Starter quiz
- Match the words to their meanings.
- relent⇔give in ✓
- pardoning⇔saying someone is innocent ✓
- masking⇔when autistic people try to 'blend in' ✓
- overstimulated⇔overwhelmed by sensations ✓
- Match the words to their meanings.
- wavers⇔becomes less certain ✓
- titters⇔quiet laughs ✓
- indignant⇔annoyed at being treated unfairly ✓
- comically⇔in a way that seems funny ✓
- Why did Addie travel to Edinburgh?
- to investigate the Witch Trials
- to see Keedie
- to give Keedie her card ✓
- because she wanted to get Nina in trouble
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- How is Bonnie's situation similar to that of the 'witches'?
- she was accused of breaking the law
- she has been punished for being 'different' ✓
- she is powerless to help herself ✓
- she was accused of being married to the devil
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- Whose perspective might this be written from? 'Thank goodness Addie's safe; I can't believe Nina would be so disobedient to me!'
- Keedie
- Dad
- Mum ✓
- Nina
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- Which of the following might be part of Keedie's perspective on events at the university?
- Anything could have happened - just for a stupid card! ✓
- What on Earth was Nina thinking? ✓
- I can't understand why on Earth Addie thought she needed to come.
- I feel so guilty: what if she'd got hurt coming to help me? ✓
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Exit quiz
- Which word best completes the following sentence? 'Emily __________ Addie's personal possessions.'
- relished
- violated ✓
- tried
- mortified
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- Which word best completes the following sentence? 'Addie was __________ into violence by Emily's actions.'
- defaced
- remorse
- ableist
- provoked ✓
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- Who tried to stop Addie's thesaurus being defaced?
- Jenna
- Miss Murphy
- Mr Allison
- Audrey ✓
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- What information did Miss Murphy hold back from Nina and Keedie in their meeting?
- that Addie had hit Emily
- that Addie's thesaurus had been defaced ✓
- that Addie was going to be suspended
- that she had taught Keedie as well
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- Why does Keedie describe Miss Murphy as 'ableist'?
- because she doesn't like Keedie
- because she treats autistic children badly ✓
- because Addie hit Emily
- because she gives autistic children special treatment
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- Whose reactions in the meeting are most shocking to the reader?
- Keedie's
- Nina's ✓
- Addie's
- Miss Murphy's
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Key learning points
- When we give our opinion about a text, we often need to justify our view with evidence or explanations.
- Specific language choices are made by the author to convey meaning.
- We can compare characters within and between texts, including the same character at different points in a text.
- Making these comparisons helps us to understand characters better.
Common misconception
Pupils may label characters like Emily and Miss Murphy as simply 'bad', instead of trying to see their motivations.
Emphasise that giving reasons for someone's actions is not the same as excusing them; most things we do have a reason - that reason might just be a bad one!
Keywords
Justify - give an explanation or evidence to support our view
Language choices - the conscious decisions an author makes to use certain words to have a certain effect or convey a certain meaning to the reader
Compare - identify similarities and differences between two things, ideas, concepts or texts
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