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Hansel And Gretel Teaching Resources – PowerPoint Presentation
Hansel And Gretel A gripping retelling of the classic children’s story for the new generation. No child ever forgets the story of the witch, the breadcrumb trail and the gingerbread house in the forest. Michael Morpurgo takes the Brothers Grimm classic to a new level, weaving from these themes a rich fairytale tapestry of hunger and hope, cruelty and courage.
The Witch Then one fine and sunny day, all that changed. Something wicked came out of the forest, and she wasn’t a wolf. She was far worse than the worst wolf ever could be. She was a witch, a warty old witch, with gnarled skin like ancient treebark, a nose like a crabclaw, and her eyes glowed red, red as blood. Like all witches she was horribly cruel. Her greatest pleasure was to use her evil powers, all her wicked spells and enchantments, to cause as much grief as she possibly could.
Q: How does Michael Morpurgo paint a picture of the witch using just words?
Exploring Vocabulary A warty old witch, with gnarled skin like ancient treebark Q. What do gnarled and ancient mean?
Exploring Vocabulary gnarled – knobbly, rough or twisted (often due to age) ancient – old, especially from the very distant past
Hansel And Gretel A gripping retelling of the classic children’s story for the new generation. No child ever forgets the story of the witch, the breadcrumb trail and the gingerbread house in the forest. Michael Morpurgo takes the Brothers Grimm classic to a new level, weaving from these themes a rich fairytale tapestry of hunger and hope, cruelty and courage.