Today we are going to consider what happened in Chapter 3 of “A Monster Calls”.
- to consider the plot of Chapter 3
- to examine descriptive writing
- to consider Conor and Lily’s characters
1.
So, let’s recap what we’ve read in Chapter 3…
Use the words and phrases below to see if you can recall what happened in this chapter.
What has been shown with regard to the characters? Use the words and phrases below as clues…
REMEMBER: Words like implies and suggests are useful when we make inferences.
2.
Can you point out examples of great descriptive writing in this extract?
SOLUTION
Which descriptive writing techniques are used?
3.
Today, we are not going to record our focus for reading. Instead we are going to answer a few questions about what we read.
Answer the following questions:
You need to use a new page in your book.
Write the heading, as shown above.
Also copy the questions.
4.
Mark your work…
Are your answers more or less similar to these?
5.
What do the words below mean? (Use a dictionary if you get stuck…)
Click on the image below to access the thesaurus / dictionary:
6.
Create two mind maps about what we have learnt about the characters Conor and Lily.
IDEAS
7.
“Life Writing.”
Read Chapter 4.
8.
The tasks in this section come from: A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness – ppt download (slideplayer.com)
9.
Write down your ideas about what we have read in Chapter 3 as indicated below.
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Access to all the Questions.
Comprehension Questions (arkpriory.org)
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