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The Demon Headmaster: A Character and Literary Analysis for Young Readers, Study notes of Literature

This study guide offers a title makeover and in-depth analysis of gillian cross's 'the demon headmaster' series. Students will engage with activities such as character profiling, summarizing, and critical thinking. After reading each chapter, questions and tasks encourage reflection on themes, literary devices, and moral dilemmas.

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TITLE: The Demon Headmaster
AUTHOR: Gillian Cross
INTEREST AGE: 8-12 Years
BOOKBAND: Dark Blue
OUR REVIEW: This popular series now has a
fresh set of modern covers to appeal to a new
generation of readers.
After reading Chapter 1,
write down what you
have learned about
Lloyd, Harvey and Dinah.
Read Chapter 2. When Dinah first meets the boys,
both boys responded very differently towards her.
Find 3 different reactions/responses that the boys
had. Which responses do you think were correct?
Why?
In Chapter 3 Dinah first meets the
Headmaster. Use the text to help you
write a detailed character profile of him.
Read Chapter 4. Write a
summary of Dinah’s first
morning at school.
Can you find a
simile in
chapter 5 to
describe the
Headmaster?
What do you
think is going
on in the
assembly hall?
Read Chapter6. What do you think
is going to happen next to Lloyd,
Harvey and Dinah? Will they all
have the same punishment?
In chapter 7 Dinah, Lloyd and
Harvey are punished by
prefects for throwing
snowballs. Do you think
their punishment is fair? Are
their rights being respected?
Look at the Rights of a Child.
Which rights are the children
being denied in this school?
Discuss.
In Chapter 8 why does Lloyd blame
Dinah for Harvey getting into
trouble? Is he being fair?
Why do you think that the prefects
have given Harvey this punishment?
How did Dinah
react in
Chapter 9
when she
realised how
and why she
had been
hypnotised?
Write a
summary of
her reactions,
behaviour and
thoughts.
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TITLE: The Demon Headmaster

AUTHOR: Gillian Cross

INTEREST AGE: 8-12 Years

BOOKBAND: Dark Blue

OUR REVIEW: This popular series now has a

fresh set of modern covers to appeal to a new

generation of readers.

After reading Chapter 1, write down what you have learned about Lloyd, Harvey and Dinah. Read Chapter 2. When Dinah first meets the boys, both boys responded very differently towards her. Find 3 different reactions/responses that the boys had. Which responses do you think were correct? Why? In Chapter 3 Dinah first meets the Headmaster. Use the text to help you write a detailed character profile of him. Read Chapter 4. Write a summary of Dinah’s first morning at school. Can you find a simile in chapter 5 to describe the Headmaster? What do you think is going on in the assembly hall? Read Chapter6. What do you think is going to happen next to Lloyd, Harvey and Dinah? Will they all have the same punishment? In chapter 7 Dinah, Lloyd and Harvey are punished by prefects for throwing snowballs. Do you think their punishment is fair? Are their rights being respected? Look at the Rights of a Child. Which rights are the children being denied in this school? Discuss. In Chapter 8 why does Lloyd blame Dinah for Harvey getting into trouble? Is he being fair? Why do you think that the prefects have given Harvey this punishment? How did Dinah react in Chapter 9 when she realised how and why she had been hypnotised? Write a summary of her reactions, behaviour and thoughts.

Lloyd brings Dinah to the SPLAT meeting but he has conflicting feelings

about this.

Use a mind map to show Lloyd's feelings and emotions during the

meeting and explain why he feels this way.

OTHER ACTIVITIES: Other books in The Demon Headmaster series include… In Chapter 11 Dinah is caught doing a number of wrong things. Can you predict what Mr Venables has asked Dinah to do? Use the clues in the chapter to help.

In Chapter 12 it doesn't make sense that the

Headteacher has invited the Eddy Hair Show to

the school. Use bullets points to list all the

things about the show that the Headmaster

would hate. Why do you think he has invited the

show to the school? What is his master plan?

In chapter 13 SPLAT make a plan to foil the Headmaster. Outline the details of their plan. What is each member going to do?

In Chapter 14 the Headmaster says “I can see

I have not overestimated your intelligence,

but you have underestimated my

determination.” What does he mean by this?

What will happen when the Headmaster says

“Destroy the dolls”? What could the

consequences be?

As the Quiz goes on in Chapter 15,

Dinah and Lloyd have doubts about

whether they can go ahead with the

Headmaster's plan. What happens to

make them realise this? What does

Dinah do in the end? How was Dinah

involved in the final answer?

After reading the whole book, write a book review about The Demon Headmaster.

Write some rules

for the Demon

Headmaster’s

school

Write a

headmaster’s

speech.

Write a letter

to the Demon

Headmaster.