THE WORST WITCH

 BAD SPELL FOR THE WORST WITCH' by Jill Murphy

1. SETTING

The setting of a story is when and where the story takes place.
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2. THE SETTING IN THE WORST WITCH


  • WHEN and WHERE the story takes place?

3.THE WORST WITCH KEY WORDS.


  • key words that can help you:



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narrow and dark corridors
narrow and dark corridors
It is a gloomy academy at the top of a high mountain, surrounded by a pine forest and hidden in mist.
It is a gloomy academy at the top of a high mountain, surrounded by a pine forest and hidden in mist.



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winding staircases
winding staircases

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grey towers and turrets
grey towers and turrets
It looked more like a prison than a school.
It looked more like a prison than a school.
WRITING FRAME
Use the frame to write the description of the setting.
IT WAS...IT HAD...
IT WAS AT THE TOP OF A HIGH MOUNTAIN.
IT WAS HALF HIDDEN IN MIST.
IT WAS SURROUNDED BY A PINE FOREST.
IT HAD GLOOMY GREY WALLS AND POINTED TURRETS
IT HAD WINDING STAIRCASES
IT HAD LONG AND NARROW CORRIDORS

The academy for witches was called ................ (name) and it was at the top (position) of a high mountain (place) surrounded by a pine forest. It looked more like a prison than a school, with its gloomy grey walls and turrets.
It was a cloudy and stormy day. Sometimes you could see the pupils in their broomsticks flitting like bats through the playground walls, but usually the place was half hidden in mist.

SELF-ASSESSMENT FOR THE SETTING DESCRIPTION

4. ACTIVITIES

  • READ "THE WORST WITCH SETTING" AND UNDERLINE THE WORDS AND SENTENCES THAT DESCRIBE THE PLACE.
  • WORK IN PAIRS, CREATE A GLOSSARY PRESENTATION USING PHOTOGRAPHS AND SPOOKY SOUNDS. LOOK AT THE MODEL.

5. SPOOKY SOUNDS



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Imagine you are entering this haunted house. Describe what it is like. Make your sentences detailed by using positional language and describing words.


eg: Above my head I can see huge, evil bats.


Here are some sentence openers you could use if you are stuck thinking of your own ideas:


All around me I can smell…

In the distance I can hear…

Beneath my feet I can feel…


Science fiction, fantasy and horror Classroom Resources

setting resources

6A SETTING WORDS AND STRUCTURES




6B SETTING WORDS AND STRUCTURES




4. WRITING ACTIVITY:


IMAGINE YOU ARE IN THE WORST WITCH SETTING, THINK OF WHAT YOU SAW AND WHAT YOU HEARD

WHAT YOU SAW

WHAT YOU HEARD

I SAWI HEARD
I saw terrifying ghosts hovering over the haunted house.

... a vey heavy yeti ...

... snowy walls and turrets...

...wooden houses on an enormous tree.

...scary skeletons walking through the tombs of the cementery.

...an angry and hairy wolf attacking people.

...terrible witches flying on their electrical broomsticks.
the hairy yeti playing music with whale bones.

the awful noises of children screaming like crazy monkeys.


screaching bats hanging upside down the ceiling.

people yelling in pain/anger/

the woosh of the engines.

an angry cat hissing.

TASK. COMPLETE FOLLOW THE CLUES.

TO HELP YOU UNDERSTAND THE MEANING OF THE WORDS YOU DON'T KNOW YOU SHOULD DO THE FOLLOWING THINGS:

  1. READ THE SENTENCE BEFORE AND AFTER THE WORD/PHRASE.
  2. IDENTIFY THE MEANING OF ANY PRONOUNS IN THE SENTENCE.
  3. THINK ABOUT THE WORDS THAT YOU DO UNDERSTAND.
  4. THINK ABOUT SIMILARITIES WITH ANY WORD IN YOUR OWN LANGUAGE.
  5. CHECK YOUR GUESS HAS MEANING BY PUTTING IT BACK INTO THE SENTENCE.

eg. Arriving on her broomstick at the prison-like school gates, Mildred peered through the railings into the misty playground.
word/phrase I don't understandMeaning of pronoun/s in the same sentenceOther important words in the sentence I do understandWhat I think the word means in my own language
GATES
BROOMSTICK
PEERED THROUGH THE RAILINGS
HER=MILDREDPRISON, ARRIVING, SCHOOL, PLAYGROUND,MISTY, MILDRED.BARRED DOORS=BARRERA/VERJA
"GARNERA"
LOOK
it was always chillyIt=the schoolbuilding, made of stoneCOLD


HARRY POTTER'S ACCEPTANCE LETTER
owls sending letters to Harry
Harry Potter at the reptile house

THE WORST WITCH WEBPAGE

FEELINGS

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Cackle's Academy photo
Cackle's Academy photo


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Cackles shield
Cackles shield

OUTLINE OF ACTIVITIES
Predict about the story.

1. Predict what is the story about.

Mildred: The worst witch
Mildred: The worst witch
Maud: Mildred's best friend.
Maud: Mildred's best friend.
Tabby: Mildred's cat
Tabby: Mildred's cat
Ethel: Mildred's enemy
Ethel: Mildred's enemy
Miss Cackle: Headmistress of Cackle's Academy
Miss Cackle: Headmistress of Cackle's Academy
Miss Hardbroom: a teacher at Cackle's
Miss Hardbroom: a teacher at Cackle's
Cackle's Academy
Cackle's Academy



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Who are the main characters?
Where does it take place?
When does it happen? (time)
What do they learn?

THE WORST WITCH SMARTBOARD ACTIVITIES



DEBATE

debate game


MAKE A MAGIC SPELLHOW TO CHANGE YOUR TEACHER INTO A FROG  A REVOLTING SPELL:   Eye of newt,Imatge relacionada and toe of frog Resultat d'imatges de toe of frog 
wool of bat, Resultat d'imatges de wool of bat and tongue of dog, Adder's fork,   and blind-worm's sting  Lizard's leg,  and howlet's wing   For a charm of powerful trouble,Like a hell-broth boil and bubble. Cauldron 01 MACBETH (Act 4 Scene 1, lines 14-15)  
   Harry Potter at the Reptile House 

  This-is-the-acceptance-letter-for-mildred  




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