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Hi 8C1 .

I hope you enjoyed last week’s learning in English. It was great to see some of your work. Don’t forget that you can send me any of your work using:

[email protected] with the subject title ‘English Year 8 Home Learning’ and it will be sent to me!

Recently, in English, you have looked at atmospheric writing and the importance of setting and character in stories. You looked at how what a character says and does adds to the atmosphere of a story.

This week we are going to look at a short story and story plot.

Pupil and parent learning sheetWeek beginning: 1st June 2020This week's work for 8C1 English is ‘ Short Stories’.

By the end of topic, you should be able to: • Understand how a short story is built using setting and character.• Understand how a short story is put together using a Plot Mountain.• Start to think about writing your own short stories.

Your work this week will include the following activities: (You do not need to print any resources. All you will need is an exercise book, lined or plain paper to complete tasks.)

• Briefly think back to short stories that we read in September.• Make a prediction from a front cover.• Read a new short story called ‘Umbrella Man’ by Roald Dahl.• Complete activities based on this short story.• Consider how the story has been put together using a Plot Mountain Graph

For extra help with English learning, you may also want to look back at the following information on structuring a fiction text.https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zfd6t39If you complete all your work to a high standard, you may also want to complete this BBC lesson on fiction texts.https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zdr8wty

Roald Dahl - Short Stories

• Roald Dahl is known for clever, unsettling and highly entertaining short stories. Many have a surprise ending and his stories are engaging from beginning to end.

• In September we read ‘The Landlady’ and ‘Lamb to the Slaughter’. Both were brilliant short stories with an unexpected twist at the end! I hope that you can remember the plots! This week, we are going to read ‘Umbrella Man’.

The Umbrella Man by Roald Dahl -Task

Task

Look carefully at the front cover. What do you think this short story will be about? Write down your short prediction, using accurate

spelling and punctuation.

Let’s read the first part of the story. Quickly, go to the next slide …………………………

The Umbrella Man

Task

Please answer the following questions using Slide 5. Don’t forget to reflect the question in your answer and use accurate punctuation throughout.

1. Who is telling the story? How old is her mum?

2. In which city is the story set? What sort of city do you expect that to be and why?

3. After visiting the dentist, what did the mum and daughter do?

4. What was the weather like when the girl and mum were waiting for a taxi?

5. How did Roald Dahl, the writer of this story, describe the man who came up to them on the street? Refer to evidence from the text.

Let’s read the next part. Quickly, go to the next slide …………………………

Task

Please answer the following questions using Slides 7 and 8. Don’t forget to reflect the question in your answer and use accurate punctuation throughout.

6. What sort of impression do you get of the mum? What makes you think this? Refer to evidence from the text.

7. What impression do you get of the old man? What makes you think this? Refer to evidence from the text.

8. What can you tell me about the power of the mum’s stare? What did it make her daughter’s headmistress do?

9. What had the old man forgotten and what did he want?

Let’s read the next part. Quickly, go to the next slide …………………………

Finally for Session 1

Please answer the following questions using Slides 10 and 11. Don’t forget to reflect the question in your answer and use accurate punctuation throughout.

11. What did the mum think of the man straight after he had given her the umbrella?

12. What do you think of the story so far?

Let’s take a break now. You have done really well.

Welcome back 8C1

Tasks

❑ In five points summarise what has happened in the story so far. Remember to use accurate spelling and punctuation.

❑ What do you think will happen next in the story?

Let’s read the next part of the story. Quickly, go to the next slide …………………………

Task

Please answer the following questions from slide 14. Don’t forget to reflect the question in your answer and use accurate punctuation throughout.

1. Did the old man look as if he was tired? At what speed was he walking? Find a quotation ( a line from the text) to show that he was walking at speed.

2. What mood was the mum in when she saw the man walking at speed? Find a quotation from the text.

3. What did the mum and the girl decide to do? Please explain.

Let’s read the next part. Quickly, go to the next slide …………………………

Task

Please answer the following questions from Slides 16 and 17. Don’t forget to reflect the question in your answer and use accurate punctuation throughout.

4. Where had the old man gone?

5. Explain what the old man did with the pound note?

6. Explain what treble means.

7. What do you think the man will do next? Think about a clever twist that Roald Dahl might include. Think about what he has already done and where he is now?

Let’s read the next part. Quickly, go to the next slide …………………………

Task

Please answer the following questions. Don’t forget to reflect the question in your answer and use accurate punctuation throughout.

8. Explain what the old man was up to? What was the twist?

9. Why would the man prefer rainy days and not sunny ones?

10. What did you think of this story? What would you give it out of ten and why?

Welcome Back 8C1

Task

❑ Write a summary of ‘The Umbrella Man’. Remember to use the acronym ( group of letters) SUM.

S horter than the main textU se your own wordsM ain points only in chronological order

Plot Mountain– Please look carefully at this diagram

The diagram on this slide shows how a story / story plot is put together.

Look at the 5 main features.1. Introduction2. Rising Action3. Climax4. Falling Action5. Resolution / twist.

Introduction

Task – copy out and complete a Plot Mountain for ‘The Umbrella Man’ by Roald Dahl. Keep it safe ready for next week.

Character Analysis

Task - Think about the characters of the old man and the mum in ‘The Umbrella Man’. Draw two character outlines. Around the outline add words to describe each character.

The Old Man

A good actor

The Mum

Careful

Challenge – add quotations to prove what you write.

The Final Task …………..

❑ In The Umbrella Man, how did Roald Dahl build up to the climax of the plot?

❑ Which character do you think was the cleverest and why? Were the mum and the old man in any way similar?

❑ Why do you think the author chose to put a black umbrella on the front cover of this short story? Please explain.

Well done you have completed the work for English this week!

• Send your pictures of your wonderful work to [email protected] with the subject title ‘English Year 8 Home Learning’ and it will be sent to Mrs Jilks

• Take a good break and I will see you after half-term for more work on short stories. Have a fabulous break

• Keep reading… take Renaissance Reading tests. Perhaps you could read a Roald Dahl book!