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The monster in Castle Grotteskew

Paul Wastney

Kitty Mulder Rita Adam

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ContentWeek 1: Pre reading activity...................................................................................................................4

Activity 1: Discussion between teacher and students about the book...............................................4

Prologue.............................................................................................................................................4

Activity 2.............................................................................................................................................5

Homework..........................................................................................................................................5

Week 2: While reading activity; Chapter 1 – 5......................................................................................6

Activity 3 A Monster Mash!............................................................................................................6

Activity 4.a. Describing monsters..................................................................................................7

Activity 4.b. More monstrous descriptions.........................................................................................7

Activity 5.............................................................................................................................................8

Activity 6.............................................................................................................................................9

Activity 7...........................................................................................................................................10

Experiment 2: Anti-man eating tonic............................................................................................10

Experiment 6: Wolf away.............................................................................................................12

Experiment 7: Crazed creature curative.......................................................................................13

Answer Key for the Teacher.........................................................................................................14

Homework........................................................................................................................................15

Week 3: While reading activity; Chapter 6 – 9....................................................................................16

Michael Jackson, Fame and Fortune................................................................................................16

Activity 1.......................................................................................................................................16

Activity 2.......................................................................................................................................16

Activity 3.......................................................................................................................................17

Answer Key for the Teacher.........18

Activity 5 .............“GOOD V.S. BAAAAD” 20

Homework........................................................................................................................................21

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Week 4: While reading activity; Chapter 10 – 13................................................................................22

Activity 1. BETRAYAL!!!!.........................................................................................................22

Collaborative Exercise..................................................................................................................22

Individual Exercise........................................................................................................................23

Answer Key for the Teacher.........................................................................................................23

Activity 2: “MOTIVES”............................................................................................................24

Homework........................................................................................................................................25

Week 5: While reading activity; Chapter 14 – 16 & Epilogue..............................................................26

Activity 1: “IN MY CRYSTAL BALL I SEE, WHAT WILL HAPPEN SOON TO THEE”............................26

Activity 2: Sayings.........................................................................................................................27

Activity 3.......................................................................................................................................28

Homework........................................................................................................................................28

Week 6: Post reading activity...............................................................................................................29

Marking forms!.............................................................................................................................30

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Introduction

This teacher’s package is meant for the second year of HAVO/VWO. The aim of this book project is to enthuse students for reading and to help them think outside the box. Since not every student is interested in reading and we would like to get them involved, we have created a package whereby activities regarding the subjects of Science and Art are included.

Firstly we start off with the pre- reading activity, which includes the theme of the book which relates to Halloween. Secondly, the while reading activities entail all the chapters of the book and a variety of subjects. The topics that will be discussed are Fortune & Fame, Science & Solutions for potions and Art & Creative Writing.

We will take 6 weeks to complete the book and the book’s activities. Week 7 will be used to present the awards. The weeks will be scheduled as follows:

Week CoveringWeek 1 Pre reading activities.

Week 2 - 5 While reading activities.

Week 6 Post reading activity. Presentation monsters and the prize giving award.

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Week 1: Pre reading activity To motivate and enthuse the students for the book, we introduce Halloween music sound effects. We will be using the following video, when the students enter the class. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9v7anxC4W0)

After the students sit down and they pay attention, the music will be lowered and used as background music.

Activity 1: Discussion between teacher and students about the book. Video clip to introduce Stitch head (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONIihN5fgMY). Following this the students will be asked to gather the following information about the theme.

InformationWhat is the theme of the book?

Why do you think that is?

To which American celebration does it relate to?

What do you know about this American celebration?

Collect the class answers in a class discussion.

Prologue This poem will be used as an introduction to the book. The students will be asked to read the prologue on their own, at first. After they have done this, the poem will be read out by the teacher.

Tommy Trump, upon a hill,Trumped a smell that made him ill. Did his best to find a looWithin the walls of Grotteskew. In went Tommy through the gate,And there he met his awful fate.So if you feel a trump a comin’ Run back home to Grubbers Nubbin!

Ask the students: What did you understand from the poem? Give the students time to discuss and / or change their mind about their book

prediction. Do you want to add or change your thoughts about the theme of the book, now you

have read the prologue?

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Activity 2Book discussion, begun by the following video clip: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONIihN5fgMY) Predict what will happen in the book. Write three paragraphs (beginning of the book, middle of the book, end of the book). Each paragraph should be a minimum of three sentences.

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Homework Read chapters 1 – 5 Stitch Head.

Research How do you think the author was inspired by writing this book? Try to find this

online. If you cannot, then use your own thoughts and imagination. Is the way people celebrate Halloween nowadays, the same as how it was intended?

Do a small research about the history of Halloween. Write ten sentences about your findings.

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Week 2: While reading activity; Chapter 1 – 5

Book activity, the next four weeksCreate your own monster.The upcoming four weeks, you will create your own monster and write a story about your creature. You can create your own monster how you like. Your teacher of art will be helping to set this up during your project hours.

The following exercises in the coming weeks are to be collected as your portfolio of your very own monster.

You will be presenting your monster in the final week and awarded prizes for the best story and the best monster.

FOR EXAMPLE: A MONSTER NAMED STITCH HEAD

My name is Stitch Head. I have two feet and two arms. I am made out of bits and pieces of spare parts the professor managed to find. I am bold and have a lot of stitches. People think I am scary and hideous, but the fact is that I try to be good and don`t want to scare anyone.I have been living in an abandoned castle for a long time. I was created by a scientist who loved to create new monsters. I was his first invention. But one day I was so upset with him. He didn`t know who I was and by that time someone knocked on the door. He told me his name was Freakfinder. We became friends, or so I thought..........After a few times, us having met each other, Freakfinder proposed something to me. He said I would be the most famous of famous of all. And I believed him........

In 5 weeks you will present your monster to the class. You can present your monster how you like but you will be awarded for:

Originality; Relation to the book; Your presentation.

You will be building your monster with various exercises in the next few weeks. These you need to hand in as your story of your monster. Your story will be marked by;

Grammar and spelling; Word order; Originality.

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Activity 3 A Monster Mash!What kind of monsters did you discover in Stitch Head? Write down the monsters on the left and the description on the right. See example Stitch Head. The Creature has been given for you to describe. Come up with three extra monsters, creatures or persons.

Monsters, Creatures or Persons

Description

Stitch Head A short guy with no hair. He has one blue eye and a lot of stitches. He has a bold, round head. He wears a pair of red and black striped pajamas. He is made up of bits, pieces and spare parts.

The Creature

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Activity 4.a. Describing monsters.Now that you have seen the monsters, how did you see the described. Below is a sheet with the missing descriptions from the monsters in the film clip. Watch the clip and fill in the missing descriptions that you hear.

Watch this link: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtk8wgbLxok).

While watching and listening to the video clip, students will fill in the missing words.

1. Home to a particularly ____________________,__________________ scientist.2. His many ___________________ creatures and ___________________ monsters.3. and one __________________ special ___________________________ boy.4. Those ______________________________ monsters.5. He is the only one who can keep the ___________________________ creatures in.6. But Stitch Head`s __________________________________ challenge 7. Experience Stitch Head`s ________________________________ adventures.

Activity 4.b. More monstrous descriptions.Take a look in your book at page 49 to 54. Find in these pages words that describe the monsters you find there.

The aim of this exercise is to gather vocabulary related to your own made up monster, which you will have to create in activity 5.

Example:1. Page 48; Bizarre beasts.2. Page 49; A six-armed slug.

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Activity 6 - OHHHH, OOHHHHHH, THIS IS MEEEEE!!!!!Now you have seen how the monsters have been described in the book, it is time to describe your own monster. Is it 10 feet tall? Does it have tentacles? Does it breathe fire?Use what language you have found in the last exercises as well as any other you know or can find out to describe your horrible, evil, nasty, slimy, scary monster. Remember, this is also part of your presentation for the whole class in four weeks.

My monster is …..

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Activity 7

“WHOOO ARE YOUUUU ???”

In the last activities you looked at descriptions of monsters and how you described your own monster.  Your monster needs a background as well.

Everybody has a story. Your monster does as well. Stitchhead was created by the professor. He lives in the castle in the deepest, darkest, dankest corner of Castle Grotteskew. All he wants is to be left alone so he can brew his potions to help cure the professor’s monstrous creations.He has no friends, except one…. Or does he?Last week you described your monster. But now your monster needs a background as well.

Answer these questions in your description of your monster.1. Where did your monster come from?

- Was it born, created or perhaps summoned?

2. Where does it live / haunt or exist?

3. Is it alone? In a pack?, part or a swarm or horde? Or …… something else?

4. Add any further spooky, creepy, evil or nasty details that you also want to for your best description of your monster.

Homework Read chapters 6 – 9 Stitch Head.

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In week 2: During the Project hours. Just like Stitch head and the professor, you are going to make make his potions as well, but together with your science teacher. All of these potions you have read in chapter 5.In this exercise you will do your own experiment. Find out what the outcome is of your experiment. Your teacher will assign your experiment and divide the class in groups of 4/5 people.

Experiment 1 Vampire bloodSample: Coloured Kale Time: 15 minutesWhat you need:Red KaleVinegarTwo glassesWaterGraterSieveInstructions:

1. Grate a piece of kale.2. Put the grated kale in glass.

Question 1: what kind of colour does the kale have?3. Fill the glass with water until the kale is covered.4. Poor the water with the kale through the sieve in another glass.

Question 2: what kind of colour does the water have?5. Divide the coloured water into two glasses.

Question 3: what do you think will happen when you put vinegar with the coloured water?

6. Put a few drops of vinegar in one of the glasses. Question 4: what happened? Question 5: how do you think it happened?

Experiment 2: Anti-man eating tonic.Sample: lemon tea. Time: 10 minutes.What you need:Tea potBlack teaTea glassLemon juiceSpoonInstructions:

1. Pour the tea in a glass. Question 1: what do you think will happen when add lemon juice?

2. Taste the tea.3. Put a spoon of lemon juice in your cup of tea.4. Stir into the tea.5. Taste the tea again.

Question 2: what happened to the taste of the tea? Question 3: how do you think that happened?

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Experiment 3: Wear wolf extractSample: milk and colaTime: ten minutes first day, five minutes second day.What you need:Small bottle of colaMilk

Instructions:First day:

1. Unscrew the top of the bottle of cola.2. Take a mouthful of the cola.

Question 1: what do you think will happen when you add milk?3. Poor slowly some milk in to the bottle of cola.4. Screw the top on the bottle of cola.5. Turn the bottle of coke for a bit.6. Put the bottle down.

Question 2: what happened?Second day:

1. Take a look at the bottle. Question 3: what happened now? Question 4: how do you think it happened?

Experiment 4: Vampire reducing ointmentSample: tumericTime: 15 minutesWhat you need:Drinking glassWaterTeaspoonTumeric powderWashing sodaVinegar

Instructions:1. Fill the glass with water, but only half full.2. Put a teaspoon of tumeric powder in the glass.3. Stir the tumeric through the water.

Question 1: what do you think will happen when you put washing soda in the glass?

4. Put a teaspoon of washing soda in the glass.5. Stir the washing soda through the water.

Question 2: what happened? Question 3: what do you think will happen when you put vinegar in the glass?

6. Put an ample portion of vinegar in the glass.7. Stir the vinegar through the water.

Question 4: what happened? How did it happen?

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Experiment 5: Essence of evilSample: a foaming glass.Time: ten minutesWhat you need:Two tall glassesOne small packet of baking powderDishwashing liquidVinegar

Instructions:1. Put the content of the packet of baking powder in one tall glass.2. Put a small bottom of dish washing liquid in the other glass.3. Poor the vinegar in the tall glass with dish washing liquid until it is half full.

Questions 1: what do you think will happen if you put the mixture of dish washing liquid and vinegar together with the baking powder?

4. Poor the mixture together with the baking powder. Question 2: what happened? Question 3: how did this happen?

Experiment 6: Wolf away Sample: invisible poring.Time: 10 minutes.What you need:GlassTea lightMatchesEmpty jarTeaspoonBaking powderFour spoons of vinegar

Instructions:1. Light the tea light.2. Put the tea light in the glass.3. Put a tea spoon of baking powder in the jar.4. Put four spoons of vinegar in the jar with baking powder.

Question 1: what happened?5. Wait for one minute.

Questions 2: what do you think will happen if you put the air of the jar in the glass with the tea light?

6. Poor the air of the jar in the glass without the vinegar and baking powder. Question 3: what happened? Questions 4: how did it happen?

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Experiment 7: Crazed creature curative Sample: breaking bonesTime: 15 minutes, after a week 5 minutes

What you need:Two chicken bonesVinegarEmpty jam pot with lid

Instructions:1. Put one chicken bone in the jam pot.2. Add vinegar to the top.3. Screw the lid on the jam pot.

Question 1: what do you think will happen with the bone after a week?4. Save the other bone and the jam pot.

After a week.1. Try to bend the bone, the bone that is NOT in the pot.2. Take the other bone out of the pot with vinegar.3. Try to bend this bone.

Question 2: what is the difference? Question 3: how do you think this happened?

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Answer Key for the TeacherThe students will do their own experiments. The teacher makes sure that a group consists out of 4 or 5 students. Every group will do their own experiment. There are 7 experiments to divide. The idea of this exercise is to combine the English language with Science. You could ask a Science or Biology teacher to help you out with these experiments. The teacher provides the materials, such as vinegar, salt, tea etc. (take a look at the different samples and underneath the header “what you need”, there is a list of all the ingredients. The questions are up to interpretation of the groups of students. It depends what their observation will be.

Vampire blood.Question 1: Purple.Question 2: The water should be dark purple or purple blue.Question 3: Student’s own answer.Question 4: When you pour vinegar in it, the colour should turn in to pink.Question 5: Student’s own answer. You can differentiate by asking students who are good in English what the scientific terms are.

Anti-man eating tonic.Question 1: Student’s own answer.Question 2: The tea’s colour becomes lighter and the taste is sour.Question 3: Student’s own answer. You can differentiate by asking students who are good in English what the scientific terms are.

Wear wolf extract.Question 1: Student’s own answer.Question 2: There is a bit of foam in the bottle. If you turn the bottle, milk and coca cola will be mixed. After a while you will get a mix of dark brown fluid and light brown pieces in it.Question 3: The fluid became yellow and you can see through the fluid. Most of the brown pieces are at the bottom, some of them will fload.Question 4: Student’s own answer. You can differentiate by asking students who are good in English what the scientific terms are.

Vampire reducing ointment.Question 1: Student’s own answer.Question 2: The water turned from yellow to dark red.Question 3: Student’s own answer.Question 4: The water turned from dark red to yellow. There is foam which floods on the water. Question 5: Student’s own answer. You can differentiate by asking students who are good in English what the scientific terms are.

Essence of evil.Question 1: Student’s own answer.Question 2: The glass fills with foam, it could flood.Question 3: Student’s own answer. You can differentiate by asking students who are good in English what the scientific terms are.

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Wolf away.Question 1: If you put the baking powder together with the vinegar, it will foam.Question 2: Student’s own answer.Question 3: The tea light won’t give any light anymore.Question 4: Student’s own answer. You can differentiate by asking students who are good in English what the scientific terms are.

Crazed creature curativeQuestion 1: Student’s own answer.Question 2: The lose bone is hard to break and can’t bent. The bone out of the jam pot is softer and can be broken or bent.Question 3: Student’s own answer. You can differentiate by asking students who are good in English what the scientific terms are.

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Week 3: While reading activity; Chapter 6 – 9

Michael Jackson, Fame and Fortune.

Activity 1We have been reading about monsters, horror and making life. Even the monsters wanted fame, such as Stitch head. But does the monster want fame or does fame make the monster? Watch the following video clip and follow the instruction. (Thriller by Michael Jackson). http://lyricstraining.com/play/michael-jackson/thriller/HuRFPTXV5u#b7w

Fill in the missing words. (if it is an I-pad class, you can use the I-pad, if not it is possible to do the exercise behind the computer or with the whole class. Every student can work on their own level, choose: beginner, intermediate, advanced.

Activity 2Which English words do you associate with fame? Fill in the grid.

Example: Famous Example: Rich

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Activity 3Answer the following questions about Michael Jackson.

1. Have you heard of Michael Jackson?___________________________________________________________________________

2. Do you like his music? Why/Why not?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. What do Mad Professor Erasmus and Michael Jackson have in common?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. Would you prefer to be Mad Professor Erasmus or Michael Jackson? Why?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

5. Name five pro’s and five con’s why the song thriller is a good song to use for Stitch Head. You can also mention differences between the characters or between the author and Michael Jackson.

PRO CON

Example: Thriller sounds scary and the book Stitch Head is scary.

Example: Thriller is mostly outside, whereby Stitch Head is mostly in the castle.

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Answer Key for the TeacherActivity 1This is a listening exercise. The song of Michael Jackson, thriller, is being used for this exercise.

You will need a computer or I-pad for this exercise. The students go to the following link: http://lyricstraining.com/play/michael-jackson/thriller/HuRFPTXV5u#b7w Students can decide what their level of English is. (Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced)The students fill in the missing words, while listening to Michael Jackson’s Thriller. Afterwards the teacher asks how well everyone did.

Activity 2The students can fill in their own words, but this is an example how to fill in the grid.Famous Rich Well known

Artist Music TV

Everyone knows him/her Is being loved Paparazzi

Gossip Lonely Money

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Activity 4 Question 1 and 2: Student’s own answer.Question 3: Student’s own answer. For example: Michael Jackson and Mad Professor Erasmus both lived a shallow life. They both were a bit odd and didn’t like attention. Question 4: Student’s own answer.Question 5

PRO CON

Example: Thriller sounds scary and the book Stitch Head is scary.

Example: Thriller is mostly outside, whereby Stitch Head is mostly in the castle.

Thriller shows a wear wolf which is scary just like the creatures in the story.

Thriller is for adults, Stitch Head is for children.

Thriller involves Michael Jackson, Stitch Head involves Stitch Head.

Thriller is based on wear wolves whereby Stitch Head involves inventions of a professor.

Michael Jackson loved children, this book is used for Young Adult Literature.

There is a love story in Thriller, whereby Stitch Head focuses on friendship.

Michael Jackson looked scary and stitch head looks scary as well.

Michael Jackson died, Guy Bass is still alive.

Michael Jackson didn’t have a lot of friends. Stitch Head also had one friend.

There are no geniuses in Thriller but in Stitch Head, professor Erasmus is a genius.

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Activity 5 “GOOD V.S. BAAAAD”Many people, monsters and creatures, are introduced to us in this book. Some of them are good, some of them are bad.Can you categorise them and the other characters listed in the box below into good beings and those that are bad.

Sauron Spiderman Arabella

Batman the creature Harry Potter

Stitchhead Voldemort the mad professor

Freakfinder the Joker the green goblin

GOOD BAD

1. What makes someone, (or something) good or bad?_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. Are there any character who are neither good or bad, or perhaps both? Why?_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. What qualities should a good character have? Or what about the bad character? List them here.

GOOD BAD

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4. What qualities does your monster character have? List them here.

Qualities

Homework Read chapters 10 – 13 Stitch Head.

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Week 4: While reading activity; Chapter 10 – 13

Activity 1. BETRAYAL!!!!We are going to take a look at the topic of betrayal.

Part A: Discussion questions.

1. In this book, the humans, (Freakfinder, the village mob) are shown as bad. Why do you think this is?___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. On the other hand, all the monsters are shown as good. How are they shown as good and why do you think that is? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. Why do we normally think ugly is bad and beautiful is good?___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. What is betrayal? Is it good or bad? Why?___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Part B.You have been given a group number from 1 to 4. Take the situation below with your number.

Group one. Prologue, Arabella (the little girl) and Freakfinder.Group two. The professor and Stitchhead.Group three. Freakfinder and stitchhead at the door.Group four. Freakfinder and Grubber Nubbin.

Collaborative Exercise In your group discuss the following questions for your situation. Be prepared to explain your findings to the class after this exercise.Questions1. What betrayal do you see between your parties?2. Is the betrayal bad? Why? Why not?

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Individual Exercise Has your monster been betrayed? Maybe that is why it is so angry, noisy, bloodthirsty or dangerous. Write here what you see as any betrayal that your monster has had in its life.

Answer Key for the TeacherPart A.Question one and two are referring to stereotypes. Fairy tales and children stories usually stereotype the good and bad as being beautiful and ugly. Think of snow white or sleeping beauty. The dashing prince, the evil queen or the wicked witch.

The monsters are given good qualities such as manners, politeness and articulation. Even though they look fearsome and ugly.

The humans are dangerous and angry such as the mob or devious and lying as in Freakfinder. Both having bad qualities.

Betrayal is the act of not doing what they promise. Also doing what they should not or what is not expected of them, in a bad way.

Part B.Group one. Prologue, Arabella (the little girl) and Freakfinder.Freakfinder kidnaps the little girl by putting her in a sackand takes her to the castle also to part of his scheme to get the villagers to attack the castle.

Group two. The professor and Stitchhead.The professor has forgotten both stitchhead and his promise to stitchhead. Stitchhead has not but always has hope that the doctor will remember him and his promise.

Group three. Freakfinder and Stitchhead at the door.Freakfinder lies to Stitchhead to get him to open the door and let him in. He tells him many lies to try and get him to believe his stories about fame and fortune for Stitchhead.

Group four. Freakfinder and Grubber Nubbin.Freakfinder lies to the village about the fate of Arabella. They get angry and form a mob to destroy the castle, the monsters and the professor based on the lies told by Freakfinder.Betrayal is a bad trait. It is not nice or honest and usually involves hurting one or more people because of the lies told. It is usually selfish to benefit the betrayer.

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Activity 2: “MOTIVES”

Everyone and everything is doing things for a reason. In the book we have seen a number of characters. Each of them want something.

Can you summarise what each being wants? Summarise this in the table below.“Beings” SummaryStitch Head

The Monster

The Professor

Freakfinder

The village mob

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“WHAT DO YOUUUUU WANT?”

(Monster motives)Everyone (or thing) wants someone or something.For example:Stitchhead wants the professor to be his friend again. He keeps the professor safe from his own creations and from the possibility of an angry mob from Grubbers Nubbin coming to harm them all at the castle. He cares for his friend, even when his friend has forgotten him.

What does your monster want? Life, love, liberty, longevity? A portal, a friend, New York, world domination? Revenge, victims or just blood?

Write what your monster wants, (his motivation) for your monster here. You will need to add this to your monster portfolio for your presentation next week.

My monster wants....

Homework Read chapters 14 – 16 Stitch Head & Epilogue.

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Week 5: While reading activity; Chapter 14 – 16 & Epilogue

Activity 1: “IN MY CRYSTAL BALL I SEE, WHAT WILL HAPPEN SOON TO THEE”Whew, we have finished the book and all is well. Or is it? The situation has not completely ended. What will happen next?We would like you to tell us what you think will happen next. Add your ideas to this chart and we shall compare them in class.

Creatures and Humans. What I think will happen to the Creatures and the Humans in the book.

Stitch head

Arabella

The monster

All the other monsters at the castle

The professor

Freakfinder

Castle Grotteskew

Grubbers Nubbin

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Activity 2: SayingsThere are a lot of sayings in the English language that are used in fairytales and stories. Find out the English sayings that are mentioned below. In pairs, see if you know the translations to the following sayings. You can look online.

1. Al goed, eind goed.

1. Zij leefden nog lang En gelukkig.

2. Er was eens.

3. Beter laat dan nooit.

4. Alle wegen leiden naar Rome.

5. De tijd zal het leren.

6. Liefde maakt blind.

7. Oude liefde roest niet.

8. De tijd vliegt.

9. Wie het laatst lacht, lacht het best.

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Activity 2: Teacher’s answer key . Answer Sheet for teacher

1. All’s well that ends well.2. They lived happily ever after.3. Once upon a time.4. Better late than never.5. All roads lead to Rome.6. Time will tell.7. Love makes blind.8. True love never grows old.9. Time flies.10. He who laughs last, laughs longest.

Activity 3 Create your own story with at least two sayings in it. You can use your own sayings.Example: My brother promised to buy me a dog. But suddenly he got hit by a car. Luckily he was doing okay. It took him a year to buy me a dog, but better late than never. Once I had the dog, I was so much in love with the puppy that I would take it for a walk four times a day. One day, I was walking the dog when it got hit by a cyclist. Luckily my dog was safe and sound. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Teacher Answer Key.Up to student’s interpretation.

Homework Finish off when you have something unfinished left. Finish your monster profile for the presentation next week. Be prepared to present

your monster next week.

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Week 6: Post reading activity

You can win an award for the post reading activity. If you create the most original monster you will win an award. The best and most original story will also get an award. The award will be handed out after lesson 5. The teacher will read all the stories and will decide who wins the award. The award for most original creature/monster will decided in lesson 5 by the students. Attached is a list with a point system how the class will mark the monster/creature and how the teacher will mark the story.

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Marking forms!

Marks for Monster/Creature by fellow student!

Originality (max. 10 points)

Is the Monster/Creature related to the book? (max. 10 points)

Presentation of your Monster/Creature in five minutes. (max. 10 points)

Total: 30 points

Divided by 3.

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Marks for storyby the teacher.

Originality (10 points)

Grammar and spelling (10 points)

Word order (10 points)

Total 30 pointsDivided by 3

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Teacher Answer SheetExplain to the students that they can win an award for best story and best creature/monster. There is one prize in each category. The teacher is responsible for the prize. This is up to the teacher to decide. We chose to go for an award. The students decide who wins the award for best creature/monster by giving points via the sheet the teacher provides them. Each student gets 1 minute to present their creature/monster and the students decide who won the award. You could use the sheet for marks. The teacher decides who wins the award for best story.