Section outline

  • To use evidence from the animation to answer questions on events, atmosphere and characterisation. 

    • Steps to success: 

    MUST: I can watch the animation and answer simple questions (retrieval questions). 

    SHOULD: I can read the question, make a point and use evidence to support my answer. 

    COULD: I can explain my point and evidence.

    Tuesday

    Let's Watch “Alma”


    • Alma is a little girl who ventures into town in the snow. She is drawn to a shop window by a familiar looking doll. She enters the shop... what will happen when she goes inside?

    • Start watching the animation. Pause before she enters the shop.

    Think about the following questions: 

    • Who is she? 

    • What is she doing there? 

    • What do you think she is going to do? 

    • Why is she so interested in the shop? 


    Watch the rest of the animation.

    2. Describe the atmosphere of the town at the start of the animation.

    Thursday

    Today you are going to answer questions about Alma using the SEXY Paragraph structure (Subject, Explain your statement, Evidence, Y is this important).
    Breakdown of SEXY paragraphs is on Google Classroom.

    Answer the questions using the SEXY structure. 
    1. Describe the shop front and shape. Why is it this shape? What atmosphere is the animator trying to create? 
    2. What happens when Alma writes her name on the wall? Why do you think that the doll looks exactly like Alma? 
    3. How does Alma feel when she cannot open the shop door? Give examples to support your answer. 
    4. Who do you think the boy on the tricycle is and why is he trying to get out?
    5. Describe the atmosphere in the doll shop. 
    6. Alma is a determined young girl. Watch the animation and find evidence to support this. 
    7. What happens when Alma touches the ‘Alma’ doll? How is Alma feeling and how do you know? Extension: What do you think will happen after the next doll appears on the doll stand? Explain your answer fully, giving reasons for your prediction.