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'The Twisted Tree': fiction reading
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I can make predictions about a new text and understand how a character is introduced.
I can identify and use pathetic fallacy to describe a setting and create a specific atmosphere.
I can identify and explain a writer's use of simile and use to create my own description.
I can make judgements and effectively discuss statements about a text.
I can explore the importance of letters; how they relay important information and affect the characters emotionally.
I can continue to understand and recall the plot, as well as explore some of the key themes.
I can understand the plot and some of the Norse mythology that it includes.
I can understand the plot and explain how tension builds to a climactic moment.
I can understand the plot and how the villain is introduced.
I can understand the plot and Martha's consideration of the idea of fate.
I can continue to understand the plot and track Martha and Stig's relationship.
I can understand what the climax of the novel is.
I can understand the resolution of the novel.
I can identify and compare all the major plot points of ‘The Twisted Tree’ and write a clear summary.
I can understand the arc of a narrative and how the plot of 'The Twisted Tree' fits within it.
I can describe how 'The Twisted Tree' follows the conventions of a Gothic text.
I can use my knowledge of the Gothic to make impressive inferences about the tree.
I can understand how Burge uses Norse mythology to create a terrifying villain.
I can analyse how Burge has characterised the draugr as a fearsome creature.
I can create engaging headlines and subheadings for an article about the 'draugr'.
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