Chapter 6: The Book

Chapter 6: The Book

In this chapter we are going to practise writing a text based on facts.

● The main character is going to read a book about animals to try to find out more facts about the monster in the basement.

● The main character is going to find a text about the animal. (about the actual animal not the monster animal).

● Write the text that the main character is reading. Get your facts from a book or from the internet.

● Questions to help you: Is there anything else mysterious happening at the library? Are there any other persons there? What is the atmosphere like at the library? Does it seem as if someone else has been reading the book? Maybe someone has  written notes in the book?

Chapter 5: The Poem

Chapter 5: The Poem

In this chapter we are going to practice writing a poem.

● The main character is going to see a poem posted somewhere.  

● The poem is about that it is uncool to believe in monsters.

● Write the poem

● Finish the chapter with the main character going to the library.

● Questions to help you: Where is the poem written? How does the main character feel after having read the poem. Are there other people reading the poem? Does the main character suspect anyone special for having written the poem?

1600-tals texter

Nu ska vi träna på att läsa flera olika texter om 1600-talet. De handlar om samma tidsperiod men är skrivna ur olika perspektiv. Medan vi läser kommer vi att samla faktaord, ämnesspecifika ord, i en tvåspalts anteckning. Ni ska därefter skriva egna faktatexter utifrån de orden.

Text 1: Den Karolinska tiden

Text 2: Att vara barn på 1600-talet

Text 3: Vuxna trodde på älvor

Text 4: Den stora jakten på häxor

Text 5: Häxprovet kapitel 5

Text 6: Häxprovet kapitel 10

1600-talstexter

Nu ska vi träna på att läsa flera olika texter om samma tidsperiod, men med olika perspektiv. Medan vi läser ska vi träna på att samla viktiga ord som tvåspaltsanteckningar. Till slut ska var och en skriva en faktatext utifrån de samlade orden.

Text 1, Den karolinska tiden

Text 2, Att vara barn på 1600-talet

Text 3, Vuxna trodde på älvor

Text 4, Den stora jakten på häxor

Text 5, Häxprovet, kapitel 5

Text 6, Häxprovet, kapitel  10

Chapter 4: The Discovery

Chapter 4: The Discovery

We are going to practise describing things with adjectives and adverbs in this chapter.

● The main character is going to discover the monster in the basement.

● Describe in all possible ways what the monster looks like, how it moves, how it sounds and how the main character is feeling. Use as many adjectives and adverbs as possible.

● When you have described it thoroughly reveal that the monster is an animal that has been a little bit transformed.

● Questions to help you: How and why does the main character go down to the basement? Does he/she meet anyone on the way down?

How does the monster differ from how the real animal usually is?  How does the main character leave the basement? Is someone coming to help the main character? Will the main character try to tell someone about what he/she has seen?

Chapter 3: The Poster

Chapter 3: The Poster

We are going to practice how to write a news article in this chapter.

● The main character is going to see an odd poster somewhere at school. The poster says something about everything being perfectly normal.

● Write the poster with a headline (as few words as possible), a preamble (bold letters, a summary of the most important parts) and body text (more text).

● The main character will turn the poster over and notice the frightening news on its back about a monster.

● Write the poster’s backside with a headline, a preamble and body text.

● No sign of a monster yet.

● Questions to help you: How does the main character react on the poster? What makes him/her turn the poster over? How does he/she feel when reading about the monster? Does he/she suspect anyone in particular of putting up the poster?

Faktatexter om sömnen

Vi ska träna på att bli effektiva läsare av faktatexter. Den här gången ska vi läsa två olika texter om sömn.

Den första hittar du här.

Den andra hittar du här.

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