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‘Ireland in Schools’ Staffordshire Pilot Scheme QLS, Staffs
Artemis Fowl
Planning & worksheets for Year 7 English
Spring term, weeks 1-6

By
Sandy Pierzchalla
Head of English & Drama
Ryecroft CE (C) Middle School
Contents
Introduction
Weekly Planning
Worksheets
Context questions
Chapters 1 & 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapters 5 & 6
Grammar, etc.
Similes
Vocabulary
Homophones
Complex sentences
Characters
Different types of fairies
Fairies & fairy magic
Mud people
Pictures of trolls
Root’s diary http://hometown.aol.co.uk/Iis05/Artemis_Fowl_Worksheets.pdf
See also Researching Ireland on the Internet at
About Artemis Fowl & Eoin Colfer
http://hometown.aol.co.uk/Iis05/Ireland_Presentation_All.pdf
Introduction
For the past four years novels by Irish authors have formed the basis of a most successful and engaging unit
of work on Ireland in Year 7 English at Ryecroft CE (C) Middle School, Staffordshire.
Sandy Pierzchalla, Head of English & Drama, introduces the unit with a potted history of Ireland before
embarking on a six-week exploration of the Artemis Fowl, the keystone of the unit and , a popular choice with
boys and girls. Information about the book and the author are on the back cover of this booklet.
Exploration of the novel culminates in a research project, and presentation, on Ireland as a tourist destination,
details of which are available on the internet at:
http://hometown.aol.co.uk/Iis05/Ireland_Presentation_All.pdf.
Then, depending upon ability, pupils enjoy other Irish authors, including Marita Conlon-McKenna (Under
the Hawthorn Tree - a historical novel about the Irish Famine), Sam McBratney (Jimmy Zest) and Darren
Shan (Cirque du Freak). The last, a ‘living nightmare’ of vampires and tarantulas, has proved a ‘cult thing’
in the school and parents have thanked Sandy ‘profusely for introducing this book to their reluctant-reader
boys’.
The booklet contains the teaching scheme and other resources Sandy has developed for Artemis Fowl,
representing, Sandy is anxious emphasise, ‘not a prescriptive plan as to how it should be done’ but simply
‘how I delivered the materials’. The booklet is also available on the internet at:
http://hometown.aol.co.uk/Iis05/Artemis_Fowl_Worksheets.pdf.
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YEAR 7 OBJECTIVES HOMEWORK
TERM Spring
W14 Word meaning in context 1. 30 minutes reading
WEEK 1
R8 Infer and deduce 2. Homophones sheet
TEACHER S Pierzchalla
R16 Author attitudes
STARTER INTRODUCTION DEVELOPMENT PLENARY
Lesson 1 Intro to Ireland – what do you Teacher to give intro re Discuss any difficult Go through questions.
know? – brainstorm in troubles in Ireland – brief vocabulary. Impressions of book
groups. history - discuss. Answer questions on first to share.
Feedback from each group. Info on Eoin Colfer and chapter.
Geography/ troubles. Artemis Fowl. HW30 minutes
Stereotypes – green, stupid Read Prologue and beginning reading.
leprechauns, Blarney Stone, of chap 1.
St Patrick etc.
Lesson 2 Starter on homophones – use Recap on beginnings of Use of codes – begin Feedback on codes –
correct spelling. Artemis. deciphering the alphabet and on message in
Read chap 2. using the intro to the book
Explain/reminder of ‘Booke of the People.’ Go through answers.
homophones of fowl/foul. Questions on chap 2.
Also Fowl Manor/foul HWHomophones
manner. sheet.
Lesson 3 Apostrophes – contractions Review Artemis Fowl from Draw picture of Holly Share drawings of
and possessives. Go over last lesson. labelled (using pp 31-32). Holly.
basic rules. Read part of chap 3 – ‘Holly’
– (up to p44).
Use whiteboards for
examples.
Lesson 4 Reminder of apostrophes – Review Artemis Fowl. Answer questions on Go through answers to
use whiteboards for different Read remainder of chapter 3. chapter 3. chap 3 – recap on plot
examples. How does the author speak to and any confusion.
the reader?
YEAR 7 OBJECTIVES HOMEWORK
TERM Spring
S1a Recognising and using 1. 30 minutes reading
WEEK 2
subordinate clauses 2. Complex sentences
TEACHER S Pierzchalla
R8 Infer & deduce
R16 Author attitudes
STARTER INTRODUCTION DEVELOPMENT PLENARY
Lesson 1 Simple and complex Recap on Artemis Fowl. Character of Holly – what Feedback on character
sentences for detail. Badger – ‘Abduction’ – what does it type of person do you of Holly.
Starter 7 (OHT) Main & mean? think she is? – give
subordinate clauses – explain. Begin chap 4- up to p70 (just reasons. Write HW 30 minutes
Use whiteboards. before Holly completes ritual.) approximately 3 reading.
paragraphs.
Lesson 2 Give – subordinate clause at Recap - go over plot in detail. Questions on chap 4. Go through answers to
beginning – pupils compose Finish chap 4. If you had fairy magic – questions.
main clause using how would you use it?
whiteboards:- Shield (invisible). Discuss fairy magic.
Laughing hysterically… Mesmer? Healing?
Screaming loudly …
Lesson 3 Subordinate clause in middle Read chap 5 - up to p94 (after Translation of Gnommish. Go through
– give examples - use of Butler creates diversion). Gnommish alphabet
commas. Why has he done this? What on OHT for anyone
Eg Ben liked football. do you think Artemis will do? who has not yet got it.
Pupils use whiteboards.
Lesson 4 Whiteboards – subordinate Read remainder of chapter 5. Begin questions on chaps Go through first few
clauses – in all 3 places – Why does Artemis let Holly 5 & 6. questions.
examples. Then explain believe she has told him fairy
homework. secrets? HW Complex
sentences.
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YEAR 7 OBJECTIVES HOMEWORK
TERM Spring
S3 Punctuation to clarify 1. 30 minutes reading
WEEK 3
meaning 2. Spelling
TEACHER S Pierzchalla
R8 Infer & deduce 3. Root’s diary
R16 Author attitudes
STARTER INTRODUCTION DEVELOPMENT PLENARY
Lesson 1 Paired spelling. Review Artemis Fowl from How does Root feel after Listen to beginnings
last week. the incident on the so far.
whaling boat?
Begin chapter 6 – up to page HW 30 minutes
123 where Holly shows teeth. Begin Root’s diary. reading
Spelling.
Lesson 2 Use of colons/semi colons – Review story. Continue with Root’s Listen to a selection.
review – Give selection of Read p123 – bottom of p131. diary at this point in the
sentences – pupils to extend story. Brainstorm.
using colons (whiteboards).
Use variety of sentence
structures. Try to use at
least 2 colons or
semicolons.
Lesson 3 As yesterday – using Review from last lesson. Finish diary if necessary. Listen to selection.
semicolons (whiteboards). Read pp 131 – 147 after
explanation of blue rinse. Continue with translation HW Root’s diary.
of Gnommish –
translation of words at
bottom of page.
Lesson 4 Dictionary scan. Review story. Finish questions on chaps Go through answers.
Read remainder of chapter 6. 5 & 6 (started last week).
YEAR 7 OBJECTIVES HOMEWORK
TERM Spring
R8 Infer & deduce 1. 30 minutes reading
WEEK 4
R16 Author attitudes 2. Spelling
TEACHER S Pierzchalla
3. Write paragraph of 2 types of
fairy
STARTER INTRODUCTION DEVELOPMENT PLENARY
Lesson 1 Paired spelling. Review Artemis from last week. What kind of character Go through vocabulary.
Read chap 7 ‘Mulch’ – up to is Mulch? Listen to passage about
p173. Is he likeable? Why? Mulch.
Who is author speaking to at Vocabulary sheet to
beginning of chapter? complete. HW 30 minutes
If time - write 2 reading/Spelling.
paragraphs about your
opinion with reasons.
Lesson 2 Dictionary scan. Recap from last lesson. What do What do we know Go through and discuss.
you remember about a dwarf’s about fairy magic so
special skills? far?
Read from pp 173 – 188. Chart to complete.
Lesson 3 Countdown. Review from last lesson - Read What do we know Go through – share each
up to p192. about different types group’s findings.
of fairies?
Chart to complete –
assign each group a
type of fairy – elf, troll
etc.
Lesson 4 Crossword. Read up to end of chap 7. Write passage on 2 of Listen to some passages.
the creatures – at least
a paragraph for each. HW Write passage on
2 types of fairy.
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YEAR 7 OBJECTIVES HOMEWORK
TERM Spring
R8 Infer & deduce 1. 30 minutes reading
WEEK 5
R16 Author attitudes 2. Spelling
TEACHER S Pierzchalla
S&L10 Report main points 3. Work on presentation
STARTER INTRODUCTION DEVELOPMENT PLENARY
Lesson 1 Paired spelling. Review Artemis from What do fairies think of mud Go through & discuss.
last week. people?
Read chap 8 – up to Chart to complete. HW 1. 30 minutes
p217. reading
2. Spelling.
Lesson 2 Anagrams – selection to Review Artemis. Passage from p224. Why are Listen to pupils’ similes.
decipher using clues. they not full sentences – why
Read pp 217 – 227. so short?
Difficult vocabulary. Chapter called ‘Troll’ but we
don’t actually see the troll
until p224. Why? Point out
the build up.
Use of simile – why?
(Demonstrate razor through
rice paper.)
Pupils to devise own original
similes (sheet). Use of
figurative language.
Lesson 3 Dictionary scan. Review Artemis – finish What is expected – assign Recap on what is
chap 8. each group an area of Ireland. expected – pupils to
Explain work on Ireland Pupils to organise selves and report what they are
& h/w. sort out tasks. doing tomorrow.
Lesson 4 Research on town in Ireland – HW Work on
IT Room each group given a website. presentation.
YEAR 7 OBJECTIVES HOMEWORK
TERM Spring
R14 Language choices 1. 30 minutes reading
WEEK 6
S&L10 Report main points 2. Spelling
TEACHER S Pierzchalla
S&L14 Modify views 3. Evaluation of presentation
STARTER INTRODUCTION DEVELOPMENT PLENARY
Lesson 1 Paired spelling. Review Artemis Fowl– Work on presentation. Recap on expectations.
Read chap 9 – up to
p257. HW 30 minutes
reading
Spelling.
Lesson 2 OHT 1.10 Read remainder of Model a presentation on Feedback from each
One by one reveal quotations Artemis Fowl pp 257 - Uttoxeter. group – recap what is
– who do words apply to? 268. expected.
Why are they vomiting? Work on presentation for next
lesson.
Lesson 3 NC Level descriptors - Group presentations Oral feedback from each
expectations for S & L. today. other (if time).
Lesson 4 Finish presentations if Read p268 to end. Written evaluation of Listen to beginnings so
necessary. Opinion. Ending presentation to complete in far.
Feedback to all groups – satisfactory? draft.
grades etc. (Show Artic Incident & HW Evaluation of
Eternity Code etc.) presentation.
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Context questions: chapters 1 & 2
Answer the following questions in full sentences:
1. What was Nguyen disguised as when Artemis met him in the café? (p 4)
2. What did Butler do to the pickpocket? (p 8)
3. How much was Nguyen paid for the information? (p10)
4. What did Artemis want from the ‘healer’ in the alleyway? (11)
5. Why was she no longer able to use her magic? (p 11)
6. How did Artemis trick her into doing what he wanted? (p 12-13)
7. Where is Fowl Manor? (p14)
8. How long had Butler been guarding Artemis? (p16)
9. Artemis is described as ‘a chip off the old block.’(p17) What does this expression mean?
10. What was Artemis’s goal? (p18)
11. What is Gnommish? (p19)
12. Why is Artemis worried about his mother? (p20)
13. What happened to Artemis Senior? (p29)
14. Why had Artemis been running the CNN’s web site (news and current affairs) for over a year? (p30)
15. What did Artemis do best? (p30)
Alphabets
Try to find the Gnommish equivalent to our alphabet using the translation on page 26-27.
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Context questions: chapter 3
Answer the following questions in full sentences:
1. How tall was Holly? (p31)
2. Why had Root been ‘on Holly’s case’ since day one? (p32)
3. What was one of the advantages of living underground? (p32)
4. Where did the word ‘leprechaun’ originate from? (p33)
5. What does Holly eat for her breakfast? (p33)
6. What was the dwarf, Mulch, doing in the station lobby? (p34)
7. What was Commander Root’s nickname and why? (p 32)
8. Why did Commander Root pick on Holly? (p36-7)
9. Why does Holly think she deserves one more chance? (p38)
10. What do you learn about trolls from page 39?
11. Why does Holly lie about ‘running hot’ to Commander Root? (p40)
12. Why does Foaly wear a tinfoil hat at all times? (p42)
13. What equipment does Holly take with her when she goes above ground? (p43-4)
14. Why did Holly’s ancestors not stay above ground and fight it out with the mud people? (p50)
15. Why does Root say, ‘You’ll spend the next hundred years on drain duty.’? (p54)
16. How did Holly overcome the troll after she had landed on him? (p57)
17. What did the sphere do to the people in the restaurant? (p58)
18. What does Root tell Holly she must do at the end of Chapter 3? (p61-2)
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Context questions: chapter 4
Answer the following questions in full sentences:
1. What is the ritual that all fairies must perform? (p65)
2. When Butler scans down the list of items Artemis wants him to get, which item puzzles Butler and why?
(p66)
3. What did Holly, and all fairies, love to do? (p67)
4. Why was Holly sad when she saw the dolphins? (p68)
5. Where was the most magical place on the planet? (p68)
6. How long had Artemis and Butler been staked out? (p70)
7. What did Holly do to protect her elfin ears? (p72)
8. Why was Holly dumbfounded? (p75)
9. What is the mesmer? (p75)
10. Where did Butler put Holly after they had tranquilised her? (p77)
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Context questions: chapters 5 & 6
Answer the following questions in full sentences:
1. What are the first words Artemis speaks to Holly? (p81)
2. What does Root see that upsets him when Foaly blows up the screen? (p83)
3. Why does Root decide to reactivate himself? (p83-4)
4. What does Foaly mean when he tells Root ‘…we only allow one passenger per pod.’? (p87)
5. How did Butler create a diversion for Artemis? (p91-3)
6. What simile is used to describe the way Holly feels when she wakes up? (p97)
7. Why does Holly try to persuade Juliet to take off her sunglasses? (p99-100)
8. Why couldn’t Foaly keep track of Root once he gets on the whaling ship? (p104)
9. Why could a good-sized rat be a real threat to a fairy? (p107)
10. Why does Artemis say he has brought Root to the ship? (p109)
11. What had Artemis not expected about the fairy? (p113)
12. What did his mother’s bedroom used to be? (p115)
13. Who does Angeline think Artemis is? (p116-7)
14. What did Holly want to do to Artemis? (p119)
15. What does Artemis tell Holly he has done to her? (p121)
16. Who is the leader of the Retrieval Squad? (p127)
17. What is Root’s first name? (p127)
18. What is a blue rinse? (p127)
19. What simile is used to compare putting Butler’s head into Holly’s helmet? (p130)
20. What was every little fairy’s dream? (p131-2)
21. Why did Butler have a hood pulled over his eyes? (p135-6)
22. What does Holly ask Juliet to get her to eat? (p142)
23. In the old days how did fairies create a ‘time-stop’? (p145)
24. How long does Root have to sort out the mess? (p148)
25. What does Foaly give Root to take with him when he meets Artemis? (p149-50)
26. What is Artemis’s one demand? (p155)
27. What are his last words to Root before he leaves? (p156)
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Answers
1. I don’t suppose you would consider peaceful surrender
2. a hypodermic dart
3. He is the best – he has more successful recons under his belt than any officer in history
4. Root has a fat stomach so Foaly is being sarcastic
5. He provoked a fight with the dockers
6. felt as though a sucker slug was drawing her brain out through her earhole
7. she wants to use the mesmer on her
8. the boat has a high lead content so they can’t penetrate it
9. rats are one of the few breeds that can see through a fairy shield
10. for a demonstration of his utter commitment to his goals
11. hadn’t expected the fairy to appear so human
12. used to be his parents’ lounge
13. his grandfather
14. incapacitate him with her elbow and use his hide for leverage
15. that he has used a truth serum and extracted all the fairy secrets from her
16. Lieutenant Cudgeon
17. Julius
18. a biological bomb which destroyed only living tissue
19. trying to fit a potato into a thimble
20. that one day he would grow up to don the uniform of the Retrieval commandos
21. so the fairies wouldn’t see goggles
22. fruit or vegetables (dolphin is a joke)
23. 5 elfin warlocks would form a pentagram around the target and spread a magic shield over it
24. less than 8 hours
25. a finger which contains a pressurized dart and an iris-cam
26. one tonne of twenty-four-carat gold in small unmarked ingots
27. None of your race has permission to enter here while I’m alive
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