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Key Stage Three Heroes and Villains: Design a Front Cover for This Topic Key Stage Three Heroes and Villains: Design a front cover for this topic Week One: The Kray Twins Lesson One: To be able to extract, and summarise, information from non-fiction sources. Write the definitions under each word, then spell them four times. Attempt 1 Attempt 2 Attempt 3 Attempt 4 Heroes Villains Perspective Opinion Read the following information about The Kray twins, then answer the comprehension questions. Ronald "Ronnie" Kray (24 October 1933 – 17 March 1995) and Reginald "Reggie" Kray (24 October 1933 – 1 October 2000), identical twin brothers, were English criminals, the foremost perpetrators of organised crime in the East End of London during the 1950s and 1960s. With their gang "the Firm" the Krays were involved in murder, armed robbery, arson, protection rackets and assaults. As West End nightclub owners, they mixed with politicians and prominent entertainers such as Diana Dors, Frank Sinatra and Judy Garland. In the 1960s, they became celebrities, being photographed by David Bailey and interviewed on television. They were arrested on 8 May 1968 and convicted in 1969, as a result of the efforts of detectives led by Detective Superintendent Leonard "Nipper" Read. Each was sentenced to life imprisonment. Ronnie remained in Broadmoor Hospital until his death on 17 March 1995; Reggie was released from prison on compassionate grounds in August 2000, eight and a half weeks before his death from cancer. Comprehension Questions 1. What were the real names of the Kray twins? 2. What were the brothers’ nicknames? 3. In what year were they born? 4. True or false: the twins were non-identical? 5. What part of the country did the Kray twins commit most of their crimes in? 6. What was the name of their gang? 7. List three crimes that the brothers were involved in. 8. What non-criminal job did they have? 9. List the name of three celebrities they spent time with. 10. True or false: they were arrested in 1969? 11. What conviction were they given for their crimes? 12. Which brother died in prison? 13. How did Reggie die? 14. Why was Reggie allowed to leave prison before his death? Use the information from above, and any of your own knowledge, to write a summary about each twin. (Remember, a summary is where the most important parts are picked out and put into a shorter piece of information.) Name one similarity between the two brothers. Name one difference between the two brothers. In your opinion, were the brothers heroes or villains? You must give reasons for your answer. Lesson Two: To be able to compare information from two different sources. Match the correct word with the definition A person’s individual Two or more people Two or more people The opposite of fact: a viewpoint on an who are seen as evil who do something word that means event. or bad. wonderful or great; someone’s own who do something to feelings and thoughts. help others. Heroes Villains Perspective Opinion Read the following source about The Kray twins. Why do people still admire the notorious East End gangsters who murdered their way to wealth? This week marks 50 years since the arrest of the notorious East End gangsters Reggie and Ronnie Kray. The twins were deeply embedded within the post-war Londonunderworld, and were kingpins of organised crime feared for their enforcement of protection rackets, armed robberies, arson attacks and murders, notably the famous dispatching of George Cornell and Jack “The Hat” McVitie. They were also celebrities, Swinging Sixties nightclub owners who courted Hollywood stars like Judy Garland, Frank Sinatra and George Raft and British pin-ups such as Diana Dors and Barbara Windsor. They were even photographed by David Bailey. In Ronnie’s own words: “We were f***ing untouchable”. This gangland Tweedledee and Tweedledum – who loved their dear old mum – were convicted for their crimes in 1969 and spent the rest of their lives in prison, Ronnie dying of a heart attack in Broadmoor in 1995, Reggie five years later of bladder cancer. Would you say this piece is more factual or opinion? Give reasons for your answer. What is this person’s perspective on the Kray twins? Give reasons for your answer. Find a quote from the source that is a FACT. Find a quote from the source that is an OPINION Read the following article Why do men still find gangland figures like the Krays so appealing? It’s a fair cop, guv’. My hands are up, I confess. I’m mildly obsessed with them (if you need proof, I’ve read their Wikipedia page at least five times – all the way through as well, not just the gory bits). And the Krays aren’t the only ones. Think of all the other guv’nors and geezers and Great Train Robbers who have become cultural icons and urban legends in their own right – immortalised in books, films, and TV series. So what is it about these gangland figures that men (because it's usually men) find so appealing? They’re violent criminals – psychotic even – yet we idolise them, treat them like folk heroes Is there something ingrained in the male psyche that naturally draws us to the danger? Do we live vicariously though their stories? Or do we simply hold a sneaking admiration for anyone who gets away with not playing by the rules? The gangster represents something that’s primal and instinctive; he’s dangerous and exciting, and does the things we’d never dare to. He stays up late, drinks expensive booze and dates beautiful women. He deals in cash only, tells the rozzers where to stick it, and has his own code of ethics. What is this person’s perspective on the Kray twins? Give reasons for your answer. Find a quote from the source that is a FACT. Find a quote from the source that is an OPINION. Write a summary of the differences between the writer’s perspectives in source a and source b, twards The ray twins. What is the opinion of the writer in source A? Give an example to back up your point. What does this show about their perspective towards The Krays? Use a comparative discourse marker (On the other hand, similarly, alternatively etc.) What is the opinion of the writer in source B? Give an example to back up your point. What does this show about their perspective towards The Krays? Why might they be different? Lesson Three: To be able to use information gathered this week to write a piece of descriptive writing about The Krays. Fill in the gaps using the words below. The Kray twins. Notorious. Legendary. Murderous. Do you listen to the …………………… of those who knew them, or he hard cold facts? Were they terrible …………………………, out to rob, murder and steal their way to glory? That’s one …………………………….. Or were they …………………., great men of their time, as portrayed in the film “Legend”? Heroes Villains Perspective Opinions Your task is to write a piece of description about The Kray twins. Decide first if you are going to present them as heroes or villains? You may describe: How they felt committing their first crime? When they went to prison? How they felt on their death beds? How the crowd felt at their funeral? Or come up with your own idea. Example The thrill. There was nothing like it. Nothing but the thrill, and me, and my brother and the thrill. People always presumed I was in it for the money, but that was Reggie. He was the one who closed his eyes and saw gleaming pound-signs in his dream. Me? The excitement, the adrenaline, the feeling of blood pounding through my veins like a pack of wolves on the chase; that’s why I did it. I can still remember the thrill now, as I lie here, my arms linked up to wires and machines, and fluids being pumped through my blood instead…. BEFORE YOU START WRITING, YOU MUST DECIDE…. Are you going to Are you going to write Are you going to write Pay attention to present them as in the past or present in the first person spelling. heroes or villains? tense? (their perspective) or Write in paragraphs. third person (an Use full stops and omniscient narrator’s capital letters in the perspective? right places. WEEK TWO: ACTS OF HEORISM Lesson One: to explore what makes a good hero Write the definitions under each word, then spell them four times. Attempt 1 Attempt 2 Attempt 3 Attempt 4 Heroic Villainous Successful Features Write down a list for what makes a good hero, and what makes a good villain. Hero Villain Choose one of the pictures from above and write a description of them below in as much detail as possible. Read it to a family member and see if they can guess. See example. Chippings of blood clung to his teeth in sticky, scarlet shards. The ruby stains were bright against his skin, which was as white and ominous as a full moon in winter. His eyes, as granite as a grave stone, watched my every move as I entered the room, like an eagle watches a mouse creep along the floor, before it dives down and strikes. Design a hero or villain of your own. Draw them below, then label their features. Lesson Two: To evaluate what makes a hero Match the correct word with the definition An adjective used to An adjective used to An adjective used to describe something A distinct or particular describe how well describe something that is brave and characteristic of something has been that is bad, evil and impressive.
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