Starter quiz
- Match the adjectives to the character in 'Oliver Twist'.
- cunning, manipulative⇔Fagin ✓
- charismatic, streetwise⇔Artful Dodger ✓
- kind, generous⇔Mr Brownlow ✓
- Where is Oliver on his way to when he is captured by Nancy and Bill Sikes?
- the butchers
- the bookshop ✓
- the market
- the slums
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- What is the name of Bill Sikes' dog that threatens Oliver?
- 'Bullseye' ✓
- True or False? The character of Nancy has not changed since the reader first encountered her.
- True
- False ✓
- What is the most suitable definition of the word ramshackle?
- brand new, perfectly clean or untouched
- full of joy, very happy
- crumbling, in a state of disrepair ✓
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Here is an image of a Victorian scullery. Which present-day name do you think best fit its description?- washing room ✓
- bedroom
- hallway
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Exit quiz
- Match the following keywords to their definitions.
- inference⇔to use clues from within the text to draw conclusions ✓
- turning point⇔a pivotal moment that significantly alters the course of the story ✓
- emotions graph⇔a reading task where readers plot a character's feelings and emotions ✓
- What do Crackitt and Sikes hope to do at the house in the countryside?
- to steal valuables that do not belong to them ✓
- to look after farm animals
- to find something that they had lost
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- Match the locations to the characters that Oliver meets there.
- ramshackle hut in the countryside⇔Toby Crackitt ✓
- Pentonville, London⇔Mr. Brownlow, Mr. Grimwig ✓
- the slums⇔Fagin, Artful Dodger ✓
- What happens to Oliver at the end of chapter 9?
- Oliver is cared for.
- Oliver runs away from Sikes.
- Oliver is shot. ✓
- Oliver shouts for help.
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- In which of the following sentences might a reader be able to infer criminal activity?
- Someone bumped into me and my wallet was missing afterwards. ✓
- Vendors called out their wares in the bustling marketplace.
- There was a broken window and things missing from the house. ✓
- The sun cast a warm glow over the cobblestone streets.
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- True or False? Turning points in a text can only be positive.
- True
- False ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Inferring meaning can help us to build our understanding of the story.
- A turning point in a narrative is a pivotal moment that significantly alters the course of the story.
- Turning points can evoke a range of emotions in the character.
- We can track a character’s emotions on an emotions graph.
- The author creates a turning point in the story by having a cliffhanger where Oliver is potentially fatally wounded.
Common misconception
Pupils may think that a character's emotions have to change drastically throughout a chapter.
In some chapters and with some characters, there will be less change as events that happen to them may not affect their emotions. You can explore this through the use of an emotions graph.
Keywords
Inference - Inference means to use clues from within the text to draw conclusions.
Turning point - A turning point in a narrative is a pivotal moment that significantly alters the course of the story or a character's journey.
Emotions graph - An emotions graph is a reading task where readers plot a character's feelings and emotions as they change throughout a narrative.
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