Today we are going to read Chapters 6 & 7 of “A Monster Calls”.
- to consider the plot of Chapter 6 & Chapter 7
- to consider the characters of Grandma, Conor and the Monster
- to reflect on events in the form of a diary
1.
“Grandma.”
&
“The Wildness of Stories”
Read Chapters 6 and 7.
2.
This is what we’ve read in Chapters 6 & 7…
Chapter 6:
Chapter 7:
Chapter 6:
- Grandma is not your average wrinkly, nice, knitting geriatric. She dyes her hair and refuses to grow old gracefully.
- Grandma is confident and strong and ready to take care of things, and almost as soon as she walks through the door, she’s all about solutions.
- Conor does not get on with Grandma…
- Mum is, surprisingly, still ill from the chemo.
How do we know all of this?
Find evidence / quotes in the chapter.
Chapter 7:
- Conor’s relationship with the tree is developing…They are almost getting friendly.
- Conor looks for the tree at 12:07, to talk to it.
- Conor is not scared of the monster – it seems that he’s developing a trust for it: he wishes the monster would help him.
How do we know all of this?
Find evidence / quotes in the chapter.
Chapter 6:
ANSWER
Chapter 7:
ANSWER
3.
Consider the following and share your ideas with the person next to you:
Stereotype
“An oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person – it is an expectation that people might have about every person of a particular group.”
4.
Use a new page in your book for this (as shown below):
5.
One of you will be Conor O’Malley and answer some questions…that the class created for Conor!
One of you will be the monster and answer some questions…that the class created for the Monster!
6.
A final task…
Complete the following:
Additional help…
This video gives some useful advice for making a diary entry… (Play this video at the slightly faster speed of 1.25.)
How to Write a diary entry. (1:34 minutes long)
You may use this diary for the task:
Download, print (back to back & flipped on short side) and then fold the page in half…
7.
And now for a few questions…
Answer the following questions:
Chapter 6
You need to use a new page in your book.
Write the headings as shown below.
(After this task you will also look at vocabulary.)
Chapter 7
You need to use a new page in your book.
Write the headings as shown below.
(After this task you will also look at vocabulary.)
8.
Mark your work…
Are your answers more or less similar to these?
ANSWERS TO FOLLOW SOON
9.
The tasks in this section come from: A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness – ppt download (slideplayer.com)
10.
What do the words below mean? (Use a dictionary if you get stuck…)
Click on the image below to access the thesaurus / dictionary:
11.
Work on your vocabulary list.
OR:
Complete the Questions on the chapters that we read today.
Comprehension Questions (arkpriory.org)
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