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Uses colloquial language and this may make the reader feel more like a friend. Places us into Franklin's shoes.

We find out a lot about the writer's interests.

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Alliteration-
"B" draws the reader's attention to this sentence. Gives this description an upbeat and bubbly tone which perhaps reflects her excitement to be remenescing her experiences at home

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Contrast between the long sentences and the short sentences reflects her feelings about home and in America

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Great! Keep going: see if you can link this back to the question: how does the nostalgic tone shape meaning? (Form/structure AO2)

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There is a clear sense of reflection, implying that the narrator is feeling nostalgic. The repetition of "miss" highlights exactly this as she has been thinking of home frequently thus the frequent use

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Do we understand what she is trying to say? How does this affect how the reader feels?

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How does this 'bad experience' inform the readers' understanding of her anecdote?

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How does the reader feel towards the speaker? Do we like them?

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Informal tone- may make the reader feel more like a friend to the writer- closer relationship.

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Narrator: male or female?

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assumablyVery long sentences at the start when the writer describes the memory of her past. Dreamy, slow. Contrast -on edge, short sentences  shows she was prehaps more relaxed and comfortable in the past. Whereas now she is more short and snappy, due  this event she

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Temi.       Second Person narrative may make the reader feel more included and this more interested in his experience

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Temi.       Second Person narrative may make the reader feel more included and this more interested in his experience

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"It's still difficult for me to venture into public", she writes in an informal matter, as if to a friend and is perhaps

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Temi.       First person narrative- we have a clearer perspective into the writer's interests and character 

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Temi.       First person narrative- we have a clearer perspective into the writer's interests and character 

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The narrator appears to have had a bad experience

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A02 - FSIEL

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Use English terms eg juxtaposition

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Contextual evidence T.O

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AO1 - WRITING WELL, correct use of literary techniques, grammar, etc.

AO2

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Write well and fluently making sure you use good terms

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First thing's first- Read the extract carefully

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First thing's first- Read the extract carefully

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Finished? Scroll down for the extension task

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Finished? Scroll down for the extension task

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Try the same process with a different extract
Question:
Read the extract from The Handmaid's Tale by Margret Atwood, published in 1986

Comment on and analyse how the writer's choice of structure, form and language shape meaning

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Read the extract from We Need to Talk About Kevin, a novel by Lionel Shriver, published in 2003.

Comment on and analyse how the writer's choice of structure, form and language shape meaning

(AO1 = 10, AO2 = 30) Total for this question = 40 marks

Add your answer below (either type directly, or upload a link to a file)

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How does the writer use sentence structure to shape the readers' experience

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How does the writer use sentence structure to shape the readers' experience

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Look for long, rambling sentences (there's a lot of them!) and short, sharp ones.

How does this impact on the way the reader responds to the narrator? Does it change the way you read it?

Again, sentence structure is a very deliberate choice- so it is always worth exploring this.

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How does the writer use language to shape meaning? (AO2)

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How does the writer use language to shape meaning? (AO2)

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This is going to form the bulk of your answer.

Look for literary devices such as metaphor, alliteration, hyperbole etc.

Double tap below this to add your observations from the text.

Include plenty of quotations, at word-level where possible.

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How does the writer's use of structure help to shape meaning? (AO2)

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How does the writer's use of structure help to shape meaning? (AO2)

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Double tap below to add ideas about the effect of tense or chronology.

Think about how this adds to or confuses the clarity of the writer's meaning

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Use these resources to help you to improve your critical and analytical response

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Do you notice anything interesting about the form of the extract? (AO2)

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Do you notice anything interesting about the form of the extract? (AO2)

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Double tap below this to add points about the form of this extract.

Form is always a very deliberate choice on the part of the writer- why do you think Shriver has chosen to write using this form?

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What do we learn about the narrator? (AO1)

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What do we learn about the narrator? (AO1)

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Double tap below this to add at least one point about the narrator. What kind of person do they sound like? What can you infer about their age/gender/personality etc?

Try to link to quotes from the text

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Double tap below this to add at least one point about the text. Try to link to a quotation

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An overview of literary theories. Useful revision.

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A very comprehensive A-Z of Literature terminology

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Describe the AOs in your own words: what do you have to do to gain marks in this question? (Add your answers to the board)

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Take note! This is clear guidance for the Unit 3 exam

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AO1 = 10 marks
AO2 = 30 marks
Keep these in mind while we approach the task

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Use this space to ask questions, respond to comments and complete the task. Use your name or initials as the title

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Read the extract from We Need to Talk About Kevin, a novel by Lionel Shriver, published in 2003.

Comment on and analyse how the writer's choice of structure, form and language shape meaning

(AO1 = 10, AO2 = 30) Total for this question = 40 marks