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Subject: ENGLISH YEAR 10 – MRS NORTH Time: 50 minutes Learning Objective: I can predict the text. I can research the author.

Warm Up: WRITING A COMPLEX SENTENCE Watch the clip about writing a complex sentence using the link below, and then read the information and complete the quiz at the bottom. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z4hrt39/articles/zfxfwty

Task 1: MAKING A PREDICTION Can you write a prediction of the text using the book covers above? Make sure you add lots of detail to your writing and decribe the setting, characters and what might happen.

Task 2: RESEARCH The author of Alex Rider Stormbreaker is . Can you use the internet to find 10 facts about him? You could include something about his childhood, his education, any jobs he has had, being an author and also the story Stormbreaker.

THE BLURB

Task 3: THE BLURB Enlarge the page so you can read the blurb and answer these questions.  What can we now find out about the plot?  Who is Alex Rider?  Who are the main characters? Why do you think this?

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