Tom's Midnight Garden - Chapter 15, 16 & 17 - Worksheet

The worksheet for Chapters 15, 16, and 17 of "Tom's Midnight Garden" encourages students to delve deeper into the narrative through a series of discussion questions and reading activities. Discussion questions prompt students to consider Abel's strong reaction to seeing Hatty by the sundial path, explore Tom's mother's puzzlement over his wish to extend his stay with his aunt and uncle, and reflect on Abel's misconception that Tom has tried to harm Hatty. Additionally, students are asked to ponder why James appears as an adult in the story. These questions aim to enhance comprehension and critical thinking with reference to specific reading skills.

Reading activities include continuing a timeline to track key events, analysing Hatty's aunt's character, and engaging in drama exercises to explore Abel's feelings and James' conversation with Hatty about her future. Students are also encouraged to compare the speech of Abel and Tom, predict Hatty's future, and complete a reading comprehension exercise. Grammar and punctuation tasks focus on the use of direct speech, sentence starters, relative clauses, semi-colons, colons, and cohesive devices. Vocabulary work centres on words such as 'perceived' and 'deserted', aiming to expand students' language skills. Writing opportunities range from creating diary entries and newspaper reports to writing instructions for building a tree house. Cross-curricular links are made to subjects such as Science, Art, Design and Technology, Geography, History, Maths, Computing, and PSHE, with activities designed to integrate the story's themes with broader educational objectives.