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Innocence, once lost, is lost forever.
StarterThe quote is from chapter 4 It is the
older Arthur, looking back at his younger
self. What do you think is implied by the quote?

• Lesson Objective
• To show understanding of the writers
  storytelling techniques

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How effective have the opening chapters been so
far?

• How has Susan Hill engaged you as a reader?
• How much do we know about Arthur? Do we want to
  know more?
• Which character is most interesting?
• Do you have a question about the text youd like
  to ask Susan Hill?

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More clues

• I felt like a spectre
• A pair of gloomy ravens
• Drabness
• Had I known that my untroubled night of good
  sleep was to be the last that I was to enjoy for
  so many terrifying, racked and weary nights to
  come
• I do not believe I have ever again slept so well
  as I did that night in the inn
• I was still all in a state of innocence, but that
  innocence, once lost, is lost forever

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Contrasts

• In contrast to the FOREBODING which was evident
  in chapter 3 we have lots of descriptions which
  convey Arthurs sense of calm and happiness in
  chapter 4
• There was a touch of warmth in the autumn
  sunshine
• The air was fresh, crisp and clear
• By contrast with the fog of London, and the wind
  and rain of the previous evenings journey up
  here, the weather was quite altered...

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The Woman in Black

• Pick out three descriptions of The Woman in Black
  (p49)
• What is the significance of the line when I
  looked up again, I saw a blackbird on the
  hollybush a few feet away?
• What is important about the way Mr Jerome reacts
  to the young woman? (PEE)

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Writers Craft

• So, finally we have met the Woman in Black
• Why did Susan Hill wait so long to introduce the
  ghost?
• How did she build up our expectations and
  suspense in the first 3 and a half chapters?