an exclamation mark

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

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': 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

'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 the primary purpose of a newspaper headline?

What should be included in the opening of a newspaper article?

What does the term 'tone' refer to in writing?

a sentence that expresses strong emotions

What type of language device is used in the phrase "whisking them away to realms where gods and heroes roamed"?

they provide too much detailed information

Why are exclamatory sentences generally not appropriate for a factual newspaper article?

Starting with the first, put these parts of a newspaper article in order.

Which part of a newspaper article is most likely to use rhyme or alliteration?

Which part of a newspaper article introduces the who, what, where, when and why?

to develop the headline further with more detail

What is the purpose of a subheading in a newspaper article?

Newspaper articles should generally be written in ...

She comes back to life at the end of the story.

Which of the below statements about Mormor, from 'The Twisted Tree', are true?

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

Lesson outcome

Content guidance