Year 7 - English
Reading 'The Twisted Tree': identifying key themes
'The Twisted Tree': fiction reading
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Unit Summary
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.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to continue to understand and recall the plot, as well as explore some of the key themes.
Key Notes
- The books in Martha's room move on their own, introducing an element of the supernatural.
- Ravens help to create an ominous atmosphere in the novel.
- Key themes in the novel include the supernatural, good vs. evil, fate and being an outsider.
- A theme is an important idea in a text that is explored in a number of different ways.
- As students of English, the first step is to work out what are a text's most important themes.
Vocabulary To Learn
- fleeting: passing quickly
- foreboding: a feeling that something bad is going to happen
- ancestry: a person's family history or lineage
- omen: a sign or event that is believed to predict or indicate a future occurrence
- theme: an important idea or thread in a text that is explored in a number of different ways
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- A theme is any idea or plot point in a text.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
The books in Martha's room move on their own, introducing an element of the supernatural. Ravens help to create an ominous atmosphere in the novel.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'fleeting'
passing quickly.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: A theme is any idea or plot point in a text. Correction: Themes are the most important ideas in a text. There may be multiple. The most important themes are the ones that are returned to over and over again, and explored in a number of different ways.
More Lessons In This Unit
- 'The Twisted Tree': analysing the dreadful draugr Study Guide
- 'The Twisted Tree': Consolidating knowledge of the plot Study Guide
- 'The Twisted Tree': creating a newspaper headline about the draugr Study Guide
- 'The Twisted Tree': expressing my ideas about the novel Study Guide
- 'The Twisted Tree': how the writer builds tension Study Guide
- 'The Twisted Tree': introducing thesis statements Study Guide
- 'The Twisted Tree': introduction to script writing Study Guide
- 'The Twisted Tree': making impressive inferences about the tree Study Guide
- 'The Twisted Tree': Norse mythology Study Guide
- 'The Twisted Tree': planning a newspaper article about the dreadful draugr Study Guide
- 'The Twisted Tree': Revising inferences Study Guide
- 'The Twisted Tree': scripting a scene from the novel Study Guide
- 'The Twisted Tree': selecting excellent quotes when writing about the novel Study Guide
- 'The Twisted Tree': symbolism Study Guide
- 'The Twisted Tree': the novel as a Gothic text Study Guide
- 'The Twisted Tree': understanding narrative arcs Study Guide
- 'The Twisted Tree': writing an article about Mormor's death Study Guide
- 'The Twisted Tree': writing an effective article about the draugr Study Guide
- Exploring the use of mythology in 'The Twisted Tree' Study Guide
- Reading 'The Twisted Tree': explaining the creation of tension Study Guide
- Reading 'The Twisted Tree': exploring and creating similes Study Guide
- Reading 'The Twisted Tree': exploring the opening Study Guide
- Reading 'The Twisted Tree': introducing the setting Study Guide
- Reading 'The Twisted Tree': Martha and Stig's relationship Study Guide
- Reading 'The Twisted Tree': Mormor's letter Study Guide
- Reading 'The Twisted Tree': the climax Study Guide
- Reading 'The Twisted Tree': the draugr as a villain Study Guide
- Reading 'The Twisted Tree': the presence of the tree Study Guide
- Reading 'The Twisted Tree': the theme of fate Study Guide
- Reporting on Mormor's death in 'The Twisted Tree' Study Guide
- The resolution of 'The Twisted Tree' Study Guide
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