What is the meaning behind the second tale in A Monster Calls.

This lesson explores chapter thirteen and fourteen of A Monster Calls. It focuses on Conor and Dad’s relationship and gives students the opportunity to explode quotes, zoom into language use and attempt an essay style question.

This lesson focuses on chapter twelve of a monster calls exploring Conor and Grandmas relationship.

How does Ness use foreshadowing in chapter eleven of A Monster Calls. This lesson contains opportunity for students to explode quotes, zoom into language use and complete and essay style question.

A lesson based on chapter ten of A Monster Calls focusing on Connors changing character throughout the book. This lesson includes a chance for students to explode quotes, zoom in to word choice and complete an essay style question.

What is the purpose of the first tale in A Monster Calls. A lesson based around plotting mood in chapter nine.

A lesson based around preparing students for an essay question based around chapter eight of A Monster Calls. The lesson explores exploding quotes, zooming into key language choice and responding to an essay question based on the first tale.

How does Ness build up tension in chapter seven in A Monster Calls.

A PowerPoint to go alongside chapter six of A Monster Calls - students are taught what a monologue and character perspective is and are then prompted to write a monologue of their own. Includes monologue writing worksheet.

A lesson for chapter five of A Monster Calls that focuses on the symbolism of the yew tree. Comes with worksheet provided, students will need access to the internet for this lesson.

Each table will be given some quotes working together they annotate the quotes. This links in perfectly with the sentence type lesson - chapter four. Comes with quotes to explode worksheet.

How did Patrick Ness use sentence types for effect in chapter four in A Monster Calls.

How is conflict presented in chapter three of A Monster Calls.

Exploring how Ness creates suspense in Chapter two.

Exploring Conor’s character and how tension is built in chapter one.

This worksheet helps students to break down the poem ‘The Wound In Time’ asking specific questions and encouraging students independence with unpicking the meaning of the poem.

This versatile worksheet can be used alongside any poem. It encourages students to break down the emotions felt within the poem as it progresses. This is great for tracking changing emotions or zooming into specific emotions experienced.

This KS4 tutor time reading booklet is great to use during tutor time or as a starter activity during English lessons. This is aimed at reading for pleasure and contains extracts to get students talking and hooked on reading.

This worksheet helps students have an overview of the poem 1916 Working In Red and prompts students to create a summary, focus on techniques and draw images based on the poem.

Using the poem ‘1916 Working In Red’ students hunt to find the words highlighted in the dictionary. They can then figure out the meaning of the poem based on the newly learned vocabulary.