Chapter 1 of War Horse

Learning Objective:
To understand how WWI relates to the novel
Starter Choose the best adjective to describe each of
these pictures.
Watch these films. They are representations
of what it was like to go over the top.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xa9EK-PfyF8 Very
violent and gory

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vH3-Gt7mgyM
Blackadder Goes Forth
 Lets Read the Authors Note
The author writes as though he has been inspired
by a real painting of Joey. What effect does this
have?
 Read Chapter 1
Page 3-10

In pairs, come up with at least one technique that

the author uses to engage a reader. Take two
minutes to discuss.
 The next slides are notes on how basic PEE
chains are structured.

Point, Example, Explain

State your point clearly and briefly.
Quote from the text to prove what you are
saying is true
Explain how what you are saying answers
the question
Eg Mr Sir appears to be as tough and as
scary as a rattlesnake.
Eg Mr Sir even has, a tattoo of a
rattlesnake on his arm
Eg This links Mr Sir to a rattlesnake
because, like a rattlesnake, Mr Sir is
something to be feared.

Q. How is Mr Sir like a Rattlesnake?

A. Mr Sir appears to be as tough and as scary as a rattlesnake.
Mr Sir even has, a tattoo of a rattlesnake on his arm.
Therefore, this links Mr Sir to a rattlesnake because, like a
rattlesnake, Mr Sir is something to be feared.
A practice PEE
How do we know on page 3 that Joeys
start in life wasnt pleasant?
P: Joeys start in life damp stables and rats

wasUNPLEASANT

E:
Grade this PEE
How do we know on page 3 that Joeys
start in life wasnt pleasant?
Joeys start in life was unpleasant. I know this
because Joey says there were damp stables and
rats where he grew up. This example highlights that
his life was devastating and miserable. The word
rats tells us too that he lived in unhygienic
conditions that the reader might describe as unsafe
and unjust. I believe, the writer deliberately used
this description to horrify the reader and make them
feel pity for Joey.
Compare the previous PEE with this
one
Albert feels delighted when he meets Joey. This is
explained by Joey when he say his face broken into
a beaming smile. The purpose of the word
beaming tells us that Albert is happy to see the
horse. It also suggests he is feeling ecstatic. This
makes the reader realise that Joey needed someone
like Albert to make his life enjoyable.
P: Joeys start in life was unexciting. E: This is
shown by Joey when he says the terror of it stayed
with me all of my life. E: (level 4)The writer says
this to suggest that Joey hasnt had a good start in
life. (Level 5) The word terror is used to captivate
the reader. (Level 6) Also, stayed with me tells us
he was always haunted by this memories. Reading
this I feel emotionally touched by his experience.
(Level 7) The writers goal was to make us realise
that Joey was grateful when he met Albert. .
Therefore, although his start in life was horrible, it
got better once he discovered love.
Answer these questions:

Chapter 1:
1. Describe how Joey was taken back to his new
home.

2. How was Joey described on page 1?

3. How did Zoey help Joey feel safe in his new

home? (p6) Use as much detail as you can.
Chapter 2 of War Horse
Leaning Objectives:
Identify techniques that writers use to engage
readers
Select quotations that describe Joey
 Read Chapter 2
Page 11-20
What would Albert and his
dad say about each other?
The Positives Negative
characters comments comments

Albert

Ted
Narracott
Answer these questions:
1. How is Albert different to his father?

2. Comment on the effectiveness of the phrase my heart

thumping wildly with fear. Level 6s should identify the
language feature underlined.

3. Comment on the use of repetition in the final line

dear God.

4. What does Albert know about the war?

5. How does his father feel about the Germans?

6. How does Alberts mother react?

Plenary

What are our predictions for

this book?

Turn to a person that you

have not worked with today
and discuss.
Homework Create a Character
Profile for Mr Narracott
Chapter 3 of War Horse
Learning Objectives:
To find quotes that describe characters
 Read Chapter 3
Pages 21-26
Activity:
You will each get a picture of a horse I want you to glue it into a new
page in your exercise book.

In pairs, go back through chapters 1, 2 and 3 and write around the

picture of the horse all the quotations that you can find that describe
Joey. Include the page number

These quotations can be the narrator/ author or they can be parts of

speech by other characters. If your quote is the words of another
character then please put their name in brackets after it. E.g. (Albert)
Chapter 3
What words on pg 21 tell you that Joey trusted
Albert?

What is your opinion of the relationship between

Albert and his father that is presented to us in chapter
3?

Why was Joey suspicious when Alberts father came

into the stable?

Why do you think Alberts father is being so kind to

Joey?
Chapter 4 of War Horse
Learning Objective:
To think from a characters perspective
 Read Chapter 4
Pages 27-34
Chapter 4
Success criteria:
Remember you are Albert
Write Alberts diary
entry for the night that think like him!
his dad sold Joey. Write Use emotive language to
at least three portray the heartbreak at
paragraphs. the sale of Joey
Use descriptive writing to
Include:
present the relationship
Your love for Joey between yourself and you
Your fear for him father
and being apart Capital letters,
Views on your father apostrophes and good
and his decision paragraphing please!
Chapter 5 of War Horse
Learning Objectives:
To analyse an extract from the novel using language
techniques
 Read Chapter 5
Pages 35-45

Focus questions:
Was it an easy transformation for Joey to go
from being a farm horse to an army horse?
How does Joey feel about his new rider?
Extract analysis 1 focus on the writers
use of language
Take an extract from the middle of the table and glue
it into your exercise book.

This extract is from p36 and shows how Joey dislikes

his new rider.

Highlight all the words and phrases that show this

dislike. Annotate it with the language features.

You may do this in pairs if you need help.

 Activity chapter 5
Write two pieces of analysis on chapter 5.

One will be based on Joeys transition to cavalry

horse and the second will be on the relationship
between Joey and his new rider.

The next slide gives you points on how to answer

both pieces of writing.
Changes from a working farm horse into a cavalry
mount
Think about how Joey feels about the training
What he recalls about life on the farm

His new rider

How does Joey feel about him? Why does he feel like
this? (Think about what he has heard)
How is he different from Albert?
Does his view of him change at all during his training?
If so, why does it change?
Chapter 6 of War Horse
Learning Objectives;
To be able to explain how the author uses language to
create tension and suspense
 Read Chapter 6
Pages 46-53
 Carefully pick out several words and phrases that tell us
what Joey felt in his mind and his body

Sounds

Sights

Feelings/
Sensations
 Chapter 6
How would a horse feel
about the boat journey to
France? Why?

The first charge involves

terror and suspense. How
could a writer portray that
through language?
How does the writer use language to show the
tension and suspense of the charge?
the air flickered with
bright steel
his body was taut ... He
felt heavy
..up on his toes...
noise of the hastily barked
orders
...drowned...
blind terror
whipping me into a frenzy
death rattle of a machine
gun
How does the writer use language to show the
tension and suspense of the charge?
the air flickered with
bright steel
his body was taut ... He Key:
felt heavy Descriptive language
up on his toes... Sensory language
noise of Onomatopoeia
drowned... Emotive language
blind terror
whipping me into a
frenzybarke
death rattle of d orders
 Write two PEE chains on tension
and suspense in this chapter:
Point:
Morpurgo creates tension and suspense in chapter six by ....
(choose a language feature) to describe the charge.

Evidence:
Choose a quote to prove how the author uses the same
language feature.

Explanation:
A good explanation should tie your quote to the point by
explaining how it is effective.
Use quotes.
 HOMEWORK
Extract analysis p46 Chapter 6
There was all about us on the ship an air of great exuberance and expectancy. The
soldiers were buoyant with optimism, as if they were embarking on some great military
picnic; it seemed none of them had a care in the world. As they tended us in our stalls the
troopers joked and laughed together as I had never heard them before. And we were to
need their confidence around us, for it was a stormy crossing and many of us became
overwrought and apprehensive as the ship tossed wildly in the sea. Some of us kicked out
at our stalls in a desperate effort to break free and to find ground that did not pitch and
plunge under our feet, but the troopers were always there to hold us steady and to
comfort us

Find the following highlight the example and label the feature:
alliteration adverb atmospheric adjectives descriptive pairs

Extension: Comment on the appropriateness of the word buoyant in this analysis.

Chapter 7 of War Horse
Learning Objectives
 War horses
1

6
 War horses
7

10

11

12
 Read Chapter 7
Pages 54-63
Copy into Your Books and Fill in the Gaps
After the _________of Captain Nicholls, Joey gets a new _____: Trooper
Warren.
Warren isn't the __________ swan that Nicholls was; he is "heavy in the
saddle like a sack of potatoes". Having given numerous piggyback rides
to sacks of __________in our time, we sympathize.
As they get into a minor skirmish here and there, Warren and Joey start
to bond. Warren reads __________ from home; Joey starts
__________Warren is really nice, even if he is a terrible rider.
Time passes relatively ____________, as far as wars go, until it's time
for __________and Joey to ride through the __________wire into no-
man's land.
Thinking Potatoes Letters
Warren Death Peacefully
Barbed Rider Graceful
1. Captain Stewart assigned the responsibility of
looking after Joey to Trooper Warren after the first
battle.

TRUE or FALSE
1. Captain Stewart assigned the responsibility of
looking after Joey to Trooper Warren after the first
battle.

TRUE or FALSE
2. Trooper Warren was a superb horseman.

TRUE or FALSE
2. Trooper Warren was a superb horseman.

TRUE or FALSE
3. As the war progressed horses were used less and
less as cavalry and more for mounted infantry (foot
soldiers).

TRUE or FALSE
3. As the war progressed horses were used less and
less as cavalry and more for mounted infantry (foot
soldiers).

TRUE or FALSE
4. Trooper Warren had been forced to join the army
by the village squire, who owned his fathers house
and smithy.

TRUE or FALSE
4. Trooper Warren had been forced to join the army
by the village squire, who owned his fathers house
and smithy.

TRUE or FALSE
5. Trooper Warren received letters from his younger
sister, who was a nurse back in England.

TRUE or FALSE
5. Trooper Warren received letters from his younger
sister, who was a nurse back in England.

TRUE or FALSE
6. When Joey finally reached the battlefield he was
surprised at how little the countryside had been
affected by the war.

TRUE or FALSE
6. When Joey finally reached the battlefield he was
surprised at how little the countryside had been
affected by the war.

TRUE or FALSE
7. As they approached the German trenches they
were faced with rolls of barbed wire as far as the eye
could see.

TRUE or FALSE
7. As they approached the German trenches they
were faced with rolls of barbed wire as far as the eye
could see.

TRUE or FALSE
8. Only a few horses reached the wire.

TRUE or FALSE
8. Only a few horses reached the wire.

TRUE or FALSE
9. Trooper Warren had to convince Captain Stewart
to throw down his sword and surrender.

TRUE or FALSE
9. Trooper Warren had to convince Captain Stewart
to throw down his sword and surrender.

TRUE or FALSE
10. Just before being taken as prisoners of war,
Captain Stewart assured them that the Germans
loved their horses as much as the British.

TRUE or FALSE
10. Just before being taken as prisoners of war,
Captain Stewart assured them that the Germans
loved their horses as much as the British.

TRUE or FALSE
Questions
1. Describe Trooper Warren. Is he a good horseman?
Why or why not?
2. How is Trooper Warren while out of the saddle?
3. Who is Sally that is mentioned in Trooper Warrens
letters from his mother?

Write a short paragraph and predict what you think

is going to happen in Chapter 8.
Chapter 8 of War Horse
Learning Objectives:
To identify the effects that illustrations have on
language
 Read Chapter 8
Pages 64-69
 Match the Terms with Their Definitions
Term Definition
bedlam To make less worried or fearful; to comfort

ghastly impossible to stop or prevent

reassure slaughter, destruction of life

farewell horrible; frightful

foe a noisy uproar; a scene of wild confusion

carnage goodbye, the act of departing politely

inexorably enemy
 Answers
Term Definition
bedlam a noisy uproar; a scene of wild confusion

ghastly horrible; frightful

reassure To make less worried or fearful; to comfort

farewell goodbye, the act of departing politely

foe enemy

carnage slaughter, destruction of life

inexorably impossible to stop or prevent

 Which is the best
cover and why?
D
This cover gives
me the impression B
that.

TASK: Design your own book/movie cover for War Horse

 Questions
1. Joey and Topthorn have been separated from their
soldiers, who do they belong to now?

2. There were only two soldiers left and they are now
prisoners of war. Who are these soldiers and what do
you predict will happen to them?
 Homework

1.Wistful 1. Find the meaning of

2.Gangling each word
3.Emblazoned
4.Spindly 2. Then use the word
5.Haggling in a sentence to
show that you have
6.Bayonet
understood how to
7.Thrive use it
8.Conscription
Chapter 9 of War Horse
Learning Objectives:
To identify the effects of setting
To be able to summarise the details of a setting
 Read Chapter 9
Pages 70-78

Copy out any three sentences from this chapter

and underline the verbs.
 Starter Activity: can you
find the errors?
Focus: the facts and spellings are correct but there will
be errors in sentence construction and punctuation.

Michael Morpurgo wroTe his novel war horse

from perspective of a horse. The horse, joey, Is
taken from his farm Devon to the battlefields of
france. The reader is swept along on a curious
emotional challenging and harrowing journey to
the Trenches of world war one.
 Answers
Michael Morpurgo wrote his novel War
Horse from the perspective of a horse.
The horse, Joey, is taken from his farm in
Devon to the battlefields of France. The
reader is swept along on a curious,
emotional, challenging and harrowing journey
to the trenches of World War One.

Did you spot all the mistakes?

Can you explain the mistakes?
 Task:
The officer ensured Joey and Topthorn were well
taken care of after their very long day of pushing
carts and saving lives.

1. Describe where they were put for the night.

(You are to summarise the details of the setting)
 Task
A young girl and an old man came into where Joey
and Topthorn were resting. Draw a detailed picture
of the two individuals and the horses.

Questions
1. Who is Hauptmann? How did he want the horses
treated?
2. What were they going to use the horses for?
Chapter 10 of War Horse
Learning Objectives:
Practice using sensory language from a characters
perspective
 Read Chapter 10
Pages 79-87
 Art Task
A soldier reached up and hung a muddied ribbon
with an iron cross dangling from it on Joeys neck.
This ribbon was given to both Joey and Topthorn.
Draw a picture of this ribbon once it is hanging on a
nail outside of their stable door.
 Writing Task
You are a young soldier in France in the trenches
during WWI, away from home for the first time.
Write your diary entry for the first night.
Think about what you might see, hear, smell, touch and
taste.
Remember to include how you are feeling, physically
and emotionally, as well as the thoughts that you have
about your situation.
 Questions
1. Find a simile on p93 and comment on its
effectiveness in creating an image of an unknown
character.
2. Why were Joey and Topthorn happy about how
their summer was going?
3. Joey said, But it is the evenings of that summer
that stay so strong in my memory. What is Joey
describing?
4. Why is Joey happier pulling the hay cart rather
than the ambulance cart? What does this tell us
about him as a character? p92
 Homework
1. Auburn
2. Scruffiest
3. Muddiest
Find the meaning 4. Creases
of each of these 5. Hue
words and record
the meaning in 6. Tetanus
your exercise 7. Gruel
books 8. Dispatched
9. Audible
10.reveille
11.Auction