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    NOVEL Form 5 - Step by Wicked Step

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    The document provides biographical information about Anne Fine, a British author known for her children's books. It discusses that she was born in 1947 in Leicester, England and has written over 50 books for children. One of her most popular novels, Madame Doubtfire, was adapted into a 1994 film starring Robin Williams. The document also summarizes Anne Fine's book "Stories Within a Story", which tells the story of five British school children who discover an old journal containing the story of Richard Clayton Harwick and how it prompts each child to share their own story about having a step-parent.

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    NOVEL Form 5 - Step by Wicked Step

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    The document provides biographical information about Anne Fine, a British author known for her children's books. It discusses that she was born in 1947 in Leicester, England and has written over 50 books for children. One of her most popular novels, Madame Doubtfire, was adapted into a 1994 film starring Robin Williams. The document also summarizes Anne Fine's book "Stories Within a Story", which tells the story of five British school children who discover an old journal containing the story of Richard Clayton Harwick and how it prompts each child to share their own story about having a step-parent.

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    The document provides biographical information about Anne Fine, a British author known for her children's books. It discusses that she was born in 1947 in Leicester, England and has written over 50 books for children. One of her most popular novels, Madame Doubtfire, was adapted into a 1994 film starring Robin Williams. The document also summarizes Anne Fine's book "Stories Within a Story", which tells the story of five British school children who discover an old journal containing the story of Richard Clayton Harwick and how it prompts each child to share their own story about having a step-parent.

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    NOVEL Form 5 - Step by Wicked Step

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    Chong Mui Fong
    The document provides biographical information about Anne Fine, a British author known for her children's books. It discusses that she was born in 1947 in Leicester, England and has written over 50 books for children. One of her most popular novels, Madame Doubtfire, was adapted into a 1994 film starring Robin Williams. The document also summarizes Anne Fine's book "Stories Within a Story", which tells the story of five British school children who discover an old journal containing the story of Richard Clayton Harwick and how it prompts each child to share their own story about having a step-parent.

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    STEP BY WICKED

    STEP

    Curriculum Development
    Division
    Background

     born on 7 December 1947 in Leicester, England


     graduated in politics from University of Warwick
     currently lives in County Durham, England
     a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and
    was awarded an OBE in 2003
     best known for her children's books - written more
    than 50
     appointed the second Children's Laureate (2001
    to 2003)
     work has been translated into 27 languages
    Works
     novel Goggle-Eyes has won the
    Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize
     Flour Babies won Britain’s most
    covered award for children’s
    literature, the Carnegie Medal and
    the Whitbread Children’s Book of
    the Year Award
     The Tulip Touch won the
    Whitbread Children’s Book of the
    Year Award
    Works

     20th Century Fox has filmed her


    hugely popular novel, Madame
    Doubtfire (Mrs Doubtfire), which
    starred Robin Williams
     Both Taking the Devil’s Advice and
    Telling Liddy have been broadcast on
    BBC Radio 4, and Fly in the Ointment
    is in development as a television film.
    Synopsis
     five British school children from Mordanger School
    arrive ahead of their classmates for a week-long field
    trip at a "haunted" Old Harwick Hall
     two girls Claudia and Pixie and three boys, Robbo,
    Ralph and Colin find a long-abandoned secret room
    containing a mysterious journal, Richard Clayton
    Harwick – My Story. Read and Weep’.
     the children uncover the story of a boy who runs away
    from the sinister influence of a loveless stepfather.
     the journal’s tale triggers off, one by one, each of the
    stories of the listening children, all of whom also have
    "steps," or step-parents, to share their own sagas.
    Plot Summary
     five stories within a story that are
    induced by a story
     total of six stories in the book

     lacking in a principal plot

     serves as a forum for six various


    stories of Richard Clayton Harwick,
    Claudia, Colin, Ralph, Pixie and
    Robbo.
    Richard Clayton Harwick –
    My Story. Read and Weep
     RCH’s father passes away, he was sent to Mordanger
    boarding School for four long years - ‘there’s no
    meaner place on earth’
     he returns to Old Harwick Hall, he could not get along
    with his wicked and loveless stepfather, Reverend
    Coldstone
     makes the decision to leave and become a cabin boy
     his decision has caused anguish in his mother and
    sister, who have spent a fortune seeking for his return
     did not return to see his mother or sister until he read a
    square print from Riddle & Flook which requested him
    to claim his ownership to Old Harwick Hall
     he realises his decision to leave has changed the lives
    of his family members.
    Plot Summary

     Harwick's story prompts Claudia,


    Colin, Ralph, Pixie and Robbo to tell
    their own tales – a vignette :
    descriptive passage within a larger
    work (French, “little vine”)
    Stories within a Story
    Stories within a Story
    Vignette Story Report
     Prepare the selected section
    of the report in your group
    towards the story of Richard
    Clayton Harwick: Read &
    Weep
     Present the report and your
    group’s response to the rest
    Character Cube

     Choose the main character from any


    of the vignette
     Follow the instructions and answer the
    questions on the Character Cube
    template 1 and template 2 given
     Cut out the cube pieces along the
    solid lines
    Choose a character below
    Template 1
    Template 2
    Character Cube usage

     Hang a string across the classroom.


     Tie a paper clip to the end of a 10 cm
    thread.
     Fasten the Character Cubes to the paper
    clips.
    Text Distribution

     Selangor
     WP Kuala Lumpur

     WP Putrajaya

     Negeri Sembilan

     Melaka
    Good Luck!

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