Starter quiz
- Based on your reading up to Chapter 23, what is the reason Mrs F points the rifle at Adonis during air raids?
- She is worried he will hurt her.
- She is worried he may escape if his enclosure is bombed and hurt others. ✓
- She is worried he will escape during an air raid and she will lose him.
- She knows the noise will upset him and she wants to put him out of his misery.
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- Why has Joseph been caned at school?
- because he was rude to Miss Doherty
- because he couldn't read
- because he threw tables over ✓
- because he hurt Bert
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- Why does Joseph say he struggles to read?
- because the words seem to move around on the page ✓
- because the words are too small
- because he has bad eyesight
- because he has never tried
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- What does Syd tell Joseph has happened to her parents?
- They were killed in an accident.
- They were killed in an air raid. ✓
- They are fighting abroad.
- They have moved to the country.
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- What does Syd do to try and help Joseph read?
- help him practise the alphabet ✓
- tell him to put his finger by the letters ✓
- tell him to squint ✓
- give him some glasses ✓
- teach him the sounds certain letters can show
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- Joseph nearly manages to feed Adonis in Chapter 23. What stops him doing this?
- a loud noise distracts him and Adonis ✓
- Mrs F tells him to stop
- Adonis walks away
- Syd comes over and interrupts
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Exit quiz
- Match the words to their meanings.
- impulsively⇔without thinking ✓
- incongruous⇔out of place ✓
- territory⇔area or place ✓
- dunce⇔old-fashioned word for someone considered slow at learning things ✓
- Match the word to its meaning.
- cusp⇔edge ✓
- instantaneous⇔immediately ✓
- adept⇔good at something ✓
- remnants⇔left-over pieces ✓
- Put these events from Chapter 24 in order.
- 1⇔Joseph begins to feed Adonis without Mrs F's help.
- 2⇔He is shoved against the bars.
- 3⇔Bert and Jimmy attack Joseph.
- 4⇔Bert has his back to the cage and he is about to punch Joseph.
- 5⇔Adonis grabs Bert from behind.
- What is a prediction?
- a guess
- a certainty
- an educated guess ✓
- a random answer
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- Which of these could be considered character highs for Joseph?
- his first day at the school
- bonding with Adonis ✓
- the air raid where he follows Tweedy
- being 'saved' by Adonis ✓
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- In what ways are Joseph and Adonis' situations similar?
- they are both missing family members ✓
- they are both withdrawn and sad at times ✓
- they are both kept locked away
- they are both going through difficult periods in their lives ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- In this section of the book, we see Joseph subjected to bullying.
- Adonis intervenes, putting Bert at risk; Joseph helps Bert escape, but he is not thanked for this.
- We can compare character experiences across a book, identifying a character's lows and highs.
- We can try and spot connections between different characters and their experiences.
- These connections might be intended by the author or not.
Common misconception
Pupils may struggle to see connections between Joseph and Adonis in the second task.
You may wish to discuss the idea of a metaphorical 'cage' midway through pupils' discussions, discussing ways in which Joseph is 'caged' by his difficulties.
Keywords
Prediction - an educated guess, based on evidence in the text or prior knowledge
Compare - make a judgement about the similarities and differences between different things or whether one is better than the other
Connection - a similarity or link between two things
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