Reading ‘The Twisted Tree’: Mormor’s letter
I can explore the importance of letters; how they relay important information and affect the characters emotionally.
Reading ‘The Twisted Tree’: Mormor’s letter
I can explore the importance of letters; how they relay important information and affect the characters emotionally.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Stig and Martha have dinner, but are interrupted by a guttural howl outside.
- Martha finds a letter from Mormor that tells her she also can feel emotions through clothes.
- Mormor tells Martha that she must continue to water the tree in the garden.
- Letters are an effective method to relay important information in a novel and explore a character's feelings.
Keywords
Putrid - a foul smell from rotting matter
Devouring - eating food or prey hungrily and quickly
Emanating - emitting or spreading from something
Superstition - a widely held but irrational belief in a supernatural influence or practice
Sacred - connected with god or regarded with great respect
Common misconception
Letters are only used in novels to drive the plot forward.
Letters can also give a reader an insight into a character's thoughts and feelings, as well as background information. They can also be used as an effective way to create dramatic irony.
To help you plan your year 7 english lesson on: Reading ‘The Twisted Tree’: Mormor’s letter, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your year 7 english lesson on: Reading ‘The Twisted Tree’: Mormor’s letter, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
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Explore more key stage 3 english lessons from the 'The Twisted Tree': fiction reading unit, dive into the full secondary english curriculum, or learn more about lesson planning.
Equipment
You will need access to the text 'The Twisted Tree' by Rachel Burge, published by Hot Key Books, 2019.
Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of sensitive content
- Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
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