Scarper Jack and the Bloodstained Room by Christopher Russell
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Put your finger on it | ||
Engaging pre-reading activities to help develop knowledge of the social and historical context of the novel. (N.B. this resource relies on internet based research.) | |||
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Stay or go? | ||
Questions and activities to accompany the opening pages. | |||
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Jack investigates | ||
Activities to explore how the author creates excitement and tension at the end of Chapter one. | |||
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Mind your language! | ||
A great resource. Get pupils involved in the murky worlds of slang and Victorian criminals! | |||
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Like chalk and cheese | ||
A handy worksheet to help students take a closer look at Rupert and April. | |||
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Suspects | ||
Create the article the 'London News' reporter might have written after his conversation with Colonel Radcliffe in Chapter five. Includes a set of questions that can be used to support less able students. | |||
| KS3 | Prose Published: 01/04/2009 | |||
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Jack and April | ||
Questions to develop understanding of the relationship between Jack and April. | |||
| KS3 | Prose Published: 01/04/2009 | |||
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Who killed Henry Featherstone? | ||
A whizzy resource to rank those suspects most likely to have murdered Henry Featherstone. | |||
| KS3 | Prose Published: 01/04/2009 | |||
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Like father, like son? | ||
A useful resource to help students explore the theme of father/son relationships. | |||
| KS3 | Prose Published: 01/04/2009 | |||
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The painting | ||
A whizzy true/false activity to consolidating understanding of Chapter 9. | |||
| KS3 | Prose Published: 01/04/2009 | |||
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Break-in! | ||
Get to grips with the scene with the strangler. Complete the table to show what happens when! Works well blown up to A3 and could also be used on the IWB. Answer sheet included. | |||
| KS3 | Prose Published: 01/04/2009 | |||
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Hostage! | ||
Activities for students to tackle after finishing the novel, including a chance to re-write the final events from April's point of view. | |||
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Sequencing Scarper! | ||
Students put key events from the narrative into the right order. (Answer: i, b, a, f, g, j, c, e, h, d.) | |||
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