A Mysterious Stranger

Key Stage 3

English

Oliver Twist: Oliver, Bill & The Maylies

What is the name of the 17 year old orphan in Mrs Maylie's house?

What does Rose persuade Mrs Maylie NOT to do with Oliver?

What does Rose persuade Mrs Maylie to do with Oliver?

What does Mr Bumble blame for Oliver's attack on Noah?

What prediction did the workhouse board member make about Oliver at the beginning of the story?

﻿Hello, everyone. Welcome to our next lesson of 'Oliver Twist'. In our last lesson, Oliver finally found a family. He was accepted into Mrs. Maylie's house. Oliver has a great summer there. For the first time in his life he has found some love, but in today's lesson, a mysterious stranger enters Oliver's life. Let's find out what happens. "For today's lesson, you will need: an exercise book/paper, and a pen. If you do not have this equipment, press the pause button on your video, now, go and collect this equipment, and then we will begin our lesson. Let's begin with a recap from our last lesson. "Why does Rose empathise with Oliver?". Now, that word- empathise- means this: If you empathise with someone, you are able to put yourself in their shoes. You can imagine what their life is like. "Why does Rose empathise with Oliver?". You have four options. Option one: "she has been a criminal", option two: "she is an orphan", option three: "She used to be a burglar", or option four: "she is poor". Press the 'pause' button on your video, now, and tell the screen the right answer. And I will tell you the right answer, which is, of course, option two. Rose can empathise with Oliver, because she has been an orphan. Well done if you got that right. Now, some of you may have chosen one of the other options. You may have chosen option one: "She has been a criminal". That's not true- that Rose has not been a criminal, in fact, Rose has been brought up to be a very respectable, and kind, lady. Some of you may hae chosen option three: "She used to be a burglar". Again, that's not true. It is Rose's house and Mrs. Maylie's house, which was burgled by Bill Sikes, with the help of Oliver and Toby. And, some of you may have chosen option four: "She is poor". Well, Rose used to be poor when she was an orphan, but now that she's under the protection of Mrs. Maylie, Rose, in fact, lives a very comfortable life, characterised by wealth. Well done, again, if you got that right. I will now explain our plan for today's lesson. First of all, we will "revise Oliver's birth". We will then, learn about the mysterious stranger who visits Oliver. And then, we will learn about the same mysterious stranger meeting the Bumbles. Let's begin. To understand the extracts that we're going to look at, today, we must, first of all, revise Oliver's birth. Now, we went through this in a previous lesson. Oliver, as you may remember, is born in a workhouse. And there are four people in the room when he is born. So, first of all we have baby Oliver, then we have Oliver's mother, and then we have a para surgeon, or a doctor, and then there's also an old nurse. Now, as you are going to learn, in today's extract later on- this old nurse did something very terrible after Oliver's mother died. This old nurse stole an item from Oliver's mother, after she died. But, we'll take a look at that later on in this lesson. Now, another thing you need to remember is that Oliver's family is very mysterious. Dickens reveals very little about Oliver's Mom and Dad. "Oliver's mother is unnamed and unmarried". "Dickens does not reveal who Oliver's father is". And, "Dickens also does not reveal how Oliver's mother ended up on the street". Together this creates a sense of mystery around Oliver's family. There is very little revealed about who Oliver's family might be. We do not know anything about Oliver's mother and Oliver's father. Now, as I explained- a number of lessons ago- Dickens will eventually reveal the truth behind this mystery about Oliver's family. Well, this mystery begins to be unravelled, in today's lesson As you're going to see. Let's first of all, look at how the mysterious stranger visits Oliver. First of all, I'll give you some background information about this extract, and then we will read. At the beginning of this extract Oliver is in his room. He's been reading a book for a long time and is getting very, very tired. Until he falls asleep, Oliver next receives a terrifying visit to his room. Let's find out what happens. "Oliver was perfectly, peaceful in his own little room. His books were lying on the table before him and the sweet air was stirring among the creeping plants, outside. He was asleep. Suddenly, the scene changed; The air became close and confined; and Oliver thought, with a glow of terror, that he was in Fagin's house, again. There, sat the hideous, old man, in his accustomed corner, pointing at him, and whispering to another man, with a face adverted who sat beside him. 'Hush, my dear!', he thought he heard Fagin say; 'It is he, Sure enough. come away'. 'He!', the other man seemed to answer; 'Could I mistaken him, think you? If a crowd of ghost were to put themselves into his exact shape, and he stood amongst them, there is something that would tell me how to point him out. If you buried him fifty feet deep, and took me across his grave, I fancy I should know, if there wasn't a mark above it, that he lay buried there?". "The man seemed to say this, with such dreadful hatred, that Oliver awoke with the fear, and started up". So, this strange man who is looking at Oliver, speaks about Oliver with dreadful hatred. For some mysterious reason, this man hates Oliver Twist. Let's continue to read. "'Good Heaven! What was that?', which sent the blood tingling to Oliver's heart, and deprived him of his voice, and of power to move. There--there--at the window close before him-- so close, that he could almost have touched him before he started back: with his eyes peering into the room, and meeting his: there stood Fagin. And beside him, white with rage or fear, or both, were the scowling features of a very strange looking man. It was but an instant, a glance, a flash, before his eyes; and they were gone. But they had recognised Oliver, and he had recognised them; and their look was as firmly impressed upon his memory, as if it had been deeply carved in stone, and set before him from his birth. Oliver stood transfixed for a moment; then, leaping from the window into the garden, called loudly for help". And that is the mysterious man beside Fagin, looking through Oliver's room, through there. Our lesson is going to focus upon this mysterious man. So, Oliver fell asleep as he was reading his book. And then, he had the most terrifying nightmare. He dreamt that he was back at Fagin's house, and Fagin was there, and staring at Oliver. But, things next get even scarier. Oliver wakes up, and then looks out the window, and sees Fagin's at his window, looking straight at Oliver. And Fagin's with another man that Oliver does not know. And this strange man is looking at Oliver with great hatred in his eyes. As if he really wants to hurt him. Who could this man possibly be? Something is not right. Now, when I read this extract, I have many questions about this mysterious man. I mean, "why is this mysterious man working with Fagin?". And, "why have they broken into the Maylie's garden to see Oliver?". And "why does this mysterious man clearly hate Oliver so much?". As we will see, in a later lesson, this mysterious man comes from all Oliver's past. Right. Let's now test your understanding of that extract. Question one: "Which two people peer through Oliver's window?", I'll give you a clue; One of them is a terrible criminal, and his name begins with 'F', and the other one- we have not met yet. It is, of course, Fagin and the mysterious man. "Fagin and the mysterious man peer through Oliver's window". Question two, "The mysterious man is filled with 'H' for Oliver". I'll give you a clue. The mysterious man does not like Oliver. He is, of course, filled with hatred. "The mysterious man is filled with hatred for Oliver". Well done, if you got those questions right. [Inaudible] Our second extract about this mysterious stranger. In this extract, this mysterious stranger meets the Bumbles. Now, before we move on, I need to tell you this mysterious stranger's name, which is: Monks. So, Monks is the person who broke into the Maylie's garden with Fagin, and appeared through Oliver's window. In the extract that we're about to read, Monks goes to meet a Mr. And Mrs. Bumble. Now, as you may remember from a previous lesson, Mr. Bumble is a beetle. A 'beetle' is an official who's responsible for supporting the poor. So Mr. Bumble and Mrs. Bumble would've been very involved, in the workhouse. As you're going to see, Mrs. Bumble has an important secret about Oliver's mother. Let me explain: "After Oliver's mother died, the old nurse stole an important item from her. The nurse passed the item to Mrs. Bumble", and "...Monks wants this item for himself. What could this item be?". Well, we find out in this extract. This item holds an important secret, which will help us unlock the mystery of Oliver Twist's past. Before we read this extract, Let me give you a little bit of extra information to help you understand what is going to happen. In this extract, Mr. And Mrs. Bumble meet Monks. Now, Monks has asked Mr. And Mrs. Bumble to meet him in a very old, abandoned factory. So, Mr. And Mrs. Bumble have to work out of London into a very rough, filthy, grimy area. As they arrive at the factory, a thunderstorm begins, and the abandoned factory itself is rotting and decaying; it's a very miserable place. Why would Monks want to meet them in such a miserable place? Clearly monks does to want anyone to hear this conversation. Now, Mrs. Bumble has an item with her that Monks desperately wants. This item a clue to solving the mystery of Oliver Twist's Past. Let's begin. "It was a dull, close, overcast Summer evening. The clouds, which had been threatening all day, spread out in a dense and sluggish mass of vapour, yielded large drops of rain, and seemed to predict the violent thunderstorm, when Mr. and Mrs. Bumble walked far out of London. They directed their course towards a scattered little colony of ruinous houses along the river. In the heart of this cluster of huts; and skirting the river, stood a large building. Formally used as a factory of some kind, it had in it's day. And along since gone to ruin. The rat, the worm, and the action of the action of the damp had weakened and rotted the piles on which it stood; and a considerable portion of the building had already sunk down into the water; It was before this ruinous building that Mr. and Mrs. Bumble paused, as the first peal of distant thunder reverberated in the air, and the rain commenced pouring violently down. 'The place should be somewhere here,' said Bumble, consulting a scrap of paper he held in his hand. 'Hello there!' cried a voice from above. 'Is that the man?' asked Mr. Bumble's good lady. 'Come in!' he cried impatiently, stamping his foot upon the ground. 'Don't keep me here!'. 'We--we were only cooling ourselves,' stammered Bumble, looking apprehensively at the strange man. 'Cooling yourselves!' retorted Monks. 'Not all the rain that ever fell, or ever will fall, `will put as much of hell's fire out, as a man can carry about with him. You won't cool yourself so easily; don't think it!'. Monks then led Mr. And Mrs. Bumble through the dark and grimy building. Bestowing something half-way between a smile and a frown upon his two companions, and again beckoning them to follow, the man hastened across the apartment, which was of considerable extent, but low in the roof. He was preparing to ascend a steep staircase, or rather ladder, leading to another floor of warehouses above: when a bright flash of lightning streamed down from above, and a peal of thunder followed, which shook the crazy building to its centre. Monks then led Mr. and Mrs. Bumble to a very dark, shadowy room. He then asked Mrs. Bumble to reveal her secret". Now, Monks then pays the Bumbles twenty-five pounds for their secret. Now, twenty-five pounds might not seem like much money, to you, but in Charles Dickens day, twenty-five pounds was worth a lot of money. Monks I clearly desperate to learn the Bumble secret. He is prepared to pay a lot of money for the secret. Mrs. Bumble then gives Monks a locket. Here, is the picture of the locket. Spot a necklace on one side and small box on the other side, in which you might keep some very valuable possessions. Now, this locket is a very, very important clue for understanding Oliver's past. In fact, this locket, belongs to Oliver's mother. This locket was stolen from Oliver's mother, after her death by the old nurse. So, you may remember the old nurse; she was around Oliver's mother when she gave birth. Well, after Oliver's mother died, the nurse stole this locket from her. Now, this locket contains two important objects. First of all, it contains a wedding ring. Maybe this wedding ring was sent from Oliver's father to Oliver's mother. Maybe they were getting ready to be married when she died. It also contains two locks of hair. And finally, the locket is engraved with the name, Agnes. Now, as the reader, I think that maybe suggests that Oliver's mother's name is also Agnes. Since this locket belonged to her. Now, after Monks is given his locket, he walks to a river, and throws it into the water. In this extract, Mrs. Bumble gave Monks a locket that belonged to Oliver's mother. Now, there's lots of interesting things about this locket. First of all, it contains a wedding ring, it has some strands of a lady's hair, and it's engraved with the name, Agnes. Since this locket belongs to Oliver's mother, it seems that her name might be Agnes. Maybe this locket is a clue to solving the mystery of Oliver's family. Now, Monks takes this locket and throws it into the river. Maybe, for some strange reason, Monks doesn't want Oliver to find out who his mother is. Who might Monks be? Why does Monks not want Oliver to find out about his family? Let's now test your memory on this extract. Question one: "who does Monks meet in this extract?". I'll give you a clue, this is a couple that were involved in the running of the workhouse. "Monks meets Mr. And Mrs. Bumble in this extract". Question two: "What does Mrs. Bumble give Monks in return for money?". I'll give you a clue, it begins with 'L'. It is a necklace, it has a box on one side of it, it comes with Oliver's mother. It is, of course; a locket. "Mrs. Bumble gives Monks a locket that belonged to Oliver's mother in return for money". Question three: "Who stole this locket from Oliver's mother?". I'll give you a clue, this person was around Oliver's mother when Oliver was born. It is, of course, the old nurse. The old nurse stole this locket from Oliver's mother. Question four: "What name is written on the locket?". I'll give you a clue, it starts with 'A'. "Agnes is written on the locket". Question five: "Who do we guess Agnes probably is?". Well, it seems that since this locket belongs to Oliver's mother; Oliver's mother is probably Agnes. "We guess that Agnes is probably Oliver's mother". Question six: "What valuable object does this locket contain?". I'll give you a clue, you give this to someone if you want to marry them. This locket contains a wedding ring. Question seven: "What does Monks do with the locket?". I'll give you a clue, he doesn't keep it; he throws it somewhere. Of course, "Monks throws the locket into a river". Well done, if you got all of those answers right. Let's now test you understanding of this extract with a question. "Why does Monks throw the locket into the river?". You have four options. Option one: "Monks feel bad about owning something that belongs to Oliver", option two: "Monks feel cheated by the Bumbles because they didn't give him what they wanted", option three: Monks doesn't want to break the law", or option four: "For some reason, Monks wants no one to find out abut Oliver's family". Press the 'pause' button on your video now, and tell the screen the right answer. I'll now tell you the right answer, which is, of course, option four- "For some reason, we don't know why, Monks wants no one to find out about Oliver's family", He, therefore, throws this locket into the river, so that no one might use this as a clue to solving this mystery. Well done, if you got that right. Now, some of you might have chosen one of the other options. You may have chosen option one- "Monks feels bad about owning something that belongs to Oliver". However, option one does not describe Monks' character. You must remember that Monks hates Oliver very much. It's, therefore, unlikely that he'd feel bad about owning something that belongs to Oliver. Option two; Some of you may have chosen option two- "Monks feels cheated by the Bumbles because they didn't give him what he wanted". I would actually suggest that Monks got exactly what he wanted from the Bumbles. He wanted this locket, so that he could get ride of it. And some of you may have chosen option three- "Monks doesn't want to break the law". As you will see, Monks is actually a dangerous criminal; He will happily break the law. Well done, again, if you got that right. Let's now test your memory, again, through this 'fill in the gaps' exercise. Here, is the summary of the extracts that we've read, today. Complete this paragraph in your book, or on your page, filling in the key words; which are missing. And you can find a table of the key words at the bottom of your screen to help you. Press the 'pause' button on your video, now, and complete this paragraph, filling in the key words in your book or on your page. Off you go. Let's now take a look at the answers. "Fagin and Monks peer through Oliver's window in the Maylie's house. Monks looks at Oliver with hatred. Monks meets Mr. and Mrs. Bumble in an old, abandoned building. He gives them money in return for a locket which once belonged to Oliver's mother. The locket contains a wedding ring and is engraved with the name Agnes. Monks throws this locket into a river. He clearly does not want anyone to know about Oliver's family. Well done, if you got full marks, there. If you've made a mistake, press the pause button on your video, now , and correct your mistake. Well done for all of your amazing work, today. Now, you can share your work with 'Oak National'. If you'd like to, please ask you parent or carer to share your work on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter, tagging '@OakNational' and '#LearnwithOak'. And that bring us to the end of today's lesson. Well done for all your amazing work, today. In our next lesson, Nancy makes a very, very dangerous decision. And we will discover who Monks, really, is. The mystery keeps thickening. Well, I'll see you next lesson. See you next time. And before you leave, make sure you complete the quiz on all the learning that you've done, today.

A Mysterious Stranger

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