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KS3 · Year 7 - Foundations · Term 2 - Voices Across Time · Week 12
Pages: Comparison: tension in three pre-1914 stories
All three writers build tension differently: Dickens through setting/repetition, Wells through sentence length, Maupassant through dramatic irony.
Lesson 1
What students do
Recap one tension quotation from each story.
Task
Fill a grid: writer / quotation / method / effect for all three stories.
Success criteria
Grid has three accurate quotations and three named methods.
Lesson 2
What students do
Discuss which writer builds tension best, and why.
Task
Pair-talk: rank the three stories for tension with reasons.
Success criteria
Ranking uses one quotation as evidence.
Lesson 3
What students do
Model comparative paragraph: "Both Dickens and Wells… However, Dickens uses…".
Task
Write one comparative paragraph using the modelled stems.
Success criteria
Paragraph quotes two stories and uses a contrast connective.
Lesson 4
What students do
Model a second paragraph comparing Dickens and Maupassant on endings.
Task
Write a comparative paragraph on the endings of two stories.
Success criteria
Paragraph quotes both endings and names one similarity or difference.
Lesson 5
What students do
Plan a full comparative essay on tension across three stories.
Task
Draft three comparative paragraphs: one per story pairing.
Success criteria
Three paragraphs, each with two quotations and a clear comparison.
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