Key Stage 3

Here is a reminder as to how to answer the “Question 6”:

Complete Question 6.

Here are some answer-ideas:

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Y11: 4-8. Paper 2 Exam Preparation – VIII

Today we will look at more typical Paper 2 exam questions, in preparation for your Paper 2 examination….

We will:

analyse exam questions
analyse sources
plan essay answers
write essay answers

Your homework for today was to revise the “Collapse of International Peace” topic…

Let’s continue with the following Exam Paper.

Hitler & the Münich Agreement

Complete Question 4.

Here are some answer-ideas:

Complete Question 5.

Here are some answer-ideas:

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Y11: 4-7. Paper 2 Exam Preparation – VII

Today we will look at more typical Paper 2 exam questions, in preparation for your Paper 2 examination….

We will:

analyse exam questions
analyse sources
plan essay answers
write essay answers

Your homework for today was to revise the “Collapse of International Peace” topic…

Let’s practise more Paper 2 Exam Questions.

We will continue with the following Exam Paper:

Hitler & the Münich Agreement

Complete Question 2.

Here are some answer-ideas:

Complete Question 3.

Here are some answer-ideas:

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Y11: 4-6. Paper 2 Exam Preparation – VI

Today we will look at more typical Paper 2 exam questions, in preparation for your Paper 2 examination….

We will:

analyse exam questions
analyse sources
plan essay answers
write essay answers

Your homework for today was to revise the “Collapse of International Peace” topic…

You had to complete the answer to “Question 6” for today’s lessons.

(It is numbered as Q7 in this exam paper…)

Below is another example of a good conclusion to this type of question:

Let’s practise more Paper 2 Exam Questions.

Below is another Paper 2 exam paper:

Hitler & the Münich Agreement

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First read the background information.

Complete Question 1.

Here are some answer-ideas:

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Y11: 4-5. Paper 2 Exam Preparation – V

Today we will look at typical Paper 2 exam questions, in preparation for your Paper 2 examination…

We will:

analyse exam questions
analyse sources
plan essay answers
write essay answers

Your homework for today was to revise the “Collapse of International Peace“ topic…

If not marked in the previous lesson, here is a possible answer to the additional “why” question that we looked at in the previously:

Study Source G. Why was this cartoon published in February 1938? [7]

So, let’s work on the final Paper 2 exam question on Collapse of International Peace:

“Question 6”

(Remember, this is usually Question 6 on the Paper 2 exam paper.)

Look at the following video clip. It gives brief advice on how to answer this type of source question, that requires the use of all the sources in the Paper 2 exam paper:

Paper 2 Advice – Part 5. (2:26 minutes long)

Here is further step by step advice for answering the final question of Paper 2:

Now answer the question.

It should take you about 25 minutes to answer this question…

Complete the above question at home, if necessary.

It is very important that you hand this question in on time for assessment. If not, I will not be able to give you feedback on your answer!

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Y11: 4-4. Paper 2 Exam Preparation – IV

Today we will look at typical Paper 2 exam questions, in preparation for your Paper 2 examination…

We will:

analyse exam questions
analyse sources
plan essay answers
write essay answers

Your homework for today was to complete Question 5 of the Paper 2 exam paper on “Collapse of International Peace“…

If not marked in the previous lesson, here is a possible answer to question 5:

Please take note:

(However, the Paper 2 exam paper that we have been working on so far happen to have 7 questions…)

Let’s work on the following Paper 2 exam question on Collapse of International Peace:

Question 6

Carefully read and analyse the information. Also underline relevant points and make short annotations in the margin if necessary.

Now answer the question.

It should take you about 14 minutes to answer this question…

Sometimes students are asked the following question in a Paper 2 exam paper:

Study Source G. Why was this cartoon published in February 1938? [7]

10.

Before you try to answer this question, here is a bit more advice on answering this type of “why” question.

Paper 2 Advice – Part 4. (1:22 minutes long)

11.

Carefully read and analyse the information. Also underline relevant points and make short annotations in the margin if necessary.

12.

Now answer the question.

It should take you about 14 minutes to answer this question…

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14.

15.

Continue to revise the content for your Paper 2 exam topic!

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Y11: 4-3. Paper 2 Exam Preparation – III

Today we will look at typical Paper 2 exam questions, in preparation for your Paper 2 examination…

We will:

analyse exam questions
analyse sources
plan essay answers
write essay answers

Your homework for today was to complete Question 2 of the Paper 2 exam paper on “Collapse of International Peace“…

This is the question that you had to complete at home:

Here is a possible analysis of the information, with relevant points underlined as well as short annotations.

Let’s now work on the following Paper 2 exam question on Collapse of International Peace:

Question 4

Carefully read and analyse the information. Also underline relevant points and make short annotations in the margin if necessary.

Now answer the question.

It should take you about 14 minutes to answer this question…

10.

We will now work on the next Paper 2 exam question on Collapse of International Peace:

Question 5

This zoomed-in part of the text may be useful:

WW2 Appeasement – Cartoon Analysis (Increasing Pressure). (9:40 minutes long)

11.

Carefully read and analyse the information. Also underline relevant points and make short annotations in the margin if necessary.

12.

Now answer the question.

It should take you about 14 minutes to answer this question…

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14.

15.

Continue to revise the content for your Paper 2 exam topic!

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Y11: 4-2. Paper 2 Exam Preparation – II

Today we will look at typical Paper 2 exam questions, in preparation for your Paper 2 examination…

We will:

analyse exam questions
analyse sources
plan essay answers
write essay answers

Your homework for today was to revise the “Collapse of International Peace“ topic…

Giving evidence (when answering source questions) is crucially important… Below is an exercise to help you to know how to incorporate evidence in your answers.

Look at the following question and then put the possible answers in order of worst to best:

POSSIBLE ANSWERS

SOLUTION

This is a poor answer as it provides no evidence to back-up the statement.

This answer gives evidence, but the quote could be much shorter.

This answer gives evidence, but the quote does not “make sense” in the sentence, as it has just been added to the end of the statement.

This answer is good. It gives evidence, added to the end of the statement, but the way it is added is acceptable because the evidence is given in brackets.

This answer is the best. It gives evidence, in the form of a short quote, that forms part of the sentence. Therefore, it makes perfect sense.

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Let’s now work on another Paper 2 exam question on the Collapse of International Peace:

Question 2

Sometimes you are asked to use two sources to answer this “surprising” type of question. For example, you may be asked: In what ways does source X make Source Y surprising?

Before we proceed, here is a bit more advice on answering this type of question.

Paper 2 Advice – Part 3. (1:39 minutes long)

Carefully read and analyse the information. Also underline relevant points and make short annotations in the margin if necessary.

Now answer the question.

It should take you about 12 minutes to answer this question…

Complete the following question at home:

It should take you about 16 minutes to answer this question…

Complete Question 3 of this Paper 2 exam paper!

It is very important that you hand this question in on time for assessment. If not, I will not be able to give you feedback on your answer!

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Y11: 4-1. Paper 2 Exam Preparation – I

Today we will look at typical Paper 2 exam questions, in preparation for your Paper 2 examination…

We will:

analyse exam questions
analyse sources
plan essay answers
write essay answers

Your homework for today was to revise the “Collapse of Intentional Peace“ topic…

Paper 2 is a 2-hour exam paper with 6 questions based on approximately eight sources.

The typical layout for this exam paper is shown below. There is a title (posed as a question), followed by background information, sources and questions.

Here are two example of typical Exam Questions for Paper 2…

Example 1:

Example 2:

Look at the following video clip. It gives brief advice on what is expected when answering the Paper 2 source questions for IGCSE History.

Paper 2 Advice – Part 1. (6:01 minutes long)

There are two options in Paper 2: a 19th Century History option, and a 20th Century History option. Each option starts with a heading posed as a question, as well as some background information. The background information simply introduce the topic.

(Do not mistaken the “background information” for “Source A”!)

As our first example, we will look at an exam paper on why international peace had collapsed by 1939: Were Britain and France to blame for Hitler’s success in achieving Anschluss?

A number of sources (usually Sources A to H) follow the background information. The questions that you have to answer are at the end of all the sources.

So, let’s work on the following Paper 2 exam question on the collapse of international peace:

Question 1

Before we proceed, here is a bit more advice on answering this type of “comparison” question.

Paper 2 Advice – Part 2. (1:48 minutes long)

Carefully read and analyse the information. Also underline relevant points and make short annotations in the margin if necessary.

SOURCE A

SOURCE B

Now answer the question.

It should take you about 10 minutes to answer this question…

Remember that it is very important to give evidence for all the statement made in your answer! Provide evidence in the form of short quotes. If the source is an image / cartoon evidence must be given by referring to what can be seen in the image / cartoon.

10.

Continue to revise the content for your Paper 2 exam topic!

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Y11: 4-1. Paper 2 Exam – Preparation Paper

Today we will start looking at typical Paper 2 exam questions, in preparation for your Paper 2 examination…

Read through this Exam Paper:

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Now answer Questions 1 and 2 (from “Option B”) on lined Paper. (Your answers to each of these questions must be at least 2/3 of a page long.)

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32. Chapter 32

Today we are going to read Chapter 32 of “A Monster Calls”.

to consider the plot of Chapter 32
to consider Conor’s character growth
to record relevant information for Chapter 32
to write a book review for this novel

“The Truth.”

Read Chapter 32.

This is what we’ve read in Chapter 32…

Consider the following and share your ideas with the person next to you:

What is the significance of the following quote: “If you speak the truth, you will be able to face whatever comes.”

Now that you know more about what happened that evening at the hospital, look at the end of your diary entry for Grandma, and consider how you can make the end of the diary entry more authentic.

Complete the following questions about the end of the novel…

SOLUTION

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Complete the following Task Sheet, based on the characters in this novel…

SOLUTION

TO BE ADDED

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Do a book review for “A Monster Calls”…

SOLUTION

TO BE ADDED

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Remember, this is how we can record our focus for reading:

Divide a new page in your book into quadrants, add the titles (as shown below) and record your ideas about Chapter 32:

Do you have any further questions about what happened in Chapter 32? For the last time, complete the “think sheet”:

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10.

The tasks in this section come from: A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness – ppt download (slideplayer.com)

11.

And now for a few more questions…

Answer the following questions:

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.)

12.

Mark your work…

Are your answers more or less similar to these?

ANSWERS TO FOLLOW SOON

13.

What do the words below mean? (Use a dictionary if you get stuck…)

Click on the image below to access the thesaurus / dictionary:

14.

Work on your vocabulary list.

OR:

Complete the Questions on the chapters that we read today.

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31. Chapter 31

Today we are going to read Chapter 31 of “A Monster Calls”.

to consider the plot of Chapter 31
to consider Grandma’s experiences
to record relevant information for Chapter 31

“Something in Common.”

Read Chapter 31.

This is what we’ve read in Chapter 31..

Chapter 31: To be added…

Consider the following and share your ideas with the person next to you:

-1- Why is Conor’s Grandma hurrying Conor?

-2- What are your impressions of Grandma at this point?

Use the following spider diagram to record Grandma’s feelings…

SOLUTION

TO BE ADDED

Complete the following diary entry…

Think carefully what Grandma’s diary entry for that day might have looked like. Then write the diary entry, as if you are Grandma.

SOLUTION

TO BE ADDED

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Remember, this is how we can record our focus for reading:

Divide a new page in your book into quadrants, add the titles (as shown below) and record your ideas about Chapter 31:

Complete the “think sheet”:

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The tasks in this section come from: A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness – ppt download (slideplayer.com)

And now for a few more questions…

Answer the following questions:

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.)

10.

Mark your work…

Are your answers more or less similar to these?

ANSWERS TO FOLLOW SOON

11.

What do the words below mean? (Use a dictionary if you get stuck…)

Click on the image below to access the thesaurus / dictionary:

12.

Work on your vocabulary list.

OR:

Complete the Questions on the chapters that we read today.

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30. Chapter 30

Today we are going to read Chapter 30 of “A Monster Calls”.

to consider the plot of Chapter 30
to consider the characters so far
to record relevant information for Chapter 30

“Life after Death.”

Read Chapter 30.

This is what we’ve read in Chapter 30…

Consider the following and share your ideas with the person next to you:

What do you think is more important: words, thoughts, or actions…

Create character poems…

By now you probably know the characters very well… Write a 5-line character poem for each of the following main characters to show how well you know them.

EXAMPLE

TO BE ADDED

Remember, this is how we can record our focus for reading:

Divide a new page in your book into quadrants, add the titles (as shown below) and record your ideas about Chapter 30:

The tasks in this section come from: A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness – ppt download (slideplayer.com)

And now for a few more questions…

Answer the following questions:

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.)

Mark your work…

Are your answers more or less similar to these?

ANSWERS TO FOLLOW SOON

What do the words below mean? (Use a dictionary if you get stuck…)

Click on the image below to access the thesaurus / dictionary:

10.

Work on your vocabulary list.

OR:

Complete the Questions on the chapters that we read today.

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29. Chapter 29 – continued

Today we are going to continue examining Chapter 29 of “A Monster Calls”.

to consider the plot of Chapter 29
to examine how the author build tension & suspense
to record relevant information for Chapter 29

“The Rest of the Fourth Tale.”

In the previous lesson we read Chapter 29.

This is what we’ve read in Chapter 29: Conor had a conversation with the monster…

Consider the following and share your ideas with the person next to you:

This time, what was different about the nightmare?

How to make your writing suspenseful. (4:35 minutes)

Writers make use of various techniques to make their writing suspenseful. Here are a few examples of techniques used to build tension:

1. detailed descriptions of the surroundings

2. clues to tantalise the reader & to keep certain things hidden

3. short, shocking sentences

4. fronted adverbials, subordinate & relative clauses to make the reader wait for an outcome

5. ellipses (…)

6. physical reactions from the character

7. appealing to the reader’s senses

8. exciting synonyms

9. similes & metaphors

10. onomatopoeia

Make an acronym or a silly sentence to help remember these 10 techniques writers use to create tension or to build suspense.

Here is an example:

Complete the following task…

Find examples in the text (of Chapters 28 & 29) for each of the methods to build tension & suspense in column one of the table below…

SOLUTION

You may copy the following examples:

Complete the following task…

Use the following quotes to make a tension graph:

(Simply use dots to show the quote-numbers in their relevant places on the graph. Then make the tension graph by connecting the dots.)

1. “ ‘Please,’ Conor said again. ‘I have to get back to my mum.’ ”

2. “And on the cliff’s edge, his mum.”

3. “Mum, run! Please, run !”

4. “And the fists rushed down together in a violent pounce and grabbed her, pulling her over the edge of the cliff.”

5. “And his hands caught hers.”

6. (It was the real monster)… “with real muscle, real strength, real red eyes that glared back at him and flashing teeth that would eat his mother alive.”

7. “And she began to slip from Conor’s grasp.”

8. “ ‘I’m slipping!’ his mum yelled.”

9. “And she was so heavy, impossibly so.”

10. “And his mother fell.”

POSSIBLE SOLUTION

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Remember, this is how we can record our focus for reading:

Divide a new page in your book into quadrants, add the titles (as shown below) and record your ideas about Chapter 29:

The tasks in this section come from: A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness – ppt download (slideplayer.com)

10.

And now for a few more questions…

Answer the following questions:

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.)

11.

Mark your work…

Are your answers more or less similar to these?

ANSWERS TO FOLLOW SOON

12.

What do the words below mean? (Use a dictionary if you get stuck…)

Click on the image below to access the thesaurus / dictionary:

13.

Work on your vocabulary list.

OR:

Complete the Questions on the chapters that we read today.

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28. Chapters 28 & 29

Today we are going to read Chapters 28 & 29 of “A Monster Calls”.

to consider the plot of Chapter 28
to consider the characters so far
to record relevant information for Chapter 28
to predict what may happen at the end of the Fourth Tale

“The Fourth Tale.”

Read Chapter 28.

This is what we’ve read in Chapter 28…

(to be added)

Complete the “think sheet”:

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Consider the following and share your ideas with the person next to you:

What is the catalyst that leads to the Fourth Tale being told?

TIP: What is it that happens, that the story has been leading to, that means that the fourth tale can now be told?

Complete the following vocabulary task…

SOLUTION

“The Rest of the Fourth Tale.”

Read Chapter 29.

Remember, this is how we can record our focus for reading:

Divide a new page in your book into quadrants, add the titles (as shown below) and record your ideas about Chapter 28:

The tasks in this section come from: A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness – ppt download (slideplayer.com)

10.

And now for a few more questions…

Answer the following questions:

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.)

11.

Mark your work…

Are your answers more or less similar to these?

ANSWERS TO FOLLOW SOON

12.

What do the words below mean? (Use a dictionary if you get stuck…)

Click on the image below to access the thesaurus / dictionary:

13.

Work on your vocabulary list.

OR:

Complete the Questions on the chapters that we read today.

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27. Chapter 27

Today we are going to read Chapter 27 of “A Monster Calls”.

to consider the plot of Chapter 27
to consider the purpose of the Yew Tree
to record relevant information for Chapter 27

“What’s the Use of You?”

Read Chapter 27.

This is what we’ve read in Chapter 27…

Consider the following and share your ideas with the person next to you:

What do you think is the monster’s true purpose for visiting Conor?

Complete the following task about Conor’s situation…

SOLUTION

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Remember, this is how we can record our focus for reading:

Divide a new page in your book into quadrants, add the titles (as shown below) and record your ideas about Chapter 27:

The tasks in this section come from: A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness – ppt download (slideplayer.com)

And now for a few more questions…

Answer the following questions:

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.)

Mark your work…

Are your answers more or less similar to these?

ANSWERS TO FOLLOW SOON

What do the words below mean? (Use a dictionary if you get stuck…)

Click on the image below to access the thesaurus / dictionary:

10.

Work on your vocabulary list.

OR:

Complete the Questions on the chapters that we read today.

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26. Chapter 26

Today we are going to read Chapter 26 of “A Monster Calls”.

to consider the plot of Chapter 26
to consider Conor’s relationship with his mother
to consider Conor’s emotions
to record relevant information for Chapter 26

“100 Years.”

Read Chapter 26.

This is what we’ve read in Chapter 26…

-1- What is Conor’s mum really telling him?

-2- Do you think that Conor finally got the message?

Remember to back up your answer with evidence…

Consider the following and share your ideas with the person next to you:

-1- Why has Conor’s mother waited so long before she finally tells him that she is dying?

-2- Why is Conor asking Grandma to take him back to his mother’s house?

Complete the following task on Conor’s emotions…

Conor has felt a range of emotions throughout these two chapters. Choose five moments and create a timeline from the start of ‘The Note’ to the end of ‘100 Years’. (See the example below.)

For each moment, complete the following:

What happened?
What emotion Conor is feeling?
Give s quote that shows this emotion.
Record the Page number.

EXAMPLE:

EMOTIONS

(Here are some examples of emotions…)

SOLUTION

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Remember, this is how we can record our focus for reading:

Divide a new page in your book into quadrants, add the titles (as shown below) and record your ideas about Chapter 26:

The tasks in this section come from: A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness – ppt download (slideplayer.com)

And now for a few more questions…

Answer the following questions:

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.)

Mark your work…

Are your answers more or less similar to these?

ANSWERS TO FOLLOW SOON

What do the words below mean? (Use a dictionary if you get stuck…)

Click on the image below to access the thesaurus / dictionary:

10.

To test your knowledge, complete the crossword…

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11.

Mark your work…

12.

Work on your vocabulary list.

OR:

Complete the Questions on the chapters that we read today.

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25. Chapter 25

Today we are going to read Chapter 25 of “A Monster Calls”.

to consider the plot of Chapter 25
to consider the characters so far
to record relevant information for Chapter 25

“A Note.”

Read Chapter 25.

This is what we’ve read in Chapter 25…

ALSO:

What do you make of this quote:

“The rest of the world that wasn’t waiting…”

Waiting for what?

Consider the following and share your ideas with the person next to you:

-1- Why do you think Lily decided to send Conor the note?

-2- What do you think Lily hoped would happen as a result of sending the note?

Complete the following task about Lily’s note to Conor…

The moment when Lily give Conor the note is a moment of real connection in the story. Conor wants to respond. He says ‘Lily…….’ but is then interrupted. Finish off what you think Conor may have said to Lily…

SOLUTION

TO BE ADDED

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Remember, this is how we can record our focus for reading:

Divide a new page in your book into quadrants, add the titles (as shown below) and record your ideas about Chapter 25:

The tasks in this section come from: A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness – ppt download (slideplayer.com)

And now for a few more questions…

Answer the following questions:

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.)

Mark your work…

Are your answers more or less similar to these?

ANSWERS TO FOLLOW SOON

What do the words below mean? (Use a dictionary if you get stuck…)

Click on the image below to access the thesaurus / dictionary:

10.

Work on your vocabulary list.

OR:

Complete the Questions on the chapters that we read today.

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24. Chapter 24

Today we are going to read Chapter 24 of “A Monster Calls”.

to consider the plot of Chapter 24
to consider how Conor’s relationship with the Monster has developed
to record relevant information for Chapter 24
to practise inference skills

Before we read Chapter 24, watch the video clip as a reminder of what happened in the previous chapter…

A Monster Calls Third Story. (1:55 minutes long)

“Punishment.”

Read Chapter 24.

This is what we’ve read in Chapter 24…

Consider the following and share your ideas with the person next to you:

Is the Monster here to help or harm Conor? Remember to motivate (or explain) your answer.

Complete the following questions about the events in Chapters 23 & 24…

SOLUTION

TASK 1.

TASK 2.

TASK 3.

TASK 4.

TASK 5.

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Remember, this is how we can record our focus for reading:

Divide a new page in your book into quadrants, add the titles (as shown below) and record your ideas about Chapter 24:

The tasks in this section come from: A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness – ppt download (slideplayer.com)

And now for a few more questions…

Answer the following questions:

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.)

Mark your work…

Are your answers more or less similar to these?

ANSWERS TO FOLLOW SOON

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.

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23. Chapters 23

Today we are going to read Chapter 23 of “A Monster Calls”.

to consider the plot of Chapter 23
to identify characters that support Conor in this chapter
to make a mini-saga of the Third Tale

“The Third Tale.”

Read Chapter 23.

This is what we’ve read in Chapter 23…

The Monster is taking on the role of a big brother helping Conor to deal with his bullies…

Then there is Lily… What do you make of the following sentence:

-to be added-

Consider the following and share your ideas with the person next to you:

‘Then the monster leapt forward to make Harry see?’

What do you think is going to happen?

Complete the following writing task…

Write the Third Story as a mini-saga!

Here is a reminder of what a mini-saga is:

POSSIBLE SOLUTION

(This mini-saga is slightly over the 50 words limit…)

Remember, this is how we can record our focus for reading:

Divide a new page in your book into quadrants, add the titles (as shown below) and record your ideas about Chapter 23:

The tasks in this section come from: A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness – ppt download (slideplayer.com)

And now for a few more questions…

Answer the following questions:

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.)

Mark your work…

Are your answers more or less similar to these?

ANSWERS TO FOLLOW SOON

What do the words below mean? (Use a dictionary if you get stuck…)

Click on the image below to access the thesaurus / dictionary:

10.

Work on your vocabulary list.

OR:

Complete the Questions on the chapters that we read today.

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22. Chapter 22

Today we are going to read Chapter 22 of “A Monster Calls”.

to consider the plot of Chapter 22
to consider relationship changes
to identify themes in this novel

“I No Longer See You.”

Read Chapter 22.

This is what we’ve read in Chapter 22…

Are there any relationship changes evident in this chapter?

Does this extract reveal any relationship changes?

Chapter 22: To be added…

Consider the following and share your ideas with the person next to you:

-1- Explain what you think has happened in this chapter?

-2- Why do people bully people? For what?

-3- Why has Harry given up?

-4- Why do you think Harry’s treatment of Conor (telling him ‘I no longer see you’) is the worst thing he can do to him?

-5- What aspect of Conor does this target?

Complete the following Task about themes evident in this novel…

SOLUTION

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Complete the following Questions about the bullying that we witness in this chapter…

SOLUTION

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Remember, this is how we can record our focus for reading:

Divide a new page in your book into quadrants, add the titles (as shown below) and record your ideas about Chapter 22:

The tasks in this section come from: A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness – ppt download (slideplayer.com)

And now for a few more questions…

Answer the following questions:

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.)

Mark your work…

Are your answers more or less similar to these?

ANSWERS TO FOLLOW SOON

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.

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21. Chapter 21

Today we are going to read Chapter 21 of “A Monster Calls”.

to consider the plot of Chapter 21
to think about Conor’s trust in the Monster
to examine nightmares in this novel
to write an anecdote about a nightmare

“No Tale.”

Read Chapter 21.

This is what we’ve read in Chapter 21…

Consider the following and share your ideas with the person next to you:

-1- What does the Monster know about Conor’s nightmare?

-2- What do you think the nightmare is about?

Complete the following questions on Nightmares…

SOLUTION

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(adapted from https://busyteacher.org/classroom_activities-vocabulary/sleep_and_dreaming-worksheets/)

Complete the following Task Sheet…

EXAMPLE

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Remember, this is how we can record our focus for reading:

Divide a new page in your book into quadrants, add the titles (as shown below) and record your ideas about Chapter 21:

The tasks in this section come from: A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness – ppt download (slideplayer.com)

And now for a few more questions…

Answer the following questions:

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.)

Mark your work…

Are your answers more or less similar to these?

ANSWERS TO FOLLOW SOON

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.

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20. Chapter 20

Today we are going to read Chapter 20 of “A Monster Calls”.

to consider the plot of Chapter 20
to look at underlying tensions
to consider the use of time
to identified main events in this chapter

“Could it be?”

Read Chapter 20.

This is what we’ve read in Chapter 20…

“It really had been an incredibly warm October, like the summer was still fighting to stick around…”

-1- How is this an analogy for Conor’s mother?

-2- What would happen at 12:07?

-3- What has changed in Conor’s attitude?’

Consider the following and share your ideas with the person next to you:

-1- What time do you expect bad things to happen? Why?

-2- What time is repeated in the story?

-3- When is the image of a clock used in the novel?

Time is repeated throughout the novel. 12:07 seems to be specifically significant…

What is the purpose of the clock theme?

They’re all there for the purpose of summoning the monster, but they’re also a reminder of time ticking away…

Now, complete the following Task Sheet, based on the “clocks & time” theme in the novel…

SOLUTION

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Complete the following task about important events in this chapter…

SOLUTION

Remember, this is how we can record our focus for reading:

Divide a new page in your book into quadrants, add the titles (as shown below) and record your ideas about Chapter 20:

The tasks in this section come from: A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness – ppt download (slideplayer.com)

And now for a few more questions…

Answer the following questions:

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.)

Mark your work…

Are your answers more or less similar to these?

ANSWERS TO FOLLOW SOON

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.

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19. Chapter 19

Today we are going to read Chapter 19 of “A Monster Calls”.

to consider the plot of Chapter 19
to consider the characters so far
to record relevant information for Chapter 19

“Yew Trees.”

Read Chapter 19.

This is what we’ve read in Chapter 19…

Consider the following and share your ideas with the person next to you:

-1- What does Conor find out in this chapter that we already know? (Think about the name of the chapter!)

-2- What do you think went through his mind when he heard this?

Complete the following task about Mum’s illness…

SOLUTION

Chapter 19: Yew Tree

“she struggled to do it” (p.153)

“pushing herself up a bit in her bed” (p.153)

“He went over and sat down next to her, taking care not to disturb either the tube they had stuck in her arm or the tube sending air down her nostrils” (p.154)

“He could see a yellow stain on her arm around where the tube went in and little purple bruises all the way along the inside of her elbow” (p.154)

“It was tired, it was exhausted” (p.154)

“the bright orange chemicals were pumped into her at her treatments” (p.154)

“Are you okay?” Conor asked, and even though the question was in one sense completely ridiculous” (p.154)

“I know I must look a fright” (p.154)

“reaching up a thin hand to brush his hair.” (p.154)

“a couple of different things they’ve tried haven’t worked like they wanted them to” (p.154)

“Things are going a little faster than I’d hoped, He saw her smile get tighter, harder for her to hold.” (p.155)

“her voice was thick, thick in a way that made Conor’s stomach twist even harder” (p.155)

“It was always a possibility, but they were hoping not to have to use it at all” (p.155)

“Does that mean it’s too late?” (p.156)

“And they were hoping not to have to use it this soon” (p.156)

“She took in a deep breath, and it ratcheted slightly as it went in, like there was something heavy in her chest.” (p.156)

“Is it going to save you? I hope so. I believe so.” (p.157)

“She coughed into her hand, then coughed again I hope it would never get this far” (p.157)

Complete the following questions about Conor’s feelings…

POSSIBLE ANSWERS

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Remember, this is how we can record our focus for reading:

Divide a new page in your book into quadrants, add the titles (as shown below) and record your ideas about Chapter 19:

The tasks in this section come from: A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness – ppt download (slideplayer.com)

And now for a few more questions…

Answer the following questions:

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.)

Mark your work…

Are your answers more or less similar to these?

ANSWERS TO FOLLOW SOON

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.

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18. Chapter 18

Today we are going to read Chapter 18 of “A Monster Calls”.

to consider the plot of Chapter 18
to consider the characters so far
to record relevant information for Chapter 18

“Invisible.”

Read Chapter 18.

This is what we’ve read in Chapter 18…

Consider the following and share your ideas with the person next to you:

-1- Why is there no consequences for Conor destroying his Grandmother’s living room?

-2- Give a quote to support your answer…

Complete the following task on how Conor feels…

SOLUTION

Chapter 18: Invisible

“but she never looked over at him” (p.146)

“Almost as if she could no longer see him.” (p.146)

“The silence grew so heavy, Conor started to have difficulty breathing” (p.147)

“skipping over him when they asked questions to the class” (p.150)

“he hadn’t actually spoken to anyone since his father that morning” (p.150)

“His classmates kept their distance from him, too, like he was giving off a bad smell” (p.150)

“Conor hadn’t written a single sentence. (p.150)

“Not that it seemed to matter” (p.150)

“Mrs. Marl didn’t even make him hand in his Life Writing homework” (p.150)

“Like he was completely invisible to the rest of the world.” (p.152)

Remember, this is how we can record our focus for reading:

Divide a new page in your book into quadrants, add the titles (as shown below) and record your ideas about Chapter 18:

The tasks in this section come from: A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness – ppt download (slideplayer.com)

And now for a few more questions…

Answer the following questions:

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.)

Mark your work…

Are your answers more or less similar to these?

ANSWERS TO FOLLOW SOON

What do the words below mean? (Use a dictionary if you get stuck…)

Click on the image below to access the thesaurus / dictionary:

10.

To test your knowledge, complete the crossword…

11.

Mark your work…

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12.

Work on your vocabulary list.

OR:

Complete the Questions on the chapters that we read today.

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