to come or go back to a previous place, subject, activity, or condition

to form an opinion or guess that something is true because of the information that you have

a central topic, subject, or message within a narrative

to get new knowledge or skill in a subject or activity

Analysing Dorothy's return from the unknown in Baum's 'The Wizard of Oz'

English

In 'Step into the Unknown', pupils learn how to use a variety of sentences for deliberate effect. In the 'Dystopian Settings' unit, pupils will continue to use a range of sentence structures, to create atmospheric descriptions.

In 'When the Sky Falls' pupils write narratives inspired by a text. In 'Step Into the Unknown', using extracts from texts from the literary canon, pupils write descriptions of settings.

Step into the unknown: fiction reading and creative writing

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

A cyclone blows Dorothy and her house to Kansas

Dorothy's house lands on and kills the Wicked Witch of the East

Dorothy takes the Wicked Witch's silver shoes

Dorothy sets off to visit Oz and meets three companions on the way

Dorothy finds out that Oz cannot help her

Dorothy uses the silver shoes to return home

Starting with the first, put the events of L. Frank Baum's 'The Wizard of Oz' in chronological order.

Match the companion from 'The Wizard of Oz' with what Oz gives to them.

The overall mood or attitude of a text is the {{ }}.

The central topic, subject, or message within a narrative is the {{ }}.

The silver shoes would take her back to Kansas

The red shoes would take her back to Kansas

The Golden Cap can take her back to Kansas

In L. Frank Baum's 'The Wizard of Oz', what does Dorothy learn from Glinda at the end?

In L. Frank Baum's 'The Wizard of Oz', which superlative did Dorothy use to describe her wish to return to Kansas?

she wants her companions to come to Kansas with her

In L. Frank Baum's 'The Wizard of Oz', Dorothy wishes to find Oz to ask him to return her to Kansas. This implies {{ }}.

a word that is spelled the same but has a different meaning

when the first line of a text mirrors the last line

To form an opinion or guess that something is true because of the information that you have is to {{ }}.

the way we have used language in our story

Content guidance

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Adult supervision recommended

Starter Quiz