A MONSTER CALLS
What knowledge are we gaining today?
■ WHAT: To be able to understand chapter 1 and learn a new strategy to
analyse texts
■ WHY: So we widen our literary knowledge to include a modern and
popular author whose ideas and themes are relevant to our own lives
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TASK: Dreams - Discussion
• What dreams do you remember from when you were a child?
• Has there been one prominent dream that has stuck in your mind?
• Have you ever had a recurring dream?
TASK: Read Chapter 1 ‘A Monster Calls’
• What do we learn about the first character?
• How would you describe his night?
• Who, at this stage, do you think the monster is?
The monster’s appearance The monster’s dialogue The monster’s actions Conor’s reaction MEA 4-5
p.19 p.21 p.20 p.21
p.20 p.22 p.22 p.21
p.20 p.23 p.23 p.22
How does Patrick Ness present the monster to us in Chapter 1?
1-3 How does he present the monster as scary in Chapter 1?
4-5 How does he present Conor’s reaction to the monster in Chapter 1?
6-7 How does he present the monster as a Gothic character in Chapter 1?
8-9 How does Patrick Ness present an unconventional relationship between the monster and Conor in Chapter 1?
Use the PEA paragraph structure/writing frame to help you respond to your chosen question
Analysing Language – the Sophisticated way!
PEA!
PEA – How did you do?
•P – Point
•E – Evidence
•A – Analysis
TASK: Respond to your question using the PEA structure below• Point: Patrick Ness presents…............. in Chapter 1.
• Evidence: For example, he says ‘.............’
• Analysis: This suggests to us that..... It may also imply.......
The noun/adjective/verb/adverb ‘.........’ suggests/implies........
Challenge: Why do you think the writer challenge/broke the typical conventions?
Exemplar PEA paragraph
Ness presents the monster as huge and frightening. When Conor stands up to the monster, the creature responds with force.
‘with a roar it pounded two fists against the house.’
Ness uses the sound verb (onomatopoeic verb) ‘roar’ to show how loud and strong the monster is, because ‘roar’ means a powerfully loud noise often associated with a ferocious animal. This suggests that this character is angry and wants to attack Conor is some way.
Also ‘pounded’ is a violent verb which is used to describe how the monster bangs on the house in a very forceful way. The addition of ‘two fists’ rather than one, implies the creature used all of its strength to frighten Conor.
SPAG Focus!
• Today’s SPAG focus is….
• What are the rules for using full stops?
• Proof read your language analysis. Using your green pen, put in any missing full stops.
• Think carefully about where each sentence starts and finishes. What is a sentence?
Full stops