"Do I Have Power":

A young boy wanders in nature and discovers insects. He is intrigued by this "something else", living in a different way. He is going to try his power on it. But is he really able to have power over it?

Teaching Ideas:

• Describe some of the scenes from the film such as the tumbledown house where the boy lives.
• Write about his 'powers'.
• Tell the story from the insect’s point of view.
• Use 'show not tell' to retell the narrative or to describe the creatures that he finds.
• Use personification to bring the insects to life.
• Write an internal monologue about the change at the end of the film.
• Discuss and write about 'What happens next?'
• Use similes, metaphors and personification to describe the storm.
• At the end of the film, what are the insects saying to the boy?
• Write the conversation, using correct speech punctuation, between the boy and the skeleton.