Cirque du Freak

Cirque du Freak English lessons on Darren Shan’s novel - a complete scheme of work. A collection of Cirque du Freak lessons that aid KS3 students in developing their understanding of plot, character, language and structure through studying Darren Shan’s text.

Includes:

• Chapter One analysis
• Narrative Hooks
• Chapter Two
• Chapters Four and Five
• Chapter Six and Seven lesson on narrative perspectives and tone
• Chapter Eight
• Chapter Nine and Tension
• Chapters Ten and Eleven and language techniques
• Chapter Twelve and Vampires (Context)
• Analysing Structure (Chapters Fourteen and Fifteen)
• Chapters Seventeen to Twenty (Madam Octa)
• Structure in Chapters 21 to 23
• Structure of the whole text lesson
• Lesson on anti-climax in Chapters 27 to 29
• Lesson on the end and endings
• Punctuation Workshop
• Assessment lesson and assessment task with notes
• Six weeks of homework with differentiated tasks
• Scheme of work document - differentiated