Coraline (Gaiman) - full scheme of work, 93 slide PPT PLUS resources - fiction

This resource is a full scheme of work for the novel ‘Coraline’ by Neil Gaiman. Originally written for a low ability year 8 group, it is suitable for years 7 or 8, low to mid ability. Updated Jan 2022.

There is a mammoth 93 slide PPT plus all resources included in this bundle. The PPT works through a range of activities designed to develop both reading and writing skills via cross-over creative tasks. Suggested reading chunked to go with lessons.

Topics and tasks as follows:

• Pre-reading tasks (book name and cover)
• expectations / predictions
• characterisation
• Effect of language (using the PEEZL acronym)
• Example of writing about effect
• Inference
• Settings
• Creative writing - create an ‘other’ you
• Improving creative writing
• Parallel world theme
• formal letter writing
• planning and scaffolded writing and peer assessment opportunities
• comparing the two worlds
• tracking tone changes
• creating horror
• pre-annotated extract
• writing as a character (diary entry)
• Use of simile / creating own similes
• theme of survival
• tracking Coraline’s journey
• more in-depth theme investigation
• writer’s messages
• forming critical opinions
• twisted fairy tales (investigation and creating own)
• Heroines and stereotypes
• quote finding
• effective endings
• foreshadowing
• 5 years later - writing a new chapter

Updated Jan 2022