Toto by Michael Morpurgo - PowerPoint Presentation (KS1, KS2)

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Toto Teaching Resources – PowerPoint Presentation

Toto When a twister descends on their Kansas farm, Toto and his owner Dorothy are plucked into the air and sent to the mysterious Land of Oz. Toto and Dorothy are desperate to return home, so they set off with some new friends on a journey down the yellow brick road to find the only person who might be able to help them: the Wonderful Wizard of Oz. But what they find might surprise them. And on the way, everyone will learn that what they think they are missing might have been there all along‌

Leaving Kansas Cups and saucers, jugs and plates, smashed onto the floor. Drawers flew open, knives and forks and spoons, kettles and pots and pans, rattled and crashed, chairs and cupboards and dressers tipped over.

I was never so scared in all my life. We were halfway across the room when the strangest thing happened. The trapdoor slammed itself shut, and all of a sudden the shaking and the roaring, the whistling and the wailing, simply stopped. I heard Aunt Em and Uncle Henry still calling for us from down below in the cellar, but their voices were becoming fainter with every moment.

Then all was silence.

Q: How does Michael Morpurgo make use of different sentences Q: How might it feel to be there in the scene? structures to create atmosphere in this scene?

Exploring Vocabulary Cups and saucers, jugs and plates, smashed onto the floor. Drawers flew open, knives and forks and spoons, kettles and pots and pans, rattled and crashed, chairs and cupboards and dressers tipped over.

Q. Can you find the verbs in the sentence that describe what is happening in the scene?

Toto When a twister descends on their Kansas farm, Toto and his owner Dorothy are plucked into the air and sent to the mysterious Land of Oz. Toto and Dorothy are desperate to return home, so they set off with some new friends on a journey down the yellow brick road to find the only person who might be able to help them: the Wonderful Wizard of Oz. But what they find might surprise them. And on the way, everyone will learn that what they think they are missing might have been there all along‌