Reading 'The Twisted Tree': the climax
I can understand what the climax of the novel is.
Reading 'The Twisted Tree': the climax
I can understand what the climax of the novel is.
These resources will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Martha visits Hel in the underworld.
- Hel gives Martha a magical cord that could allow her to return the dead to the underworld.
- Martha's mother arrives to help her.
- Martha and her mother work together to kill the draugr.
- This is the climax of the novel.
Keywords
Climax - the point in the narrative where the suspense and excitement reach their highest point
Gnarled - rough and twisted with age
Recoil - flinch back in fear, terror or disgust
Emanate - spread out from a source
Fledgling - a new, inexperienced or immature person or animal; a bird that has left the nest
Common misconception
The climax comes at the end of a story.
The climax is actually the high point of tension and action in a story, not necessarily at the end. It usually occurs towards the end but is followed by the resolution where the remaining conflicts are settled.
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 serious crime
- Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering
Supervision
Adult supervision required
Licence
This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2025), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).
Lesson video
Starter quiz
6 Questions
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