1. Writer’s Craft
Objectives: To explore how Hill uses language effectively to describe the second appearance of ‘The Woman in Black’ in Chapter 5 (Across the Causeway).
Starter Activity
Write a 50 word summary, stating the events in Chapter 5 ‘Across the Causeway’.
Use the prompts below to help you piece together the narrative/key events/characters/techniques:
Keckwick
Contrast
Pathetic fallacy
Arthur Kipps’ feelings
Eel Marsh House
Second appearance of the ‘Woman in Black’
Isolation

2. You can zoom in on key words to analyse Hill’s craft in more depth.
How does hill make the second appearance of the woman in black more frightening?
Task: Stick the worksheet in your exercise books and annotate it exploring the following techniques Hill uses to create tension in this extract and the effect on you as the reader:
YOU MUST EVALUATE HILL’S TECHNIQUES!!
Imagery
Pathetic Fallacy
Sensory Language
Metaphor/Simile
Personification
Punctuation for effect (how has punctuation been used to build suspense- (dashes used to pause for example)
Powerful adjectives
Vivid verbs
Repetition
Hyperbole
You may want to do a colour key for identifying each technique. You MUST annotate the extract with the EFFECT/EVALUATION of the writer’s technique.
You can zoom in on key words to analyse Hill’s craft in more depth.

3. What is a Semantic Field?
To strengthen your analysis, explore how Hill uses a Semantic Field in her portrayal of ‘The Woman in Black.’
Use the sentence structure below to help you write a response for this task:
The words ‘_____’ and ‘______’ contribute to a semantic field of ________ which creates an image of __________.
Key Word:
Semantic Field
= A set of words grouped by meaning- referring to a specific subject.

4. How does hill make the second appearance of the woman in black more frightening?
Write a summary paragraph answering the question above – use some of the quotations you have analysed to support your points.
Use the sentence structure below to help you write your response in an academic style.
Top Tips for Specific Analysis:
The writer creates a sense of …
The writer uses ….. to imply/ suggest/ highlight/ reinforce …
The tone of the word ‘______’ implies/ connotes / hints at …
The phrase ‘___________’ challenges the idea that  ….
The words ‘_____’ and ‘______’ contribute to a semantic field of ________ which creates an image of __________.

5. The Sound of the Pony and Trap
Objectives: To investigate how Hill creates tension at the beginning of ‘The Sound of the Pony and Trap’ (Chapter 6).
KEY TERM FOR REVISION:
Enigmatic – to act in a mysterious way.
Keckwick
Keckwick can be described as an enigmatic character – as we read the rest of the chapter look out for quotes that describe Keckwick’s body language and behaviour.
What is strange about his body language and behaviour? Use quotes to support your answer.
Starter Task:
How many other characters could we describe as enigmatic?
Give examples about how/why they are enigmatic.

6. The Sound of the Pony and Trap
Create a table in your book that looks like the one below. As you hear the chapter being read to you, note down any changes in the weather or any sounds that are made. Be as detailed as you can.
Sound
Weather

7. Creating a Tension Graph
Time
Explain what this graph shows you? Try and use quotes to explain how tension in the chapter is developed.
Does the weather and sound develop tension at the same pace?

8. The End of Chapter 6- Final Task
Read the final paragraph at the bottom of Page 93 – from “But in the light of the hall…”
Identify what technique Hill has used here.
Why does she use this technique- what is the effect on us as the reader?