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The resolution of 'The Twisted Tree'

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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 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 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

she stitches her name onto the family tree

In 'The Twisted Tree', what does Martha decide to do at the end?

What is the name of the sequel to 'The Twisted Tree'?

Starting with the first, put the elements of the story structure in chronological order.

where the writer describes the setting and characters

where the problems are introduced and tension rises

Which definition best describes the resolution in the structure of a story?

In 'The Twisted Tree', what is the name of Stig's ex-girlfriend who he left in Oslo?

In 'The Twisted Tree', what carries the bones of the draugr away?

In 'The Twisted Tree', Martha uses an {{}} to kill the draugr?

In 'The Twisted Tree', Martha meets Hel and discovers that her face is one half beautiful and the other half is a {{}}.

In 'The Twisted Tree', Martha kills the draugr with the help of "dozens" of black ...

Match the parts of the story structure to the correct description.

Which one of these would **not** be considered part of an effective climax?

Which part ot 'The Twisted Tree's' narrative could be considered the climax?

This lesson was made for home learning during the pandemic.

The resolution of 'The Twisted Tree'

Lesson outcome

Content guidance

This lesson was made for home learning during the pandemic.