the central paragraph of a news article that outlines the main details

the fictional town in Norway where the action of the story takes place

an undead creature from the Norse mythology that haunts the living

a section of a news article that sum-ups the events and concludes the article

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

English

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 main setting of 'The Twisted Tree'?

Who ultimately kills the draugr in 'The Twisted Tree'?

the who, what, where, when, why of an event

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

Which part of a news article typically uses rhyme, alliteration or a pun to hook the reader?

In 'The Twisted Tree', Martha kills the draugr at ... 

What is the purpose of the tail section in a newspaper article?

What word beginning with H refers to the title of a newspaper article?

What is being described here: 'text that is found under the main headline to give further insight or support for the headline.'?

What is being described here: 'a joke making use of the different possible meanings of words that sound alike.'?

Where would you typically find the 5 Ws (Who, What, Where, When and Why) in a newspaper article?

Andeep wrote a newspaper article about the slaying of the draugr by Martha in 'The Twisted Tree'. He used the following headline 'Martha the Magnificent!'. What language device has he used here?

Aisha wrote a newspaper article about the slaying of the draugr by Martha in 'The Twisted Tree'. This is her headline 'Martha's Roar - the draugr's no more!' What language device has been used here?

Content guidance

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Adult supervision recommended

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

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

Lesson outcome

Content guidance

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.