woman in black - revision ii

Lesson 1

Revise and synthesise my knowledge of the novel as a

whole.

Create a revision guide for a

chapter of the novel.

So that I can...

Learning Objective

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Learning Outcome

Starter

• Retell the story of The Woman in Black in 56 words exactly.– This is usually the word limit for a blurb

• Prize for the most informative and most amusing responses.– I will be giving this next lesson!

In groups of 2 or 3...

• I will give each group a chapter.

• Initially, read this chapter.

• We are going to create a Study Guide for The Woman in Black.

• Each group is going to produce the page (or section) on their chapter.– See my example in three slides time…

GroupsGroup Members Chapter

James, Harry G, Ella Christmas Eve

Lewis, Jess, A London Particular

Amelia, Megan B, Joe The Funeral of Mrs Drablow

Harry B, Holly, Across the Causeway

Megan D, Jack, Gemma The Sound of the Pony and Trap

Becca, Alice, Judy, Molly Mr Jerome is Afraid

Paige, Joe, Spider

Sam L, Frankie In the Nursery

Ryan, Kishan, Shahana Whistle and I’ll Come to You

Sophie, Tia A Packet of LettersHarleigh, Sam P The Woman in Black

Mr Morris, Sir, Ledge A Journey North (because nothing ruddy happens)

Study Guide

• What each section must include:

• SYNOPSIS – What happens in this chapter?• SETTING – Where does this chapter take place? What is the

weather like?• THEMES – Which of the key themes from the novel are

present in this chapter?• KEY QUOTATIONS – Which quotations from this chapter are

important to the narrative as a whole?• CHARACTERS – Which characters are involved in this

chapter? What do we learn about them?

Themes

• What do you think the key themes of The Woman in Black are?

• Discuss in your groups, each group will offer me a different theme.

My Example – The Journey North

• Synopsis:• Kipps embarks from King’s Cross Station to

Crythin Gifford by train. En route, he meets Samuel Daily, a local man, who seems interested in Kipps’ work investigating the affairs of Alice Drablow. When they arrive at Crythin, Daily offers Kipps a lift to his hotel.


• Setting:• Although set inside a train carriage, setting is

important within this chapter. The train travels through the evocatively named Gapemouth Tunnel, which only one train can pass through at a time, after taking a circuitous route to Crythin Gifford, presumably to maintain the air of mystery surrounding its location. Kipps leaves behind the fog of London, and notices the air becoming colder as he travels North.


• Themes:• Kipps meets Daily in this section, beginning

their association and echoing the theme of friendship and companionship within the novel.


• Key Quotations:• ‘Come,’ I said smiling, ‘you’re not going to

start telling me strange tales of lonely houses?’ (p.37)

• ‘It’s a far-flung part of the world. We don’t get many visitors.’ (p.38)

• ‘We tuck ourselves in with our backs to the wind, and carry on with our business.’ (p.39)


• Characters:• We meet Arthur Daily, who becomes

important later in the novel due to his association with Kipps. He is described as ‘a big man, with a beefy face and huge, raw-looking hands, well enough spoken but with an odd accent I took to be a local one.’ (p.36)

Your Turn

• Now, create your own revision guide.• Try to make this as attractive as possible –

everyone in the class will get a copy.• Additionally, ensure that your work is

completed in sufficient detail – ALL of the chapters need to be well represented!

Plenary

• On a post-it, write a sentence describing why you think your chapter of The Woman in Black is important to the plot of the novel as a whole.

Lesson 2

• Learning Outcome:• Today, I will have synthesized my knowledge of

The Woman in Black to formulate and answer questions.

• Success Criteria:• I will be able to formulate, evaluate and

answer questions concerning the novel.

Firstly...

• You have 15 minutes to finish the group work we started yesterday. This should be FANTASTIC by the time it is finished!

Task 1: Formulation

• In your pairs, on the big sheet of paper, write down as many questions to do with what we’ve read so far in The Woman in Black as you can.

• The only rules are:1. Ask as many questions as you can – quantity is

important here2. Do not stop to discuss, judge or answer any question3. Write down every question as it is said4. Turn any statements made into questions

Task 2: Classification

• What’s the difference between these two questions?

Does Kipps like Marmite in his

cheese sandwiches?

Why does Kipps describe

his meals in such depth?

CLOSED QUESTION

ANSWER = YES/NO.

OPEN QUESTION


• Classify all of your questions as OPEN or CLOSED.

• 1 min


• Pick your three best questions and write them in your book.

• 2 mins

• Why are these your three best questions?• What criteria did you use?

Task 3: Sharing

• Move around the classroom until I say stop.

• Now, sit down in front of the nearest book (not your own/your partner’s.)

• Choose their best question and write a short answer to it in your book.

• EG: • Q: Why does Hill describe all of Kipps’ meals in such depth?• A: This level of detail enables the reader to better empathise

with the character.

Task 4: Reclassification/Evaluation• In your book, rank the following from 1-5 in order of importance

and usefulness:

• APPLICATION – Is there another time in the story when Kipps is in a similar location to Monk’s Piece?

• ANALYSIS – How does Hill use pathetic fallacy to create tension in The Woman in Black?

• KNOWLEDGE – Which character does Kipps meet in Chapter 2?• EVALUATION – How effective is Susan Hill’s creation of fear

within the novel?• SYNTHESIS – Would Mr Bentley get on well with Samuel Daily? /

How has Hill used conventions of Victorian ghost stories in the novel?

Task 4: Reclassification/Evaluation

KNOWLEDGE - e.g. Which character does Kipps meet in chapter 2?

APPLICATION – e.g. Is there another time when Kipps meets a character like this?

ANALYSIS – e.g. Why is this character important in the story?

SYNTHESIS – e.g. Would Bentley get on well with Samuel Daily?Or: How has Susan Hill used conventions of Victorian ghost

stories in the novel?

EVALUATION – e.g. How effective is Susan Hill’s portrayal of fear within the novel?

Task 4: Reclassification/Evaluation

• Classify the other group’s questions based on the categories on your sheet.

• We will pick the best question in the class. Please put forward your nominations.

Task 5: Answering

• Now, we will write an answer to our outstanding question, which is:

• Remember to do this in SQEEL format.

Plenary

• Complete the following sentence on your post-it:

• I think that formulating our own questions was useful/not useful because…

• I would define a good question as…

Lesson 3

To develop searching

and scanning skills.

Effectively plan for a Section A answer.

So that I can...

Learning Objective

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Learning Outcome

To develop scanning skills.

What is scanning?

When scanning you don’t read all of The Woman in Black or an entire chapter.

Your aim is to find a particular quotation. It might be a sentence or a specific word.

Before you begin scanning you must be clear about what point you are trying to make.

Listen Carefully

I am going to explain what the main events in The Woman in Black are.

In each of the boxes either draw what the main event is, in each chapter, or write key words that will remind you.

1) Christmas

Eve

2) A London Particular

3) The Journey North

4) The Funeral of Mrs Drablow

5) Across the Causeway

6) The Sound of Pony and Trap

7) Mr Jerome is Afraid

8) Spider 9)In the Nursery

10) Whistle and I’ll come to you

11) A Packet of Letters

12) The Woman in Black

1: Christmas Eve

Arthur Kipps, a man in his fifties, feels compelled to write his own, personal and true ghost story, spurred on by refusing his step-children’s request to contribute to the frivolous Christmas Eve ghost-story-telling session.

Key Event

20 seconds

2: A London Particular

The 21 year-old Arthur Kipps, a junior solicitor, is sent to Crythin Gifford by his employer, Mr Bentley, to attend the funeral of Alice Drablow and to sort out her estate.

Key Event

20 seconds

3: The Journey North

He travels by train from London, King’s Cross via Crewe to Homerby.

Key Event

20 seconds

4: The Funeral of Mrs Drablow

Kipps encounters the woman in black for the first time at Alice Drablow’s funeral.

Key Event

20 seconds

5: Across the Causeway

Kipps visits Eel Marsh House

Key Event

20 seconds

6: The Sound of a Pony and Trap

Kipps hears the sound of a pony and trap sinking in the marshes and the cries of a dying child.

Keckwick returns to collect Kipps

Key Event

20 seconds

7: Mr Jerome is Afraid

Kipps visits Mr Jerome

Key Event

20 seconds

8: Spider Kipps goes to Samuel Daily’s for dinner

Key Event

20 seconds

9: In the Nursery

Kipps returns to Eel Marsh House alone except for the dog.

Key Event

20 seconds

10: Whistle and I’ll Come to You

Kipps feels the ghostly presence. He nearly drowns in his successful attempt to save Spider.

Key Event

20 seconds

11: A Packet of Letters

Rescued by Samuel Daily. They return to Crythin Gifford and examine Alice Drablow’s papers.

All the details of the story are revealed.

Kipps collapses and is ill for approximately 12 days

Kipps returns to London

He marries his fiance’e, Stella.

Key Event20 seconds

12: The Woman in Black

Tragedy strikes. Arthur Kipps is then a widower for a further 13 years until he marries Esme’, a widow with four children.

14 years later, the family gathers at Monk’s Piece for Christmas.

The story comes full circle. Kipps his written his story.

Key Event

20 seconds

To develop scanning skills.

1) Write this exam question into your exercise book.

2) Circle all of the key words.

3) Make a list of points about Samuel Daily.

Confident and wealthy man.

He claims to not know Alice Drablow and he withholds information.

He is a good friend to Arthur and this

friendship develops

The Journey North

Find a quotation to support each of the points.

Write these titles on separate pages so that you have a page for each.




friendship develops

The Journey North

“I decided that he was a man who had made, or come into, money late and unexpectedly and was happy for the world to know about it.”

“You’ll be about the only one that

is”

“ He gave me a straight look. No, he said, at last, I

am not”“ I shuddered, all the more because of the openness of his gaze and the directness of his

manner”

“ It’s a far-flung part of the world.

We don’t get many visitors”

“ He seemed keen to reassure me and to make up for his

teasing exaggeration of the bleakness”




friendship develops

Spider





friendship develops

Spider

“He watched me and let me babble, saying nothing himself”

“ I’m not going to fill you up with a lot of women’s

tales”

“ Something in the bluntness and

abruptness of his speaking had given

rise to a spurt of fear deep within

me”

“Ah. For a few seconds we looked

at each other, neither one

apparently willing to press the

subject a little further “

“you are whistling in the dark.”

“ you shouldn’t go there”




friendship develops

A Packet of Letters





friendship develops

A Packet of Letters

“ Because of the large and reassuring presence of Mr Samuel Daily.”

“ I'm extremely glad to see you, Mr

Daily.You’ve good

reason”

“A good job I came when I did”

Mr Daily had treated me as

gently and with as much care and concern as an

invalid...”

“I was growing more and more

sensible of the fact that he was

holding something back from me”

“ And whenever she has been seen . In some

violent or dreadful circumstance, a child has died”

Writing Time

Lesson 3

To develop searching

and scanning skills.


So that I can...

Learning Objective

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Learning Outcome

Lesson 4

To revise key quotes and the main themes of the novel


So that I can...

Learning Objective

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Learning Outcome

Write Three Questions for the Following Answers:

Revenge

The Victorian Gothic

Spider

Alice Drablow

Love

Quotes!

• On the piece of paper in front of you, write a quotation from the text– BUT… do not write who said the quote

• Now make a snowball from your piece of paper and throw it GENTLY across the room

• When you receive your snowball, add another quote from the same character– Once again, do not write who the character is!

• One more time…• Final person who received the paper needs to name the

character

Quotes!

• On a new piece of paper, write a different quotation from the text– It doesn’t matter if you state who said it

• Now make a snowball from your piece of paper and throw it GENTLY across the room

• When you receive your snowball, analyse the effect of the language on the reader in detail

• Throw it to someone else• The third person has to think of an alternative

interpretation of the quote and analyse it in detail

Speed Dating!

• From the character on your snowballs, you are now going to become that character and go on a date

• Every time you are speaking to someone, you need to subtly add as many quotes as possible

• After one minute we change round and you have to guess who the character opposite you is

Group Work!

• Get yourself into six separate groups• I will give your group an exam question to plan for.• When planning, you need to find quotes and explore

the following aspects of the text– Characters– Themes– Style– Setting

• You now have to write a short plan to give to the other groups – make it clear, make it pretty, make it awesome

Questions!1. How does Susan Hill create fear in The Woman in Black?2. How does Arthur Kipps change throughout the novel?3. Write about two places in the novel where the setting is

important.4. Compare two of the following characters and explain

their importance in the novel: Mr Bently, Samuel Daily, Spider, Keckwick

5. How does Susan Hill explore the theme of revenge in the novel?

6. Should Jennet Humfrye be pitied or condenmed? Explore her behaviour when she was alive and as a ghost.

Mark Scheme

Band 6 - 26-30 marks Candidates demonstrate: • 6.1 Insightful exploratory response to task • 6.2 Insightful exploratory response to text • 6.3 Close analysis of detail to support interpretation • 6.4 Evaluation of the writer’s uses of language and/or structure

and/or form and effects on readers/audience • 6.5 Convincing/imaginative interpretation of ideas/themes

• Information is presented clearly and accurately. Writing is fluent and focused. Syntax and spelling are used with a high degree of accuracy.

Writing!

• Now write one SQEEL paragraph answering your question

• Make sure you are meeting all of the AOs and the Band 6 criteria

Final Questions!

• On a post-it, write one question that you have learned the answer to today– Don’t write the answer

• Pass it to another person to answer• Give me the post-it upon your exit

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