Reading ‘The Twisted Tree’: Martha and Stig’s relationship

English

In 'The Twisted Tree', pupils explore Gothic imagery in a contemporary text. In 'Dystopian Settings', pupils use their own dark imagery to write their own descriptive pieces.

In 'Sherlock Holmes: Short Stories', pupils begin to analyse the choices of an author. in 'The Twisted Tree', pupils develop their analytical writing skills. 

'The Twisted Tree': fiction reading

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

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Depiction or discussion of violence or fighting, including threats of violence or the aftermath of violence.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

In 'The Twisted Tree' which word is **not** used to describe the draugr?

In 'The Twisted Tree', whose letter tells Martha that the Norns will reveal her fate?

In 'The Twisted Tree', Burge uses the same word to describe both the tree and the Norns, which word is it?

In 'The Twisted Tree' which god does Martha demand to see, in order to save Stig?

Martha and Stig become mutually dependent on each other.

Martha and Stig share their personal experiences leading to greater trust.

There is romantic tension between Stig and Martha.

Which of these answers is **not** true with reference to Martha and Stig's relationship in 'The Twisted Tree'?

They are sucked into the hollow of the tree.

In 'The Twisted Tree' what happens to both Gandalf and Stig?

In 'The Twisted Tree', which character can be described as the protagonist with supernatural abilities?

Which word can be described as 'the development of events outside a person's control, regarded as predetermined by a supernatural power'?

In 'The Twisted Tree', the island of Skjebne is a fictional place, what does its name mean?

The weavers of fate and protectors of the tree.

The corpses that comes back to life and hunt the living.

The cursed souls that are trapped in the tree.

In 'The Twisted Tree', what are the Norns?

According to Martha's great-grandmother Karina, why is Mormor trapped in the tree in 'The Twisted Tree'?

In 'The Twisted Tree', how do Martha's inherited abilities connect her to her family's history?

Content guidance

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Depiction or discussion of serious crime

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Adult supervision required

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Reading ‘The Twisted Tree’: Martha and Stig’s relationship

Lesson outcome

Content guidance

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.