Read A Monster Calls and write a book review

Conor has the same dream every night, ever since his mother first fell ill, ever since she started the treatments that don't quite seem to be working. But tonight is different. Tonight, when he wakes, there's a visitor at his window. It's ancient, elemental, a force of nature. And it wants the most dangerous thing of all from Conor. It wants the truth.

Patrick Ness takes the final idea of the late, award-winning writer Siobhan Dowd and weaves an extraordinary and heartbreaking tale of mischief, healing and above all, the courage it takes to survive.

Create a cardboard scene from Hansel and Grethel

Re-write Hansel and Grethel as though it was set in Bradford in 2025

Look at the success criteria above to help you craft your story.

You might want to include locations everyone knows in Bradford and include some Bradford slang.

For everything you hand in, you will earn achievement points. The pupil with the most points in each English class will receive an extra reward! 🎉🎉🎉

You can complete the homework online and email it to your teacher, or complete it on paper. If you need any paper, just ask at the 3B office.

Write a 4 paragraph essay using What? How? Why? skills to answer the question: How does the writer present Connor as afraid?

Read A Monster Calls extract for 15 points first!

If you're not sure, you could use these sentence starters:

• The writer shows Connor's fear when...

• This can be seen through the phrase ...

• This might show that ...

• The key word '...' suggests that ...

• Maybe the writer wanted to ...

Write a diary entry as Connor about the first time you met the monster.

Read A Monster Calls extract for 15 points first!

If you're not sure how to start, you could use these sentence starters:

• Today started like any other day until...

• Out of nowhere,

• Without warning,

• All of a sudden,

• I couldn’t believe my eyes when...

• For a moment,

• In the darkness,

• Just when I thought it was safe,

• I froze as

• With a loud roar,

• As the creature stepped closer,

• My heart pounded when

• Through the thick fog,

• It was unlike anything I had ever seen,

• Every hair on my neck stood up as

• I held my breath while

• From the shadows,

• It moved slowly, like

• I wanted to scream, but

• Even now, I can’t forget the moment when

Create a story board for a film trailer based on the extract from A Monster Calls

You should create at least 6 panels for the storyboard.

Create a soundtrack for key events in Hansel and Grethel.

You should choose at least 5 songs. You should also include an explanation of why you have chosen each song.

Read the A Monster Calls extract and write a summary of the key characters and 4 key events in the extract.

Use What? How? Why? skills to create a one-paragraph answer to the question: How does the writer describe the monster?

Use this extract to complete your answer.

If you're not sure, you could use these sentence starters:

• The writer creates a ... impression of the monster because...

• This can be seen through the phrase ...

• This might show that ...

• The key word '...' suggests that ...

• Maybe the writer wanted to ...

Create a mood board for a dark forest setting

Include images, colours and ambitious vocabulary that springs to mind when you think of dark forests.

Send images to your teacher for them to print off if you need to!

Write a horoscope for the characters from Hansel and Grethel.

Use the above model to help structure your ideas.

Think about the events of the story and what you could warn the characters about.

If each character in Hansel and Grethel was a pair of shoes, what type of shoes would they be?

Give a brief explanation of why you have picked specific types of shoe. Use the Little Red Riding Hood example above to help structure your response.

Create a 3 panel comic strip of a key scene from Hansel and Grethel.

You can choose which part of the story you want to draw!

Write a postcard from Hansel and Grethel to their parents from the witch's house.

You can use the template in the comments or create your own. You might want to create a picture of the witch's house for the front of the postcard!

Create an acrostic poem using the word FOREST.

You could earn 5 more points for using other words that are fairy tale conventions.

Create a shopping list for the witch in Hansel and Grethel.

Include a sentence about why the witch needs the item and you can earn extra points.

Use the WAGOLL from Little Red Riding Hood to help you structure your answer.