Cirque Du Freak by Darren Shan
Unit
English
Year 5 - Year 6
Teacher of Primary
Description
Group work
Year 6 English Teaching Resources: Cirque Du Freak (Unit of work, 91-slide PowerPoint and 10 worksheets) This engaging teaching resource explores the novel Cirque Du Freak in detail and covers the following areas of study: - Developing inference and deduction and active reading skills and strategies - The novel's context and background - Victorian freak shows (research task) - Character study and creating character profiles - How to use embedded quotes in an answer - Writing a P.E.A.R.L. response - Summarising and reporting - Individual, pair and group activities - Identifying, understanding and using adverbs effectively - The author's use of language in Cirque Du Freak - Using speech marks in writing - Structuring and writing an assessed extra chapter for Cirque Du Freak
Unit contents
Overview Documents
Medium Term Plan
Resource
English
Y5 - Y6
Year 6 English Teaching Resources: Cirque Du Freak (Unit of work, 91-slide PowerPoint and 10 worksheets) This engaging teaching resource explores the novel Cirque Du Freak in detail and covers the following areas of study: - Developing inference and deduction and active reading skills and strategies - The novel's context and background - Victorian freak shows (research task) - Character study and creating character profiles - How to use embedded quotes in an answer - Writing a P.E.A.R.L. response - Summarising and reporting - Individual, pair and group activities - Identifying, understanding and using adverbs effectively - The author's use of language in Cirque Du Freak - Using speech marks in writing - Structuring and writing an assessed extra chapter for Cirque Du Freak
Homework Planner Worksheet
Resource
English
Y5 - Y6
Year 6 English Teaching Resources: Cirque Du Freak (Unit of work, 91-slide PowerPoint and 10 worksheets) This engaging teaching resource explores the novel Cirque Du Freak in detail and covers the following areas of study: - Developing inference and deduction and active reading skills and strategies - The novel's context and background - Victorian freak shows (research task) - Character study and creating character profiles - How to use embedded quotes in an answer - Writing a P.E.A.R.L. response - Summarising and reporting - Individual, pair and group activities - Identifying, understanding and using adverbs effectively - The author's use of language in Cirque Du Freak - Using speech marks in writing - Structuring and writing an assessed extra chapter for Cirque Du Freak
Lessons
1. Infer and Deduce
Lesson
English
Year 6 English Teaching Resources: Cirque Du Freak (Unit of work, 91-slide PowerPoint and 10 worksheets) This engaging teaching resource explores the novel Cirque Du Freak in detail and covers the following areas of study: - Developing inference and deduction and active reading skills and strategies - The novel's context and background - Victorian freak shows (research task) - Character study and creating character profiles - How to use embedded quotes in an answer - Writing a P.E.A.R.L. response - Summarising and reporting - Individual, pair and group activities - Identifying, understanding and using adverbs effectively - The author's use of language in Cirque Du Freak - Using speech marks in writing - Structuring and writing an assessed extra chapter for Cirque Du Freak
2. Blurb Analysis
Lesson
English
Year 6 English Teaching Resources: Cirque Du Freak (Unit of work, 91-slide PowerPoint and 10 worksheets) This engaging teaching resource explores the novel Cirque Du Freak in detail and covers the following areas of study: - Developing inference and deduction and active reading skills and strategies - The novel's context and background - Victorian freak shows (research task) - Character study and creating character profiles - How to use embedded quotes in an answer - Writing a P.E.A.R.L. response - Summarising and reporting - Individual, pair and group activities - Identifying, understanding and using adverbs effectively - The author's use of language in Cirque Du Freak - Using speech marks in writing - Structuring and writing an assessed extra chapter for Cirque Du Freak
3. Vocabulary Research
Lesson
English
Year 6 English Teaching Resources: Cirque Du Freak (Unit of work, 91-slide PowerPoint and 10 worksheets) This engaging teaching resource explores the novel Cirque Du Freak in detail and covers the following areas of study: - Developing inference and deduction and active reading skills and strategies - The novel's context and background - Victorian freak shows (research task) - Character study and creating character profiles - How to use embedded quotes in an answer - Writing a P.E.A.R.L. response - Summarising and reporting - Individual, pair and group activities - Identifying, understanding and using adverbs effectively - The author's use of language in Cirque Du Freak - Using speech marks in writing - Structuring and writing an assessed extra chapter for Cirque Du Freak
4. Freak shows. For or Against
Lesson
English
Year 6 English Teaching Resources: Cirque Du Freak (Unit of work, 91-slide PowerPoint and 10 worksheets) This engaging teaching resource explores the novel Cirque Du Freak in detail and covers the following areas of study: - Developing inference and deduction and active reading skills and strategies - The novel's context and background - Victorian freak shows (research task) - Character study and creating character profiles - How to use embedded quotes in an answer - Writing a P.E.A.R.L. response - Summarising and reporting - Individual, pair and group activities - Identifying, understanding and using adverbs effectively - The author's use of language in Cirque Du Freak - Using speech marks in writing - Structuring and writing an assessed extra chapter for Cirque Du Freak
5. Tracking the Text
Lesson
English
Year 6 English Teaching Resources: Cirque Du Freak (Unit of work, 91-slide PowerPoint and 10 worksheets) This engaging teaching resource explores the novel Cirque Du Freak in detail and covers the following areas of study: - Developing inference and deduction and active reading skills and strategies - The novel's context and background - Victorian freak shows (research task) - Character study and creating character profiles - How to use embedded quotes in an answer - Writing a P.E.A.R.L. response - Summarising and reporting - Individual, pair and group activities - Identifying, understanding and using adverbs effectively - The author's use of language in Cirque Du Freak - Using speech marks in writing - Structuring and writing an assessed extra chapter for Cirque Du Freak
6. Paired Reading Ch 4 to 6
Lesson
English
Year 6 English Teaching Resources: Cirque Du Freak (Unit of work, 91-slide PowerPoint and 10 worksheets) This engaging teaching resource explores the novel Cirque Du Freak in detail and covers the following areas of study: - Developing inference and deduction and active reading skills and strategies - The novel's context and background - Victorian freak shows (research task) - Character study and creating character profiles - How to use embedded quotes in an answer - Writing a P.E.A.R.L. response - Summarising and reporting - Individual, pair and group activities - Identifying, understanding and using adverbs effectively - The author's use of language in Cirque Du Freak - Using speech marks in writing - Structuring and writing an assessed extra chapter for Cirque Du Freak
7. Small Group Reading Ch 7 and 8
Lesson
English
Year 6 English Teaching Resources: Cirque Du Freak (Unit of work, 91-slide PowerPoint and 10 worksheets) This engaging teaching resource explores the novel Cirque Du Freak in detail and covers the following areas of study: - Developing inference and deduction and active reading skills and strategies - The novel's context and background - Victorian freak shows (research task) - Character study and creating character profiles - How to use embedded quotes in an answer - Writing a P.E.A.R.L. response - Summarising and reporting - Individual, pair and group activities - Identifying, understanding and using adverbs effectively - The author's use of language in Cirque Du Freak - Using speech marks in writing - Structuring and writing an assessed extra chapter for Cirque Du Freak
8. Creating Tension
Lesson
English
Year 6 English Teaching Resources: Cirque Du Freak (Unit of work, 91-slide PowerPoint and 10 worksheets) This engaging teaching resource explores the novel Cirque Du Freak in detail and covers the following areas of study: - Developing inference and deduction and active reading skills and strategies - The novel's context and background - Victorian freak shows (research task) - Character study and creating character profiles - How to use embedded quotes in an answer - Writing a P.E.A.R.L. response - Summarising and reporting - Individual, pair and group activities - Identifying, understanding and using adverbs effectively - The author's use of language in Cirque Du Freak - Using speech marks in writing - Structuring and writing an assessed extra chapter for Cirque Du Freak
9. PEARL Response
Lesson
English
Year 6 English Teaching Resources: Cirque Du Freak (Unit of work, 91-slide PowerPoint and 10 worksheets) This engaging teaching resource explores the novel Cirque Du Freak in detail and covers the following areas of study: - Developing inference and deduction and active reading skills and strategies - The novel's context and background - Victorian freak shows (research task) - Character study and creating character profiles - How to use embedded quotes in an answer - Writing a P.E.A.R.L. response - Summarising and reporting - Individual, pair and group activities - Identifying, understanding and using adverbs effectively - The author's use of language in Cirque Du Freak - Using speech marks in writing - Structuring and writing an assessed extra chapter for Cirque Du Freak
10. Mr. Crepsley Character Profile
Lesson
English
Year 6 English Teaching Resources: Cirque Du Freak (Unit of work, 91-slide PowerPoint and 10 worksheets) This engaging teaching resource explores the novel Cirque Du Freak in detail and covers the following areas of study: - Developing inference and deduction and active reading skills and strategies - The novel's context and background - Victorian freak shows (research task) - Character study and creating character profiles - How to use embedded quotes in an answer - Writing a P.E.A.R.L. response - Summarising and reporting - Individual, pair and group activities - Identifying, understanding and using adverbs effectively - The author's use of language in Cirque Du Freak - Using speech marks in writing - Structuring and writing an assessed extra chapter for Cirque Du Freak
11. Adverbs
Lesson
English
Year 6 English Teaching Resources: Cirque Du Freak (Unit of work, 91-slide PowerPoint and 10 worksheets) This engaging teaching resource explores the novel Cirque Du Freak in detail and covers the following areas of study: - Developing inference and deduction and active reading skills and strategies - The novel's context and background - Victorian freak shows (research task) - Character study and creating character profiles - How to use embedded quotes in an answer - Writing a P.E.A.R.L. response - Summarising and reporting - Individual, pair and group activities - Identifying, understanding and using adverbs effectively - The author's use of language in Cirque Du Freak - Using speech marks in writing - Structuring and writing an assessed extra chapter for Cirque Du Freak
12 and 13. Group Reading
Lesson
English
Year 6 English Teaching Resources: Cirque Du Freak (Unit of work, 91-slide PowerPoint and 10 worksheets) This engaging teaching resource explores the novel Cirque Du Freak in detail and covers the following areas of study: - Developing inference and deduction and active reading skills and strategies - The novel's context and background - Victorian freak shows (research task) - Character study and creating character profiles - How to use embedded quotes in an answer - Writing a P.E.A.R.L. response - Summarising and reporting - Individual, pair and group activities - Identifying, understanding and using adverbs effectively - The author's use of language in Cirque Du Freak - Using speech marks in writing - Structuring and writing an assessed extra chapter for Cirque Du Freak
14. Character Analysis
Lesson
English
Year 6 English Teaching Resources: Cirque Du Freak (Unit of work, 91-slide PowerPoint and 10 worksheets) This engaging teaching resource explores the novel Cirque Du Freak in detail and covers the following areas of study: - Developing inference and deduction and active reading skills and strategies - The novel's context and background - Victorian freak shows (research task) - Character study and creating character profiles - How to use embedded quotes in an answer - Writing a P.E.A.R.L. response - Summarising and reporting - Individual, pair and group activities - Identifying, understanding and using adverbs effectively - The author's use of language in Cirque Du Freak - Using speech marks in writing - Structuring and writing an assessed extra chapter for Cirque Du Freak
15. Read to the End
Lesson
English
Year 6 English Teaching Resources: Cirque Du Freak (Unit of work, 91-slide PowerPoint and 10 worksheets) This engaging teaching resource explores the novel Cirque Du Freak in detail and covers the following areas of study: - Developing inference and deduction and active reading skills and strategies - The novel's context and background - Victorian freak shows (research task) - Character study and creating character profiles - How to use embedded quotes in an answer - Writing a P.E.A.R.L. response - Summarising and reporting - Individual, pair and group activities - Identifying, understanding and using adverbs effectively - The author's use of language in Cirque Du Freak - Using speech marks in writing - Structuring and writing an assessed extra chapter for Cirque Du Freak
16. Speech Marks
Lesson
English
Year 6 English Teaching Resources: Cirque Du Freak (Unit of work, 91-slide PowerPoint and 10 worksheets) This engaging teaching resource explores the novel Cirque Du Freak in detail and covers the following areas of study: - Developing inference and deduction and active reading skills and strategies - The novel's context and background - Victorian freak shows (research task) - Character study and creating character profiles - How to use embedded quotes in an answer - Writing a P.E.A.R.L. response - Summarising and reporting - Individual, pair and group activities - Identifying, understanding and using adverbs effectively - The author's use of language in Cirque Du Freak - Using speech marks in writing - Structuring and writing an assessed extra chapter for Cirque Du Freak
17. Write your own chapter
Lesson
English
Year 6 English Teaching Resources: Cirque Du Freak (Unit of work, 91-slide PowerPoint and 10 worksheets) This engaging teaching resource explores the novel Cirque Du Freak in detail and covers the following areas of study: - Developing inference and deduction and active reading skills and strategies - The novel's context and background - Victorian freak shows (research task) - Character study and creating character profiles - How to use embedded quotes in an answer - Writing a P.E.A.R.L. response - Summarising and reporting - Individual, pair and group activities - Identifying, understanding and using adverbs effectively - The author's use of language in Cirque Du Freak - Using speech marks in writing - Structuring and writing an assessed extra chapter for Cirque Du Freak
Unit contents
Overview Documents
Medium Term Plan
Resource
English
Y5 - Y6
Year 6 English Teaching Resources: Cirque Du Freak (Unit of work, 91-slide PowerPoint and 10 worksheets) This engaging teaching resource explores the novel Cirque Du Freak in detail and covers the following areas of study: - Developing inference and deduction and active reading skills and strategies - The novel's context and background - Victorian freak shows (research task) - Character study and creating character profiles - How to use embedded quotes in an answer - Writing a P.E.A.R.L. response - Summarising and reporting - Individual, pair and group activities - Identifying, understanding and using adverbs effectively - The author's use of language in Cirque Du Freak - Using speech marks in writing - Structuring and writing an assessed extra chapter for Cirque Du Freak
Homework Planner Worksheet
Resource
English
Y5 - Y6
Year 6 English Teaching Resources: Cirque Du Freak (Unit of work, 91-slide PowerPoint and 10 worksheets) This engaging teaching resource explores the novel Cirque Du Freak in detail and covers the following areas of study: - Developing inference and deduction and active reading skills and strategies - The novel's context and background - Victorian freak shows (research task) - Character study and creating character profiles - How to use embedded quotes in an answer - Writing a P.E.A.R.L. response - Summarising and reporting - Individual, pair and group activities - Identifying, understanding and using adverbs effectively - The author's use of language in Cirque Du Freak - Using speech marks in writing - Structuring and writing an assessed extra chapter for Cirque Du Freak
Lessons
1. Infer and Deduce
Lesson
English
Year 6 English Teaching Resources: Cirque Du Freak (Unit of work, 91-slide PowerPoint and 10 worksheets) This engaging teaching resource explores the novel Cirque Du Freak in detail and covers the following areas of study: - Developing inference and deduction and active reading skills and strategies - The novel's context and background - Victorian freak shows (research task) - Character study and creating character profiles - How to use embedded quotes in an answer - Writing a P.E.A.R.L. response - Summarising and reporting - Individual, pair and group activities - Identifying, understanding and using adverbs effectively - The author's use of language in Cirque Du Freak - Using speech marks in writing - Structuring and writing an assessed extra chapter for Cirque Du Freak
2. Blurb Analysis
Lesson
English
Year 6 English Teaching Resources: Cirque Du Freak (Unit of work, 91-slide PowerPoint and 10 worksheets) This engaging teaching resource explores the novel Cirque Du Freak in detail and covers the following areas of study: - Developing inference and deduction and active reading skills and strategies - The novel's context and background - Victorian freak shows (research task) - Character study and creating character profiles - How to use embedded quotes in an answer - Writing a P.E.A.R.L. response - Summarising and reporting - Individual, pair and group activities - Identifying, understanding and using adverbs effectively - The author's use of language in Cirque Du Freak - Using speech marks in writing - Structuring and writing an assessed extra chapter for Cirque Du Freak
3. Vocabulary Research
Lesson
English
Year 6 English Teaching Resources: Cirque Du Freak (Unit of work, 91-slide PowerPoint and 10 worksheets) This engaging teaching resource explores the novel Cirque Du Freak in detail and covers the following areas of study: - Developing inference and deduction and active reading skills and strategies - The novel's context and background - Victorian freak shows (research task) - Character study and creating character profiles - How to use embedded quotes in an answer - Writing a P.E.A.R.L. response - Summarising and reporting - Individual, pair and group activities - Identifying, understanding and using adverbs effectively - The author's use of language in Cirque Du Freak - Using speech marks in writing - Structuring and writing an assessed extra chapter for Cirque Du Freak
4. Freak shows. For or Against
Lesson
English
Year 6 English Teaching Resources: Cirque Du Freak (Unit of work, 91-slide PowerPoint and 10 worksheets) This engaging teaching resource explores the novel Cirque Du Freak in detail and covers the following areas of study: - Developing inference and deduction and active reading skills and strategies - The novel's context and background - Victorian freak shows (research task) - Character study and creating character profiles - How to use embedded quotes in an answer - Writing a P.E.A.R.L. response - Summarising and reporting - Individual, pair and group activities - Identifying, understanding and using adverbs effectively - The author's use of language in Cirque Du Freak - Using speech marks in writing - Structuring and writing an assessed extra chapter for Cirque Du Freak
5. Tracking the Text
Lesson
English
Year 6 English Teaching Resources: Cirque Du Freak (Unit of work, 91-slide PowerPoint and 10 worksheets) This engaging teaching resource explores the novel Cirque Du Freak in detail and covers the following areas of study: - Developing inference and deduction and active reading skills and strategies - The novel's context and background - Victorian freak shows (research task) - Character study and creating character profiles - How to use embedded quotes in an answer - Writing a P.E.A.R.L. response - Summarising and reporting - Individual, pair and group activities - Identifying, understanding and using adverbs effectively - The author's use of language in Cirque Du Freak - Using speech marks in writing - Structuring and writing an assessed extra chapter for Cirque Du Freak
6. Paired Reading Ch 4 to 6
Lesson
English
Year 6 English Teaching Resources: Cirque Du Freak (Unit of work, 91-slide PowerPoint and 10 worksheets) This engaging teaching resource explores the novel Cirque Du Freak in detail and covers the following areas of study: - Developing inference and deduction and active reading skills and strategies - The novel's context and background - Victorian freak shows (research task) - Character study and creating character profiles - How to use embedded quotes in an answer - Writing a P.E.A.R.L. response - Summarising and reporting - Individual, pair and group activities - Identifying, understanding and using adverbs effectively - The author's use of language in Cirque Du Freak - Using speech marks in writing - Structuring and writing an assessed extra chapter for Cirque Du Freak
7. Small Group Reading Ch 7 and 8
Lesson
English
Year 6 English Teaching Resources: Cirque Du Freak (Unit of work, 91-slide PowerPoint and 10 worksheets) This engaging teaching resource explores the novel Cirque Du Freak in detail and covers the following areas of study: - Developing inference and deduction and active reading skills and strategies - The novel's context and background - Victorian freak shows (research task) - Character study and creating character profiles - How to use embedded quotes in an answer - Writing a P.E.A.R.L. response - Summarising and reporting - Individual, pair and group activities - Identifying, understanding and using adverbs effectively - The author's use of language in Cirque Du Freak - Using speech marks in writing - Structuring and writing an assessed extra chapter for Cirque Du Freak
8. Creating Tension
Lesson
English
Year 6 English Teaching Resources: Cirque Du Freak (Unit of work, 91-slide PowerPoint and 10 worksheets) This engaging teaching resource explores the novel Cirque Du Freak in detail and covers the following areas of study: - Developing inference and deduction and active reading skills and strategies - The novel's context and background - Victorian freak shows (research task) - Character study and creating character profiles - How to use embedded quotes in an answer - Writing a P.E.A.R.L. response - Summarising and reporting - Individual, pair and group activities - Identifying, understanding and using adverbs effectively - The author's use of language in Cirque Du Freak - Using speech marks in writing - Structuring and writing an assessed extra chapter for Cirque Du Freak
9. PEARL Response
Lesson
English
Year 6 English Teaching Resources: Cirque Du Freak (Unit of work, 91-slide PowerPoint and 10 worksheets) This engaging teaching resource explores the novel Cirque Du Freak in detail and covers the following areas of study: - Developing inference and deduction and active reading skills and strategies - The novel's context and background - Victorian freak shows (research task) - Character study and creating character profiles - How to use embedded quotes in an answer - Writing a P.E.A.R.L. response - Summarising and reporting - Individual, pair and group activities - Identifying, understanding and using adverbs effectively - The author's use of language in Cirque Du Freak - Using speech marks in writing - Structuring and writing an assessed extra chapter for Cirque Du Freak
10. Mr. Crepsley Character Profile
Lesson
English
Year 6 English Teaching Resources: Cirque Du Freak (Unit of work, 91-slide PowerPoint and 10 worksheets) This engaging teaching resource explores the novel Cirque Du Freak in detail and covers the following areas of study: - Developing inference and deduction and active reading skills and strategies - The novel's context and background - Victorian freak shows (research task) - Character study and creating character profiles - How to use embedded quotes in an answer - Writing a P.E.A.R.L. response - Summarising and reporting - Individual, pair and group activities - Identifying, understanding and using adverbs effectively - The author's use of language in Cirque Du Freak - Using speech marks in writing - Structuring and writing an assessed extra chapter for Cirque Du Freak
11. Adverbs
Lesson
English
Year 6 English Teaching Resources: Cirque Du Freak (Unit of work, 91-slide PowerPoint and 10 worksheets) This engaging teaching resource explores the novel Cirque Du Freak in detail and covers the following areas of study: - Developing inference and deduction and active reading skills and strategies - The novel's context and background - Victorian freak shows (research task) - Character study and creating character profiles - How to use embedded quotes in an answer - Writing a P.E.A.R.L. response - Summarising and reporting - Individual, pair and group activities - Identifying, understanding and using adverbs effectively - The author's use of language in Cirque Du Freak - Using speech marks in writing - Structuring and writing an assessed extra chapter for Cirque Du Freak
12 and 13. Group Reading
Lesson
English
Year 6 English Teaching Resources: Cirque Du Freak (Unit of work, 91-slide PowerPoint and 10 worksheets) This engaging teaching resource explores the novel Cirque Du Freak in detail and covers the following areas of study: - Developing inference and deduction and active reading skills and strategies - The novel's context and background - Victorian freak shows (research task) - Character study and creating character profiles - How to use embedded quotes in an answer - Writing a P.E.A.R.L. response - Summarising and reporting - Individual, pair and group activities - Identifying, understanding and using adverbs effectively - The author's use of language in Cirque Du Freak - Using speech marks in writing - Structuring and writing an assessed extra chapter for Cirque Du Freak
14. Character Analysis
Lesson
English
Year 6 English Teaching Resources: Cirque Du Freak (Unit of work, 91-slide PowerPoint and 10 worksheets) This engaging teaching resource explores the novel Cirque Du Freak in detail and covers the following areas of study: - Developing inference and deduction and active reading skills and strategies - The novel's context and background - Victorian freak shows (research task) - Character study and creating character profiles - How to use embedded quotes in an answer - Writing a P.E.A.R.L. response - Summarising and reporting - Individual, pair and group activities - Identifying, understanding and using adverbs effectively - The author's use of language in Cirque Du Freak - Using speech marks in writing - Structuring and writing an assessed extra chapter for Cirque Du Freak
15. Read to the End
Lesson
English
Year 6 English Teaching Resources: Cirque Du Freak (Unit of work, 91-slide PowerPoint and 10 worksheets) This engaging teaching resource explores the novel Cirque Du Freak in detail and covers the following areas of study: - Developing inference and deduction and active reading skills and strategies - The novel's context and background - Victorian freak shows (research task) - Character study and creating character profiles - How to use embedded quotes in an answer - Writing a P.E.A.R.L. response - Summarising and reporting - Individual, pair and group activities - Identifying, understanding and using adverbs effectively - The author's use of language in Cirque Du Freak - Using speech marks in writing - Structuring and writing an assessed extra chapter for Cirque Du Freak
16. Speech Marks
Lesson
English
Year 6 English Teaching Resources: Cirque Du Freak (Unit of work, 91-slide PowerPoint and 10 worksheets) This engaging teaching resource explores the novel Cirque Du Freak in detail and covers the following areas of study: - Developing inference and deduction and active reading skills and strategies - The novel's context and background - Victorian freak shows (research task) - Character study and creating character profiles - How to use embedded quotes in an answer - Writing a P.E.A.R.L. response - Summarising and reporting - Individual, pair and group activities - Identifying, understanding and using adverbs effectively - The author's use of language in Cirque Du Freak - Using speech marks in writing - Structuring and writing an assessed extra chapter for Cirque Du Freak
17. Write your own chapter
Lesson
English
Year 6 English Teaching Resources: Cirque Du Freak (Unit of work, 91-slide PowerPoint and 10 worksheets) This engaging teaching resource explores the novel Cirque Du Freak in detail and covers the following areas of study: - Developing inference and deduction and active reading skills and strategies - The novel's context and background - Victorian freak shows (research task) - Character study and creating character profiles - How to use embedded quotes in an answer - Writing a P.E.A.R.L. response - Summarising and reporting - Individual, pair and group activities - Identifying, understanding and using adverbs effectively - The author's use of language in Cirque Du Freak - Using speech marks in writing - Structuring and writing an assessed extra chapter for Cirque Du Freak