A Monster Calls - Lesson for Ch.8 & Ch.9 (with resources)

This lesson is suitable for KS3 English students, studying A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness.

Lesson Objectives include:

1. to identify different types of characters in a story
2. to consider what may happen next
3. to find out what happened in the rest of the First Tale

The lesson comprises of the following activities:

• Reading & discussion of plot, characters & relationships
• Inference questions (& solutions)
• Characters task (worksheet to download & print, plus answers)
• Think Sheet…predict what may happen next (download & print)
• 5-line poems (worksheet to download & print) (including example)
• Extension Tasks (vocabulary list & questions on the chapters involved)

Hardly any preparation is needed for this lesson: Simply access the link provided and then scroll through the lesson with your class. Follow the instructions as you go along…

Duration: there is sufficient material for 2x 45 minutes lessons!

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