1. The Journey North
Lesson Objective: To be able to explain the writer’s use of language to create tension

2. Drablow
Drab
Low
What is the significance of the name ‘Drablow’?

3. Read until the end of the chapter
What are your impressions of Mr Daily?
Does Mr Daily leave Arthur any clues about Mrs Drablow or Eel Marsh House?

4. Tension: When you can feel anticipation and a sense of foreboding
How has the author created tension with one of the quotes below?
‘For some reason then, I shuddered...’
‘feeling an unpleasant sensation of being isolated far from any human dwelling, and trapped in this cold tomb of a railway carriage...’
‘There was a shriek from the train whistle.’
‘trying to see out into the darkness.’
‘disappeared into the darkness.’
Metaphorical?
Pick out a key word
Foreboding / foreshadowing

5. Place Names: Nine Lives Causeway Eel Marsh Grapemouth Tunnel
What do you think is significant about the names that Hill has given to the places associated with Mrs Drablow?