The Giants Necklace - Part 2 - Worksheet

The worksheet for 'The Giant's Necklace - Part 2' offers a comprehensive set of activities aimed at enhancing students' understanding and engagement with the text. Discussion questions delve into the protagonist Cherry's emotions upon waking up, her reasons for exploring a mysterious light, and an intriguing statement made by a young miner. These questions encourage students to think critically about the characters' motivations and feelings. Reading activities include a character analysis of the young miner, plotting the timeline of events, and engaging in drama exercises such as reenacting scenes from the story where Cherry goes missing and the subsequent search for her. Students are also prompted to use descriptive text to draw the mine setting, predict future plot developments, and compare the atmosphere in different story settings. To deepen comprehension, they are tasked with completing a reading comprehension exercise.

The worksheet further enriches learning with grammar and punctuation exercises, where students hunt for examples of commas, direct speech, informal language, expanded noun phrases, and modal verbs within the text. A 'Words to Workshop' section provides a list of vocabulary for students to explore and understand. Writing opportunities abound, with prompts to write ghost stories, recount the mining disaster, compose poetry about mining, and more. Students can also engage in discussions about Cherry's decisions and the implications of her actions. Cross-curricular links extend the learning experience into geography, science, computing, art, design technology, and personal, social, health, and economic education (PSHE), with activities such as mapping Cornwall and Zennor, studying rocks and habitats, creating digital storybooks or animations, and discussing water and personal safety. These diverse and interactive tasks are designed to foster a multifaceted understanding of the narrative and its context.