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W8 Lesson Prep: SAQ Language Use Practice -"Superhero Movies"

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W8 Lesson Prep: SAQ Language Use Practice -"Superhero Movies"

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1. Complete the SAQs (Q4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, & 12) for this Paper for W8 Mon 9 May - Wed 11 May EL Lesson.

2. In pairs, you will exchange and discuss your responses for language use questions identified in this practice paper. I have assigned the question to respective pairs on the Padlet Wall.

3. As a pair, post your assigned SAQ answer to this Padlet Wall after the discussion. Indicate your names above your post.

4. Your teacher will go through the questions and give live feedback.

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Strategy - How to Approach SAQs on Language Use

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Strategy - How to Approach SAQs on Language Use

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1. Identify the type of language use the question is focusing on. e.g. on figurative language like metaphor, irony, or unusual but effective choice of words? Pay attention to the question prompt or wording. e.g. Explain the metaphor...

2. Is the question asking you to explain the author's intention or purpose with regard to a choice of words? Is it asking you to explain the effectiveness of a phrase?

3. See the marks allocated for the question and apportion your answer as required. Always explain in the context of the passage.

4. Check your answer to ensure good language, the appropriate signal words are used and it is within the correct context.

Then, you're good to go! :)

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The device used is hyperbole, where "armies" (also accepted: metaphor) describe Hollywood professionals and "megamillions" describe the viewers.

It is effective in showing the large scale of the number of Hollywood professionals as well as viewers of Hollywood films

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The brackets are mean to express a side snark comment which condems authors because they usually have male heroes instead dog female heroines.

Suggested answer (Ms Nura's final edit): The writer wanted to insert an additional idea of the sexist representation of superheroes that is secondary to the main argument.

The final answer explains both the FUNCTION of the brackets and the CONTEXT of sexist representation of superheroes.

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4. Usually, popcorn is seen as a convenient snack that people consume. However in this case, it is said to be food for the mind. is intangible and is unable to consume food but in this case, the mind is said to eat popcorn like humans physically can. This is effective in conveying that watching comic book movies are a form of temporary pleasure and leisure for our minds, and just like popcorn, they are finished quickly and forgotten afterwards. (figurative - you need to add the idea of the movies are not of much value beyond the temporary entertainment they provide.)

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Watch this Youtube link on 'Why the World Needs Superhero Movies'!

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Watch this Youtube link on 'Why the World Needs Superhero Movies'!

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To express the illogical nature of superheros and villains using hard objects to throw at each other even though it shows no effect.

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Just as how mining brings profit while depleting the Earth's natural resources, big-budget superhero productions also earn large profits while largely negatively impacting negatively lowering the standard of the world's movie industry.

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Punctuation:

The 'S elf' is capitalised to emphasise how idolised heroes are. Usually, capitalisation is used for names or things of importance. However, in the passage, the writer capitalises the word 'Self' to place importance on the word, and implies that the writer thinks it as narcissism or self-centredness being prevalent in society.

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the capitalisation of the word self placed importance on the word, showing how self-centredness is prevalent in society.

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the author gives additional information that superheroes are usually male instead of female, which is secondary to the main argument.

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The brackets are meant to give additional information secondary to the writer's argument, which condemns authors flags out society's sexist representation of for usually having male heroes instead of and female heroines.

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sprinkling of jokes:
inserting jokes or humour in a haphazard or random manner

morsels of personality:
characters are portrayed with very little or fragmented/incomplete personalities.

heavy dough of exposition:
dense/packed storyline or plot.