Starter quiz
- 'The Viewer' is _________ by Gary Crew.
- written ✓
- illustrated
- published
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- The main character in 'The Viewer' is called ...
- Thomas.
- Tristan. ✓
- Tony.
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- Tristan finds a mysterious object at which location?
- his school
- his bedroom
- the city dump ✓
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- What is the object that Tristan finds and takes home from the city dump?
- a TV with a smashed screen
- an old, broken bike
- a wooden box ✓
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- Where is Tristan when he opens the box?
- in his bedroom ✓
- at school
- at the city dump
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- When Tristan sees the images inside the viewing machine, how does he feel?
- happy
- intrigued
- afraid ✓
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Exit quiz
- True or false? Atmosphere involves how a writer constructs their writing to convey emotions and mood to the reader.
- True ✓
- False
- Which of these atmospheres fits 'The Viewer'?
- mysterious ✓
- cheery
- playful
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- Which atmosphere could be described as 'a sense of discomfort, unease or fear'.
- cheery
- eerie ✓
- dreary
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- Which of the following is an expanded noun phrase?
- the factory
- the old car with twisted tyres ✓
- the dark, ominous sky ✓
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- Personification means ...
- describing an object as if it were human or had feelings. ✓
- using words that start with the same sound.
- repeating words or phrases in your writing.
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- Which of these is an example of personification?
- The setting sun gently illuminated the dump.
- The setting sun shone warmly down on the dump.
- The setting sun stared intensely down on the dump. ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- A setting is where or when a story takes place.
- Atmosphere involves how a writer constructs their writing to convey emotions and mood to the reader.
- The atmosphere in the setting of ‘The Viewer’ is eerie, mysterious and tense.
- Personification involves describing objects as if they are people and have feelings.
- We can use expanded noun phrases to add detail and description to a noun.
Common misconception
Pupils may find it challenging coming up with their own ideas for 'personification'.
You may wish to play a game using objects in the room and describing what they are doing using personification. E.g. the teacher's desk stood proudly.
Keywords
Setting - where or when a story takes place
Atmosphere - how a writer constructs their writing to convey emotions and mood to the reader
Personification - a linguistic device that compares non-human objects to human characteristics to create vivid imagery
Noun - a naming word for people, places or things
Figurative language - the use of metaphor, simile and personification to paint vivid pictures for the reader
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