Starter quiz
- Which statements are correct?
- A birthmark could be used as evidence of witchcraft. ✓
- Everyone accused of witchcraft was executed.
- Hanging was used to execute convicted 'witches'. ✓
- People did not believe the devil could influence everyday life.
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- Which of the following might have made a person more vulnerable to witchcraft accusations?
- being female ✓
- living alone with no family ✓
- being known for 'cursing' people ✓
- being an active member of the church
- creating herbal remedies ✓
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- When did the Scottish witch trials occur?
- a few thousand years ago
- a few centuries ago ✓
- a few decades ago
- a few years ago
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- Put the events of Jean's story in order.
- 1⇔Jean lived alone in the village.
- 2⇔Jean 'cursed' a neighbour after an argument.
- 3⇔Soon after, the neighbour's animal died.
- 4⇔Jean was accused of witchcraft.
- 5⇔Jean denied being a witch.
- 6⇔Jean was tortured until she confessed.
- Why did Addie write Maggie's name on her hand during her speech?
- to remind her to mention Maggie in the speech
- so that she could look at it and be inspired to continue speaking ✓
- to remind her how it was spelt
- to remind her that the speech was about the 'witches'
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- Why might Maggie have confessed to witchcraft?
- torture or fear of torture ✓
- knowing she could not argue with the accusations ✓
- exhaustion ✓
- feeling guilty
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Exit quiz
- Which of the following events is the climax in 'A Kind of Spark'?
- when Addie learns about the witch trials
- when Addie visits the university
- when Addie makes her final speech ✓
- when the plaque is made
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- Which of the following are points made in Addie's speech?
- autistic people are better than non-autistic people
- autistic people may notice things others do not ✓
- Bonnie does not have a choice in her situation ✓
- differences are good things ✓
- autism is curable
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- Put these key arguments from Addie's speech in order.
- 1⇔Because she's autistic, she experiences the world differently.
- 2⇔In the past, people who were different might have been accused of witchcraft.
- 3⇔We shouldn't forget the people who experienced this in the past.
- Which of the following are features of speech as opposed to formal writing?
- contractions ✓
- complex sentences
- shorter sentences ✓
- informal ways of starting sentences ✓
- asking questions to the audience ✓
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- At what point might Addie be thinking the following piece of internal monologue in relation to her speech? 'People are really listening! Maybe they're being convinced ...'.
- before she is called to speak
- when she gets up to speak
- as she is speaking ✓
- when she sits back down
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- Put the things Addie notices before, during and after the speech in order.
- 1⇔She notices the bright lights and she sees Maggie's name on her hand.
- 2⇔She sees lots of people looking up at her.
- 3⇔She notices everyone paying attention.
- 4⇔She is overwhelmed by the noise of clapping.
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Key learning points
- Writing is most successful when it is planned.
- Vocabulary can be generated to precisely match the emotions of a character.
- Thinking hard about vocabulary makes writing outcomes more powerful.
- Vocabulary choices can be made to highlight the emotions of a character to the reader.
- Precision in describing a character's emotions means getting inside the character's head.
Common misconception
Pupils may struggle to identify the key thrust of Addie's speech and instead focus on minor details.
When reading the text, say aloud your thoughts as a reader, for instance 'Ah, I can see Addie is trying to show the connection between what happened in the past and what's happened to Bonnie ...'.
Keywords
Climax - the point in the narrative where the suspense and excitement reaches its highest point
Summarise - to pull out the key information and ideas from the text
Empathise - to get inside a character’s head
Internal monologue - the inner voice of a character - their thoughts to themselves, not spoken aloud
Tableau - a group of motionless figures showing a scene from a story
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