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CrackingWritingYear5 ·Unit1
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The Mystery of the Pantomime Cat
Enid Blyton
Fatty (whowas calledFattybecausehis initialswereF-A-T, forFrederickAlgernon
Trotteville), Larry,Daisy,PipandBetsare theFiveFind-Outers.Theywereaccidentlyat
the sceneofa crimewhen the safeata theatrewas robbedandaman calledBoysie,
whoplayed theCat in thepantomime,wasarrested for the crime.But theFive
Find-Outersdidn’t thinkhewasguiltyandweredetermined to findoutwhathad
reallyhappened.Towards theendof thebook,Fatty sumsupwhat theyhave found.
“Andas ithappens, it
wasn’t
Boysie!” saidFatty, triumphantly. “Letme tellyouwhat
I
think
happened lastnight,now thatBetshasopenedmyeyes.”
“Yes,goon, tellus,” saidPip,gettingexcitedashe toobegan to seewhatFattywasgettingat.
“Well– the theatre castalldeparted,aswe know,athalfpast five,becausewe saw them
go,” saidFatty. “OnlyBoysiewas left,becausehe lives there,and themanagerwasupstairs
inhisoffice.
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CrackingWritingYear5 ·Unit1
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Unit 1
Using dialogue in a mystery story
In thisunit childrenwill:
• read frommodel text
TheMysteryof thePantomimeCat
byEnidBlyton
• identifyexpectationsof characters, settingsandplot inamystery story
• consider the impactof sentence lengthatdifferentpoints in the story
• explore the functionofdialogue indeveloping thenarrative
• plan,draft,editand improvea conclusion to the story,usingdialogue tomove theplot forwards.
Stage 1: Responding to the text
Activities:
• Establishprior knowledge.Clarify children’sexpectations
ofamystery story:
Whohas readoneor seenoneon screen?
Whatmakes the storyamystery story?
Thinkabout character, setting,plot.Whatdo
childrenexpect fromeachof these inamystery?
(E.g.
characters thatmaynotbewho they seem to
be;detailedplot; setting thatmaybeabitgloomy
or scary.
)
Makea listofwordsandphrases childrenuse to characterise thisgenre.
Does ithave tobe scaryordangerous?
• Establishprior knowledgeaboutEnidBlyton,anEnglish children’swriterwho lived from1897–1968.Doanyof
the children knowanyofher creations,e.g.
TheFamousFive;TheSecretSeven;Noddy;TheMagicFarawayTree
?
Invite them todiscuss theirexperiencesofherbooks.
• Before reading the storyensure the childrenunderstand themeaningofanyunusual vocabulary,e.g.
“combination”, “departed”, “manager”, “sleeping-draught”, “veranda”,
and
“indignantly”
.Help the children
remember themeaningsof thesewordsbyputting them in contextualising sentences,e.g.
The combinationof
numbersneeded toopen the safewas2,13,24,6
.
• Readand talkabout the text.
This storywaswritten in1949. Is thereanyevidence that this storywaswrittenaround70yearsago? (E.g.
The
safehasnodigital key; interjections suchas “Verywell”and “OhFatty”
.)
• Ask the children toanswer the reading comprehensionquestions toensure close readingof the textandgood
understanding.
• Together, shareanswers to thequestionsanddiscuss the strategies childrenused toanswer them.
Shared copyof the text (PDF/IWB/
visualiser)
Each childneeds:
• a copyof the text
• the copyof the comprehensionquestions.
Resources needed:
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Andwhatwillhappenasa resultof
theiractions?
Additional clues theFind-Outershaveuncoveredabout thehiddenperson:
• Boysiewas smalland the cat-skinwasmade to fithim.
• Fourother castmembers: twomenand twowomen.
• Therewasa rip in the cat-skin thedayafter the theft.
Whatwill theFind-Outersdonext?
3 Hiddenpersonputson cat-skin–
takes tea tomanager.
Manager fallsasleep.
Hiddenpersonempties safe.
Hiddenpersonputs cat-skinback
onBoysie.
2 Boysiemakes tea.
Hiddenpersonputs sleeping
draught in tea.
Boysie fallsasleep.
Hiddenperson takes cat-skinoff
him.
1 Find-Outersarebehind the theatre
at5:30p.m.when the cast leave.
Unit 1: Using dialogue in a mystery story
Name: Class: Date:
Whatwill the
characters say,do,
thinkand feel?
Thenwhatwill the
characters say,do,
thinkand feel?
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