Stormbreaker
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Anthony Horowitz is one of the UK’s most popular children’s authors. His successful novel Stormbreaker has a boy-friendly, James Bond style plot, centring on 14-year-old Alex Rider, who is transformed from schoolboy to super-spy.
In this extract from Chapter 6, Alex meets Smithers, who equips him with secret weapons. The text provides a useful opportunity to explore the use of dialogue, while the additional on-screen film clips allow for comparison of dialogue in text and film.
Shared learning and teaching
Preparation
- Discuss spies. If possible, watch a spy movie extract. Elicit typical words/phrases as a spidergram. Do the children know an author who writes stories in this style? Elicit Anthony Horowitz and explore his work.
- Tell the children that they are going to read an extract from the novel, Stormbreaker. Talk about the film explaining that they will compare the extract and corresponding film clip.
- Before reading, ask what might be the most interesting or exciting thing about being a spy. Include the use of gadgets/secret weapons.
Published 29 February 2008
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Related resources
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Anthony Horowitz’s Stormbreaker – interactive resource
Key stage 2
More info- Use to teach:
- English
- Computing and Technology
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alex rider
on 12 June 2014alex rider
Name: Alex Rider
Age: 14 years
Appearance: Alex is well built, with short fair hair and brown eyes.
Early Life: A few months after his birth, Alex's parents, John and Helen Rider, were killed in a plane crash. Alex was then raised by his uncle, Ian Rider. They travelled widely, throughout the UK, Europe and the Americas (see holiday destinations for more information); Alex learned many of his special skills on these trips, such as rock climbing, scuba diving and foreign languages.
Current status: Alex lives in London with his legal guardian, Jack Starbright. He attends Brookland School.
Likes and dislikes: Alex is a supporter of Chelsea FC and a keen sportsman.
MI6 status: After the death of his uncle, Alex began to work with MI6 on special assignments. See mission files for more information.
Zoe Goldman
on 28 February 2017
Alex Rider Stormbreaker
this book is very adventurous and exciting. I enjoy reading spy stories as they always have great endings and keep me wanting to read more. I always want to find out what happens next. I have started to read the second book. There are a lot of cliff hangers near the end of the chapters which helps me to build up an image of what I think might happen next. I definitely recommend this book and I'm probably going to end up reading the whole series.