Year 5 Scheme of Work Literacy Hour & · PDF fileYear 5 Scheme of Work Literacy Hour & Beyond...

’Irish literature has created a magical learning environmentfor our children, its range and quality enabling all of them to

participate in our Ireland project and to produce work offantastic quality.�

Cirque du Freak by Darren Shan

’Ireland in Schools㌖ Delivering the NLS through Ireland QLS, Staffordshire

Year 5 Scheme of WorkLiteracy Hour & Beyond

Barbara Heath & Jo RobinsonGorsemoor Primary School

Contents

Gorsemoor‘s Ireland project 1

The book 2

Lesson plans 3

Darren O‘Shaughnessy (aka Darren Shan) 4

Reviews of Cirque du Freak 5

Worksheets etcThe character I‘d most like to be 6Comparing characters 7Cirque du Freak - introduction 8Symptoms of Fear 9Cirque du Freak - pp 50-1, 115 10Fears 11Spooky poems

áThis is the key to the castle‘ by Dave Calder in Twinkle, Twinkle Chocolate Bar compiled by JohnFoster, OUP, 019276-125-0 12áMrs Mather‘ by Colin McNaughton in Who‘s Been Sleeping in My Porridge? by ColinMcNaughton, Walker Books, 0-74457-779-9 14áThe Elf and the Dormouse‘ by Anon in The Walker Book of Poetry for Children selected by JackPrelutsky, Walker Books, 0-74450-224-1 14áThe Bogeyman‘ and áThe Troll‘ by Jack Prelutsky in The Walker Book of Poetry for Children selected by Jack Prelutsky, Walker Books, 0-74450-224-1 14

Test - soft c and g 15Cirque du Freak - pp 140-3 16Book review 18Book report 19

Children‘s workStory board 21Poems 23

AppendixáThis is the key to the castle‘ - plain text 26

Heath & Robinson, Cirque du Freak, 1

GorsemoorŶs Ireland project Gorsemoor Primary School lies on a large new housing estate on the outskirts of Cannock in Staffordshire. A 5-11 schoolwith an Early Years unit, it has 430 pupils on roll. For two years the school has made a special study of the island of Irelandin Years 5 and 6, particularly by using Irish texts in the Literacy Hour. The school re-inforces this learning experience withvisits by Irish authors and by forging links with children in a primary school in Belfast and another in County Dublin.

Involving all childrenIn Years 5 and 6 there are some very gifted children, but there is also a significant minority of children on the SpecialEducation Needs register - 18 in the current school year (2001-2), of whom 15 are boys. The range and quality of Irishchildren‘s literature suits such a mix of children, allowing all the children to participate in a common project. They can allenjoy reading books which are suited to their individual interests and abilities.

Teaching schemesFor the texts used, Gorsemoor has produced teaching schemes, which generally contain NLS weekly planning sheets,examples of worksheets etc., and samples of children‘s work. The schemes are reproduced in pdf format in the “Ireland in Schools‘CD-ROM, No. 01. The location of each scheme on the CD-ROM is given in italics. Setting the sceneChildren are introduced to the island of Ireland through cross-curricular activity sheets (IiS CD-Rom 01 in the History &citizenship directory: C208 Ireland Activity Sheets).

Boys, fantasy, & Cirque du FreakReluctant readers among the boys have responded well to fast-moving fantasies by Irish authors such as Cirque du Freak,by the young Irish author Darren Shan, Harper Collins, 0-00675-416-3. This built upon the success in the first year of theproject of The Battle below Giltspur by Cormac MacRaois, Wolfhound Press, 0-86327-356-4 (IiS CD-Rom 01 in the Literature& literacy directory: L211 and L216) .

Other texts usedThe favourite novel is an historical one - Under the Hawthorn Tree by Marita Conlon-McKenna (O‘Brien Press, O-86278-206-6), the first of an award-winning trilogy, with exciting cross-curricular potential (IiS CD-Rom 01 in the Literature & literacydirectory: L217 Under the Hawthorn Tree - Famine Story). A Channel 4 film of the book assists the less able and reluctantreaders, as does the existence of excellent easy readers on the famine (such as The Great Hunger by Malachy Doyle,Franklin Watts, 0-74963-447-2, and Famine by Arthur McKeown, Poolbeg, 1-85371-505-0).

Among Irish myths, legends and fairy tales, the one which most captures the children‘s imagination is áThe Sea Woman‘as retold by Sionbhe Lally in the lavishly illustrated Favourite Irish Fairy Tales Poolbeg Press, 1-85371-777-0 (IiS CD-Rom01 in the New trials directory: NL224 Sea Woman - Gorsemoor. For the cross-curricular aspects, see “Human Beings under a Spell‘on the IiS CD-Rom 01 in the Literature & literacy directory: L219) .

It remains to be seen how the children respond to the reality of urban life in contemporary Ireland when they begin readingThe Moon King by Siobhan Parkinson, (O‘Brien Press, O-86278-573-1).

SENBooks like The Lough Neagh Monster (IiS CD-Rom 01 in the New trials directory: NL223 Irish & Other Monsters) enable thechildren with special education needs to play a full part in the Ireland project. Such stories provide high interest materialat a low reading age while at the same time offering opportunities to address key grammatical features and extend spokenvocabulary.

Another favourite with this group is the tale of the two giants, the outwitting of Cucullin by Finn MacCoul and his fearlesswife (IiS CD-Rom 01 in the New trials directory: NL222 Giants‘ Week). The group will shortly read two books by SiobhanParkinson, an author who is fast becoming a favourite in Years 5 and 6: The Leprechaun Who Wished He Wasn‘ t (O‘BrienPress, 0-86278-334-8) and Cows Are Vegetarians, the misadventures of a Dublin girl visiting her cousins in the country(O‘Brien Press, 0-86278-694-0).


The bookby Darren Shan, Harper Collins, 0-00675-416-3

CIRQUE DU FREAK is Darren Shan‘s first children‘s book. It is about something out of the ordinary, but setagainst the background of children's normal lives to chilling effect. J.K Rowling describes it as, áA compellingbook ... a plot full of twists which leaves the reader hungry for more.‘ The TES describes the book as, áacompelling page-turner.‘

The narrator and main character, Darren Shan, is a strange boy. He goes to a freak show with his friend, Steve.It‘s the gothic áCirque du Freak‘ where weird, half human/half animals appear and interact with the audience.Darren áfalls in love‘ with a tarantula and determines to steal the spider so that he can train it to perform amazingdeeds. Soon, Darren and his friend Steve are caught up in a deadly trap. Darren must take a bargain with theone person who can save him. But that person is not human and only deals in blood. Darren must become thevampire‘s assistant and a half-vampire himself in a bloody initiation ceremony:

He dug his nails into the soft tips of my fingers, all ten of them at once. I cried out with pain and fellback, tucking my hands in at my sides, rubbing them against my jacket.

”Do not be such a baby,� he jeered, tugging my hands free.” It hurts!� I howled.”Of course it does,� he laughed. ” It hurt me too. Did you think becoming a vampire was easy? Get

used to the pain. Much of it lies ahead.�He put a couple of my fingers in his mouth and sucked some blood out. I watched as he rolled it

around his mouth, testing it. Finally he nodded and swallowed. ” It is good blood,� he said. ”We canproceed.�

He pressed his fingers against mine, wound to wound. For a few seconds there was a numb feelingat the ends of my arms. Then I felt a gushing sensation and realised my blood was moving from my bodyto his through my left hand, while his blood was entering mine through my right.

It was a strange, tingling feeling. I felt his blood travel up my right arm, then down the side of mybody and over to the left. When it reached my heart there was a stabbing pain and I nearly collapsed.The same thing was happening to Mr Crepsley and I could see him grinding his teeth and sweating.

The pain lasted until Mr Crepsley‘s blood crept down my left arm and started flowing back into hisbody. We remained joined a couple more seconds, until he broke free with a shout. I fell backwards tothe floor. I was dizzy and felt sick.

”Give me your forgers,� Mr Crepsley said. I looked across and saw him licking his. ”My spit willheal the wounds. You will lose all your blood and die otherwise.�

According to the author, áIt‘s not a book that sets out to be frightening for the sake of it. Dark things happen,but they happen for a reason, and there are definitely repercussions. ‘

Cirque du Freak ends with the chilling three words áTo Be Continued ...‘ Its sequel, The Vampire‘s Assistantwas published in June 2000 with Book 3 in The Saga of Darren Shan, Tunnels of Blood, published in November2000. Book 4 Vampire‘s Mountain appeared in June 2001.

Homework:’ Children to chooses an emotions word

and to a calligram poem, ie, SPOOKY, todisplay

’ To choose a spooky/scarey poem andbring it in to produce class anthology(T7)

SPELLING PATTERNSY5 spelling folderTOP: } Thematic wordsMIDDLE: } phobia afraidBOTTOM: } fear evidence

scared symptomsconsequence

NATIONAL LITERACY KS2 PLANNING SHEETClass: Year 5 Text used: Cirque du Freak

Term 3 by Darren Shan, 0-00675-416-3Week: 5 Range: Story from an Irish author * indicates opportunities for Speaking and Listening

Prior to this week all pupils will have read Cirque du Freak in group reading timeand been asked to make notes (T20). The lesson time is follow up work.

WK LEARNING OBJECTIVES WHOLE CLASSSHARED TEXT WORK

WHOLE CLASSWORD/SENTC WORK

INDEPENDENT WORK GUIDED GROUPREADING/WRITING (Y3/4)

PLENARY (Y5/6)�

M “ Investigate a range of texts fromdifferent cultures consideringrelationships, social customs,attitudes, beliefs (T1)

“ Analyse features of a good opening(Term 1, T1)

“ Read info about author -children having read Cirquebefore lesson.

“ Recap on main characters“ Reread introduction - teacher

emphasis on áatmospheric voice“ Discuss the word phobia and

collect examples

“ Ask class to identify the words/phrasesthat represent the emotions of fear orexcitement

“ Ash children to think about personalexperiences of fear/excitement and whenthey felt it and why

“ Children to complete theworksheet about physicalsymptoms of fear and excitement

“ Children to compare emotions

“ Discuss the children‘s 5 physicalfeelings of each. Produce a classbrainstorm and put on display

T “ áC‘ is usually soft when followed byan ái‘ (Term 2, W4)

“ Constructing sentences in differentways (Term 2, S8, 9)

“ Conventions to guide the reader(S6) *

“ Reread pp 50, 51 and 115 -children to use the text toidentify expressions of fear andterror and feedback to class

“ Identify words that follow the pattern ofa soft ác‘ . In pairs, using a dictionary,children to identify others and make aclass list

“ Worksheet about personalemotions, such as fears, eg, áI amafraid of ...... because .......

“ Teacher to discuss the sentencedevelopment and empathy ofothers

“ PSHE style feedback. Circle timeabout fears and sharing - howthey cope with fear

W “ Read a range of narrative poems(Term 2, T4)

“ Write a poem and perform it (Term2, T5)

“ Read the range of poems toinspire the childrenáThis is the key to the castle‘(Twinkle, Twinkle, ChocolateBar by John Foster, pp 52-5)

“ Continuing with the work of the soft ác‘from yesterday, children to complete thesoft ác‘ and ág‘ mini test sheet

“ Mark with the children and talk throughthe answers

“ Children to write spooky poemsinspired by Darren Shan‘s Cirquedu Freak - can be acrostics ifchildren want to

“ Children to read out their poems,performing it appropriately in aspooky voice, and evaluate eachother‘s work (T24)

T “ Evaluate the text critically bycomparing how different sources(children‘s opinions) treat the sameinformation (T19)

“ Discuss áIn your own words‘ -copy/quote/adapt/taking notes (T20)

“ Work on nouns, verbs etc to writedetailed sentences (S4) *

“ Reread the text (pp 140-1, 142-3), using PSHE approach owingto sensitive subjects

“ Discuss the topical keyquestions: Do vampires reallyexist? Does the book scare you?How would you feel if you wereDarren Shan

“ Consolidate nouns, verbs, pronouns,sentence construction

“ Children to write a flow diagram of amaximum of 8 sentences that summarisesthe whole story - using áfirstly‘ , thenánext‘ and áfinally‘ as prompts. Eg,

1. Firstly, Darren Shan is a strange boy whowants to be a vampire and visits Cirquedu Freak.

2. Mr Crepsley bites Darren etc.3. Then ...8. In the end Darren fakes his own death

and becomes a vampire‘s assistant.

“ Children to complete a bookreview of Cirque du Freak

“ Explain that there is a follow upbook

“ Vampire‘s assistant to read *

“ Reinforce to the children that thework we have studies is based onfiction and they should not beworried by it

*

Extended writing: Story Board. Children to write in cartoon format a story inspired by Darren Shan, using illustrations (above ) and appropriate text below. Emphasis on colour and calligram writing.’Ireland in Schools㌖ Staffordshire Pilot Scheme Gorsemoor PS


www. darrenshan. com

DARREN OŶSHAUGHNESSY (aka DARREN SHAN)

Biography

Darren was born on the 2nd July 1972, St. Thomas’ Hospital, London. After startingschool at the age of three, he moved at the age of six to Limerick with his parents andyounger brother, settling into the Irish way of life but without losing his London accent.He went back to London to study Sociology/English at college, and then worked for acable TV company for a couple of years before setting up as a full time writer.

Darren enjoyed his first taste of literary success aged 15, as a runner-up in a TVscript-writing competition with a comedy script entitled ‘A Day in the Morgue’ (he wasmorbid even then!). A big film buff, he also reads lots of comics and books. Otherinterests include long walks, outdoor swimming, watching and discussing football,worldwide travel, and dreaming up new ways to terrify his readers.

Darren started out as an adult-oriented writer. His first published book wasAyuamarca, in February 1999. A sequel, Hell’s Horizon, followed in February 2000. InJanuary 2000 his first children’s book - Cirque Du Freak - was published. The first bookin a series entitled The Saga Of Darren Shan, it attracted rave reviews and much mediaattention - especially when the movie rights to the first two books were bought byWarner Bros in a seven figure deal prior to publication. A dark, brooding horror/fantasystory, it has proven equally popular with girls and boys, and appeals to both pre-teensand teens (most readers are aged between 10 and 15). The book - along with its sequels- has been sold in many countries around the world, including America, Japan, Brazil,Germany, France and Spain.

The Saga Of Darren Shan is an epic undertaking, which will eventually run to anestimated 20 books, which should keep its author busy and out of harm’s way for thenext 12 or 13 years at least! It is an action-packed, thought-provoking series, which willevolve as it progresses, covering various themes and genres. It promises muchadventure and bloodshed - and many, many vampires! Unlike most long-running series,this saga does not boast ever-fortunate, ever-escaping characters: in the brutal,unforgiving world it portrays, death looms large, and many of the cast meet with sticky,messy ends before the curtain finally falls.

The second book in the series, The Vampire’s Assistant, was published in June 2000, andbook 3, the mouth-wateringly titled Tunnels of Blood, in November 2000. Book 4,Vampire Mount is due for release in early June. In America, Cirque du Freak wasreleased in April 2001, and swiftly entered the New York Times Children's Bestsellerlist at # 10.


Reviews for Cirque du Freak

THE FUNDAY TIMES (THE SUNDAY TIMES) - 5 MARCH 2000

(Five stars) This is the first book in the Darren Shan saga, and what a beginning it is!Darren visits a mysterious freak show that leads him on a spiralling journey into a darkworld of vampires. The finale is a nerve-shredding race against time in which Darrenmust question his loyalty to friends and family - and just how much he is prepared tosacrifice for them! A book that leaves you longing for a second bite.

THE INDEPENDENT - 3 DECEMBER 1999

Darren Shan is undoubtedly a literary find for children. Still in his twenties, he hasproduced a genuinely original story that combines near-horror with mainlygood-humoured, everyday reality. This story describes how the juvenile hero - whoshares the author's name - finally decides to become a vampire in order to save his bestfriend's life. Many sequels are yet to come; children who read this story may haveproblems waiting for find out how it will all finish up, so great is the tension.

TIME OUT - MARCH 2000

Things are certainly freaky here, in this gripping debut novel. Spider-loving Darren isintrigued by a Freak Show which offers a wolf-man, snake-boy and the world’s fattestman. But there’s much more here than he expected, as an encounter with a vampire andhis performing spider reveals. Brimming with imagination and very, very spooky, thisbook and its projected sequels gives the strong-of-stomach something to feast on.

MAIL ON SUNDAY -16 APRIL 2000

The author is the central character in this brilliant Gothic fantasy. In search of thrills,Darren and his friend Steve go to a freak show. What happens next is not for thesqueamish. To save Steve, Darren has to make a pact with a vampire ...


These are the reasons I�d like to be this character.

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A picture of the character

The character IŶd most like to be

Name ______________________________ Class __________ Date _________

Title ________________________________ Author _____________________

Illustrator ________________________________________________________

I have talked about this with _____________________________ Date _______

Signatures _______________________________________________________


Comparing characters


Cirque du Freak - introduction

I‘VE ALWAYS been fascinated by spiders. I used to collect them when I was younger. I‘d spend hours rootingthrough the dusty old shed at the bottom of our garden, hunting the cobwebs for lurking eight-legged predators.When I found one, I‘d bring it in and let it loose in my bedroom.

It used to drive my mum mad!Usually, the spider would slip away after no more than a day or two, never to be seen again, but sometimes

they hung around longer. I had one who made a cobweb above my bed and stood sentry for almost a month.Going to sleep, I used to imagine the spider creeping down, crawling into my mouth, sliding down my throatand laying loads of eggs in my belly. The baby spiders would hatch after a while and eat me alive, from theinside out.

I loved being scared when I was little.When I was nine, my mum and dad gave me a small tarantula. It wasn‘ t poisonous or very big, but it was thegreatest gift I‘d ever received. I played with that spider almost every waking hour of the day. Gave it all sortsof treats: flies and cockroaches and tiny worms. Spoilt it rotten.

Then, one day, I did something stupid. I‘d been watching a cartoon in which one of the characters wassucked up by a vacuum cleaner. No harm came to him. He squeezed out of the bag, dusty and dirty and madas hell. It was very funny.

So funny, I tried it myself. With the tarantula.Needless to say, things didn‘ t happen quite like they did in the cartoon. The spider was ripped to pieces.

I cried a lot, but it was too late for tears. My pet was dead, it was my fault, and there was nothing I could doabout it.

My parents nearly hollered the roof down when they found out what I‘d done - the tarantula had cost quitea bit of money. They said I was an irresponsible fool, and from that day on they never again let me have a pet,not even an ordinary garden spider.

I started with that tale from the past for two reasons. One will become obvious as this book unfolds. The otherreason is:

This is a true story.I don‘ t expect you to believe me - I wouldn‘ t believe it myself if I hadn‘ t lived it - but it is. Everything I

describe in this book happened, just as I tell it.The thing about real life is, when you do something stupid, it normally costs you. In books, the heroes can

make as many mistakes as they like. It doesn‘ t matter what they do, because everything comes good at the end.They‘ ll beat the bad guys and put things right and everything ends up hunky-dory.

In real life, vacuum cleaners kill spiders. If you cross a busy road without looking, you get whacked by acar. If you fall out of a tree, you break some bones.

Real life‘s nasty. It‘s cruel. It doesn‘ t care about heroes and happy endings and the way things should be.In real life, bad things happen. People die. Fights are lost. Evil often wins.

I just wanted to make that clear before I began.

One more thing: my name isn‘ t really Darren Shan. Everything‘s true in this book, except for names. I‘ve hadto change them because... well, by the time you get to the end, you‘ ll understand.

I haven‘ t used any real names, not mine, my sister‘s, my friends or teachers. Nobody‘s. I‘m not even goingto tell you the name of my town or country. I daren‘ t.

Anyway, that‘s enough of an introduction. If you‘re ready, let‘s begin. If this was a made-up story, it wouldbegin at night, with a storm blowing and owls hooting and rattling noises under the bed. But this is a real story,so I have to begin where it really started.

It started in a toilet.


John raced towards the house, his headlowered. His eyes filled with tears. Through blurred eyes he saw the tufts of grass springing up between thesmall gravel stones. The sweat trickleddown his face mingling with his tears.His chest felt so tight, he could hardlybreathe. His heart pounded and a sharp

pain stabbed at hisstomach. He walked inthrough the frontdoor and stoodshaking in the hallway.The perspiration onhis face turned coldand clammy.

7. Now delete the words and phrases in the paragraph which describe fear andrewrite the paragraph to describe excitement.

Five Physical symptoms of excitement. 1 ___________________________________________________________2 ___________________________________________________________3 ___________________________________________________________4 ___________________________________________________________5 ___________________________________________________________

Five Physical symptoms of fear. 1 ___________________________

___________________________2 ___________________________

___________________________3 ___________________________

___________________________4 ___________________________

___________________________5 ___________________________

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4. Underline all the words and phraseswhich show John is afraid.

5. Think and talk about how people feel when they are excited. Are thephysical symptoms different from those when people are afraid?

6. List five physical symptoms of excitement.

3. Read this paragraph from a story -opposite - which gives a detaileddescription of a character's feelings.

Name ______________________ Date _____________________Symptoms of Fear

1. Talk about how people feel when they are afraid. What physical symptoms of fear do they have?

2. Make a list of five physical symptoms of fear, e.g., mouth goes dry or dizziness.


Cirque du Freak - pp 50-1, 115

The wolf-man and ladies were about halfway down the rows of seats when there was a big BANG! I don‘ tknow what made the noise, but suddenly the wolf-man began roaring and he shoved the ladies away from him.

People screamed and those nearest him leapt from their seats and ran. One woman wasn‘ t quick enough, andthe wolf-man leapt on her and dragged her to the ground. She was screaming fit to burst, but nobody tried tohelp her. He rolled her over on to her back and bared his teeth. She stuck a hand up to push him away, but hegot his teeth on it and bit it off!

A couple of people fainted when they saw that and loads more began yelling and running. Then, out ofnowhere, Mr Tall appeared behind the wolf-man and wrapped his arms around him. The wolf-man struggledfor a few seconds, but Mr Tall whispered something in his ear and he relaxed. While Mr Tall led him back tothe stage, the women in the suits calmed down the crowd and told them to return to their seats.

While the crowd hesitated, the woman with the bitten-off hand went on screaming. Blood was pumping outof the end of her wrist, covering the ground and other people. Steve and me were staring at her, our mouthswide open, wondering if she was going to die.

Mr Tall returned from the stage, picked up the severed hand and gave a loud whistle. Two people in bluerobes with hoods over their heads ran forward. They were short, not much bigger than me or Steve, but withthick arms and legs, and lots of muscles. Mr Tall sat the woman up and whispered something in her ear. Shestopped screaming and sat still.

Mr Tall took hold of the wrist, then reached into his pocket and took out a small brown leather pouch. Heopened it with his free hand and sprinkled a sparkly pink powder on to the bleeding wrist. Then he stuck thehand against it and nodded to the two people in the blue suits. They produced a pair of needles and loads oforange string. And then, to the amazement of everybody in the theatre, they started to stitch the hand back onto the wrist!

The people in blue robes stitched for five or six minutes. The woman didn‘ t feel any pain, even though theirneedles were going in and out of her flesh, all the way around the wrist. When finished, they put their needlesand unused thread away and returned to wherever they‘d come from. Their hoods never slipped from theirfaces, so I couldn‘ t tell if they were men or women. When they‘d gone, Mr Tall let go of the woman‘s hand andstepped back.

”Move your fingers,„ he said. The woman stared at him blankly. ”Move your fingers!„ he said again, andthis time she gave them a wiggle.

They moved!Everybody gasped. The woman stared at the fingers as though she didn‘ t believe they were real. She gave

them another wiggle. Then she stood and lifted the hand above her head. She shook it as hard as she could, andit was good as new! You could see the stitches but there was no more blood and the fingers seemed to beworking fine.

”You will be OK,„ Mr Tall told her. ”The stitches will fall out after a couple of days. It will be fine afterthat.„

”Maybe that‘s not good enough!„ someone shouted, and a big red-faced man stepped forward. ”I‘m herhusband,„ he said, ”and I say we should go to a doctor and then the police! You can‘ t let a wild animal like thatout into a crowd! What if he‘d bitten her head off?„

”Then she would be dead,„ Mr Tall said calmly.”Listen, buster,„ the husband began, but Mr Tall interrupted. ”Tell me, sir,„ Mr Tall said, ”where were you

when the wolfman was attacking?„ ...

STEVE STIFFENED as soon as the spider bit him. His yells stopped dead in his throat, his lips turned blue,his eyes snapped wide open. For what seemed an eternity (though it couldn‘ t have been more than three or fourseconds, he tottered on his feet. Then he crumpled to the floor like a scarecrow.

The fall saved him. As with the goat at the Cirque Du Freak show, Madam Octa‘s first bite knocked Steveout, but didn‘ t kill him straight off. I saw her moving along his neck before he fell, searching for the right spot,preparing for the second, killer bite.

The fall disturbed her. She slipped from Steve ‘s neck and it took her a few seconds to climb back up.Those seconds were all I needed.I was in a state of shock, but the sight of her emerging over his shoulder like some terrible arachnid sunrise

spurred me into life. I stooped for the flute, jammed it almost through the back of my throat, and blew theloudest note of my entire life.

”STOP!„ I screamed inside my head, and Madam Octa leapt about half a metre into the air.”Back inside the cage!„ I commanded, and she hopped down from Steve‘s body and sped across the floor.


Extension :- Find out the correct words that describe otherfears and phobias. Make a list of these in your literacy bookswith their meanings.

Name ______________________ Date _____________________

Fears

A phobia is a word that describes a fear e.g., lots ofpeople are afraid of spiders, this is called arachnophobia.

Personal Fear

I am afraid of _________________________ because ____________________

and also _________________________________________________________

I cope with this fear by _____________________________________________

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Another method I use is _____________________________________________

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Family Fear

I know that my _____________________ is afraid of

________________. The evidence for this is that ___________

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and that __________________________________________.

When ______________________ is scared, I help them by _______________

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World Concern

It concerns me that ________________________________________________

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because _________________________________________________________

I think we should __________________________________________________

______________________ if not the consequence might be ________________

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Spooky poems


MRS MATHERScared stiff.Courage flown.On that doorstep all alone.Cold sweat.State of shock.Lift my trembling hand and knock.

Thumping heart.Chilled with fear.I hear the witch's feet draw near.Rasping bolts.Rusty locks.Shake down to my cotton socks.

Hinges creaking.Waft of mould.A groan that makes my blood run cold.Cracking voice.Knocking knees.‘Can I have my ball back, please?’

Anon

The BogeymanIn the desolate depths of a perilous placethe bogeyman lurks, with a snarl on his face.Never dare, never dare to approach his dark lairfor he’s waiting ... just waiting ... to get you.

He skulks in the shadows, relentless and wildin his search for a tender, delectable child.With his steely sharp claws and his slavering jawsoh he's waiting ... just waiting ... to get you.

Many have entered his dreary domainbut not even one has been heard from again.They no doubt made a feast for the butchering beastand he's waiting ... just waiting ... to get you.

In that sulphurous, sunless and sinister placehe'll crumple your bones in his bogey embrace.Never never go near if you hold your life dear,for oh! ... what he'll do ... when. he gets you!

Jack Prelutsky

The Elf and the DormouseUnder a toadstool

Crept a wee Elf,Out of the rain

To shelter himself.

Under the toadstool,Sound asleep,

Sat a big DormouseAll in a heap.

Trembled the wee Elf,Frightened, and yet

Fearing to fly awayLest he get wet.

To the next shelterMaybe a mile!

Sudden the wee ElfSmiled a wee smile,

Tugged till the toadstoolToppled in two.

Holding it over him Gaily he flew.

Soon he was safe homeDry as could be.

Soon woke the Dormouse“Good gracious me!

Where is my toadstool?”Loud he lamented.

- And that's how umbrellasFirst were invented.

Oliver Herford

The TrollBe wary of the loathsome trollthat slyly lies in waitto drag you to his dingy holeand put you on his plate.

His blood is black and boiling hot,he gurgles ghastly groans.He'll cook you in his dinner pot,your skin, your flesh, your bones.

He'll catch your arms and clutch your legsand grind you to a pulp,then swallow you like scrambled eggs -gobble! gobble! gulp!

So watch your steps when next you goupon a pleasant stroll,or you might end in the pit belowas supper for the troll.

Jack Prelutsky


When the letter c isfollowed by e, i or y,it makes an s sound.

When the letter g isfollowed by e, i or y,it makes a j sound.

a prince with a genie

Test - soft c and gChoose c or g to finish each of these words.

1. ___ity 2. stran ___e

3. ___entle 4. dan ___e

5. ___entre 6. pen___e

7. ___iant 8. avera___e

9. ___enerous 10. differen___e

11. ___ertain 12. intelli ___ent

13. ___ircus 14. medi___ine

15. ener___gy


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... You will guard me while I sleep. You will find food for me if it is scarce. You will take my clothes to thelaundry. You will polish my shoes. You will look after Madam Octa. In short, you will see to my every need.In return, I will teach you the ways of the vampires. „

”Do I have to become a vampire?„ I asked.”Eventually,„ he said. ”At first you will only have vampire powers. I will make you a half-vampire. That

means you will be able to move about during the day. You will not need much blood to keep you ticking over.You will have certain powers but not all. And you will only age at a fifth the regular rate, instead of the fullvampire‘s tenth.„

”What does that mean?„ I asked, confused.”Vampires do not live forever,„ he explained, ”but we do live far longer than humans. We age about

one-tenth the regular rate. Which means, for every ten years that pass, we age one. As a half-vampire, you willage one year for every five.„

”You mean, for every five years that pass, I‘ ll only be one year older?„ I asked.”That is right.„”I dunno,„ I muttered. ”It sounds dodgy to me.„”It is your choice,„ he said. ”I cannot force you to become my assistant. If you decide it is not to your liking,

you are free to leave.„ ”But Steve will die if I do that!„ I cried.”Yes,„ he agreed. ”It is your assistance or his life. „”That‘s not much of a choice,„ I grumbled.”No,„ he admitted, ”it is not. But it is the only one on offer. Do you accept? „I thought it over. I wanted to say no, run away and never return. But if I did, Steve would die. Was he worth

such a deal? Did I feel guilty enough to offer my life for his? The answer was: Yes.”OK,„ I sighed. ”I don‘ t like it, but my hands are tied. I just want you to know this: if I ever get the chance

to betray you, I will. If the opportunity arises to pay you back, I‘ ll take it. You‘ ll never be able to trust me.„”Fair enough,„ he said.”I mean it,„ I warned him.”I know you do,„ he said. ”That is why I want you. A vampire‘s assistant must have spirit. Your fighting

quality is exactly what drew me to you. You will be a dangerous lad to have around, I am sure, but in a fight,when the chips are down, I am just as sure you will be a worthy ally. „

I took a deep breath. ”How do we do it?„ I asked.He stood and pushed the table aside. Stepped forward until he was about half a metre away. He seemed tall

as a building. There was a foul smell to him that I hadn ‘ t noticed before, the smell of blood.He raised his right hand and showed me the back of it. His nails weren‘ t especially long but they looked

sharp. He raised his left hand and pressed the nails of the right into the fleshy tips of his left-hand fingers. Thenhe used his other set of nails to mark the right-hand fingers in the same way. He winced as he did it.

”Lift your hands,„ he grunted. I was watching the blood drip from his fingers and didn‘ t obey the command.”Now!„ he yelled, grabbing my hands and jerking them up.He dug his nails into the soft tips of my fingers, all ten of them at once. I cried out with pain and fell back,

tucking my hands in at my sides, rubbing them against my jacket.”Do not be such a baby,„ he jeered, tugging my hands free.”It hurts!„ I howled.”Of course it does,„ he laughed. ”It hurt me too. Did you think becoming a vampire was easy? Get used

to the pain. Much of it lies ahead.„He put a couple of my fingers in his mouth and sucked some blood out. I watched as he rolled it around his

mouth, testing it. Finally he nodded and swallowed. ”It is good blood,„ he said. ”We can proceed.„He pressed his fingers against mine, wound to wound. For a few seconds there was a numb feeling at the

ends of my arms. Then I felt a gushing sensation and realised my blood was moving from my body to histhrough my left hand, while his blood was entering mine through my right.

It was a strange, tingling feeling. I felt his blood travel up my right arm, then down the side of my body andover to the left. When it reached my heart there was a stabbing pain and I nearly collapsed. The same thing washappening to Mr Crepsley and I could see him grinding his teeth and sweating.

The pain lasted until Mr Crepsley‘s blood crept down my left arm and started flowing back into his body.We remained joined a couple more seconds, until he broke free with a shout. I fell backwards to the floor. Iwas dizzy and felt sick.

”Give me your forgers,„ Mr Crepsley said. I looked across and saw him licking his. ”My spit will heal thewounds. You will lose all your blood and die otherwise.„

I glanced down at my hands and saw blood leaking out. Stretching them forth, I let the vampire put them inhis mouth and run his rough tongue over the tips.

When he released them, the flow had stopped. I wiped the leftover blood off on a rag. I studied my fingers


and noted they now had ten tiny scars running across them.”That is how you recognise a vampire,„ Mr Crepsley told me. ”There are other ways to change a human but

the forgers are the simplest and least painful method. „”Is that it?„ I asked. ”Am I a half-vampire now?„ ”Yes,„ he said.”I don‘ t feel any different;‘ I told him.”It will take a few days for the effects to become apparent,„ he said. ”There is always a period of adjustment.

The shock would be too great otherwise.„”How do you become a full vampire?„ I asked.”The same way,„ he said, ”only you stay joined longer, so more of the vampire‘s blood enters your body.„”What will I be able to do with my new powers?„ I asked. ”Will I be able to change into a bat?„His laughter rocked the room. ”A bat!„ he shrieked. ”You do not believe those silly stories, do you? How

on Earth could somebody the size of you or I turn into a tiny flying rat? Use your brain, boy. We can no moreturn into bats, rats or fog than we can turn into ships, planes or monkeys! „

”So what can we do?„ I asked.He scratched his chin. ”There is too much to explain right now, „ he said. ”We must tend to your friend.

If he does not get the antidote before tomorrow morning, the serum will not work. Besides, we have plenty oftime to discuss secret powers.„ He grinned. ”You could say we have all the time in the world.„


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ChildrenŶs work

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’this is the key to the castle긔 by Dave Calder

this is the key to the castle

this is the boxwith rusty locksthat holds the key to the castle

this is the spider, huge and fat,who wove her web and sat and saton the top of the boxwith rusty locksthat holds the key to the castle

this is the cellar, cold and bare,dark as a grave, with nothing thereexcept the spider, huge and fat,who wove her web and sat and saton top of the boxwith rusty locksthat holds the key to the castle

this is the stair that rumbles and creakswhere every small step moans and squeaks,that leads to the cellar, cold and bare,dark as the grave, with nobody thereexcept the spider, huge and fatwho wove her web and sat and saton top of the boxwith the rusty locksthat holds the key to the castle

this is the rat wih yellow teeth,sharp as sorrow and long as grief,who ran up the creaking crumbling stair,up from the cellar, cold and bare,dark as the grave, with nobody thereexcept the spider, huge and fat,who wove her web and sat and saton top of the boxwith rusty locksthat holds the key to the castle

this is the damp and dirty hallwith peeling paper on its mouldy wallwhere the black rat runs with yellow teethsharp as sorrow and long as grief,at the top of the stair that crumbles and creakswhere every small steps moans and squeaks,that leads up from the cellar, cold and bare,dark as the grave, with nobody thereexcept the spider, huge and fat,who wove her web and sat and saton top of the boxwith rusty locksthat holds the key to the castle

this is the ghost with rattling bonescarrying his head, whose horrid groansfill the damp and dirty hallwith peeling paper on its mouldy wallwhere the black rat with yellow teethsharp as sorrow and long as grief,runs to the stair that crumbles and creakswhere every small steps moans and squeaksthat leads to the cellar, cold and bareand dark as the grave, with nobody thereexcept the spider, huge and fat,who wove her web and sat and saton top of the boxwith rusty locks

this is the child who came to playon a rainy, windy, nasty day

and said BOO to the ghost who groaned in the halland SCAT to the rat by the mouldy walland went down the creaking crumbling stairinto the cellar, cold and bare,and laughed at the spider, huge and fat,and brushed off the web where it sat and satand opened the boxwith the rusty locksand took the key to the castle.

in Twinkle Twinkle Chocolate Bar, compiled by John Foster, Oxford, 0-19276-092-0, pp 52-4

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