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Reading 'The Twisted Tree': the climax

'The Twisted Tree': fiction reading

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 understand what the climax of the novel is.

Key Notes

  • Martha visits Hel in the underworld.
  • Hel gives Martha a magical cord that could allow her to return the dead to the underworld.
  • Martha's mother arrives to help her.
  • Martha and her mother work together to kill the draugr.
  • This is the climax of the novel.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • climax: the point in the narrative where the suspense and excitement reach their highest point
  • gnarled: rough and twisted with age
  • recoil: flinch back in fear, terror or disgust
  • emanate: spread out from a source
  • fledgling: a new, inexperienced or immature person or animal; a bird that has left the nest

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • The climax comes at the end of a story.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.

Martha visits Hel in the underworld. Hel gives Martha a magical cord that could allow her to return the dead to the underworld.

2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'climax'

the point in the narrative where the suspense and excitement reach their highest point.

3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.

Mistake: The climax comes at the end of a story. Correction: The climax is actually the high point of tension and action in a story, not necessarily at the end. It usually occurs towards the end but is followed by the resolution where the remaining conflicts are settled.

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