1. To be able to use key words in a summary of chapter one
The Woman In Black
Lesson Objective:
To be able to use key words in a summary of chapter one

2. Rational Protagonist Rational – logical, unemotional
Protagonist – the character who tells the story
By creating a RATIONAL PROTAGONIST the story becomes more scary, and more believable
If it was told by an irrational person then we would think that they were making it all up!
Are you more likely to believe you rational or irrational friend if they told you they’d seen a ghost?

4. A Frame Narrative A story within a story
Creates even more suspense – is a ghost story convention
To provide a contrasting setting to the one that the protagonist is familiar with
Eel Marsh House is the complete opposite to his own home Monk’s Piece

5. Foreshadowing
A literary technique used by authors to provide clues for the reader to be able to predict what might occur later on in the story.
Find TWO quotes which demonstrate the author’s use of foreshadowing
Hint: we wrote out at least 2 last lesson

6. Chapter 1 (part 2)
Kipps sits with his family while they all tell ghost stories
The family encourage him to tell a ghost story
He is very reluctant to do this
He tells the reader that he will now write his ghost story – the story of his past that had been the ‘shadow’ which had haunted him…

7. Creating tension and suspense
Write down one of the following quotations from the opening chapter that help to create an atmosphere of tension and suspense
Top tip!
Try to isolate key words or phrases and analyse precisely their effect
Nothing so blood-curdling and becreepered and crude – not so… so laughable. The truth is quite other, and altogether more terrible.
Yes, I had a story, a true story, a story of haunting and evil, fear and confusion, horror and tragedy.
I had always known in my heart that the experience would never leave me, that it was now woven into my very fibres, an inextricable part of my past…

8. Chapter 1: Christmas Eve - Worksheet
Use of contrast
The opening chapter sets readers up for ‘a story of haunting and evil’. One method the writer uses to build tension during this chapter is contrast
Examine the following aspects and find contrasts. Select quotes to highlight these:
Aspect
Quote no.1
Quote no.2
Weather
Location
Lifestyle
Ghost stories
Emotions

9. Plenary Put the events of chapter 1 into 4 sentences
Key words to include:
Rational protagonist
Frame Narrative
Foreshadowing
Contrasts
Yes, I had a story, a true story, a story of haunting and evil, fear and confusion, horror and tragedy.