The Darkness Out There is an 81 slide PowerPoint based unit of work (with 13 worksheets) which includes a variety of lessons and activities to help understand the plot, characters and themes of the story.
Activities include:
Group discussion work about plot, character and themes.
Comprehension tasks - a Spoken English (Sandra’s telephone call) and a Writing task (Sandra’s diary/blog).
Comparing characters - making a Sandra and Kerry Venn diagram.
Analysing Mrs. Rutter - first impressions and extended writing.
Exploring how characters develop.
Penelope Lively’s use of the Fairy Tale genre.
Explore Lively’s use of darkness and light.
Discussing themes - stereotypes and appearance and reality.
Language analysis - How Lively uses formal and informal language and how simile and metaphor are employed in The Darkness Out There.
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