Starter quiz
- Which of the following are character traits of Miss Murphy?
- warm
- considerate
- short-tempered ✓
- spiteful ✓
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- Which character has the following traits? Inconsiderate, thoughtless, self-centred.
- Nina
- Jenna ✓
- Mum
- Keedie
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- Which of the following are common features of autism?
- challenges interacting with people ✓
- challenges in dealing with changes to routines ✓
- challenges with sensory overload ✓
- challenges with sight and hearing
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- Which element of the story structure comes last?
- resolution ✓
- build-up
- opening
- climax
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- Which part of the story structure is where the action and drama reaches its highest point?
- build-up
- climax ✓
- resolution
- opening
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- Which part of the story does the following event fall into? Addie learns about the witch trials.
- opening
- build-up ✓
- climax
- resolution
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Exit quiz
- Which of the following elements happen in the build-up of a story?
- problems are introduced ✓
- problems are resolved
- obstacles are placed in front of the main character ✓
- the main character is introduced
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- Which of these events fall into the build-up of 'A Kind of Spark'?
- Audrey gives Addie a new thesaurus.
- Addie hits Emily. ✓
- Miss Murphy meets with Nina and Keedie. ✓
- Audrey starts at the school.
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- Put these events from the build-up in order.
- 1⇔Addie sees her thesaurus destroyed.
- 2⇔Addie hits Emily.
- 3⇔Addie is kept isolated all day.
- 4⇔Addie is alone with Miss Murphy.
- 5⇔Keedie and Nina arrive to see Miss Murphy.
- Which of the following best describes 'dialogue'?
- the conversations a character has ✓
- a character's inner thoughts
- a character's inner feelings
- a character's actions
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- Why is writing a character's internal monologue a useful choice that a writer can make?
- to show what characters are saying
- to show what characters are doing
- to show what characters are thinking and feeling ✓
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- Which character's internal monologue might include the following idea? 'I know she was wrong to do it, but what Emily did was terrible!'
- Addie
- Audrey ✓
- Miss Murphy
- Emily
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Key learning points
- The events culminating in the meeting between Miss Murphy and Addie's sisters are a key part of the build-up.
- When we write these events, we will need to understand the characters' actions and feelings.
- We can use drama to help us understand and remember these actions and feelings.
- We will also want to use internal monologue to show Addie's inner thoughts.
- We can practise saying these inner thoughts using drama.
Common misconception
Pupils may feel they have to stick rigidly to the dialogues and Addie's thoughts as shown in the book.
Explain and model how we can use our own imagination to build on the ideas in the book and make the drama our own.
Keywords
Build-up - the part of a narrative where problems are introduced and tension rises
Dialogue - a conversation between two or more people, written in a text or story to show what each person is saying
Internal monologue - the inner voice of a character - their thoughts to themselves, not spoken aloud
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