Language non-fiction extract revision by Rebecca https://padlet.com/rebecca_daville/96xgx5f3u8bm Please include the following: Summary, themes, tone, structural features, language features and an exam style question (Q4) en-us 2019-10-16 09:11:23 UTC 2025-12-22 22:42:09 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f410.png https://padlet.com/rebecca_daville/96xgx5f3u8bm/wish/2010795314 2022-01-25 09:51:51 UTC https://padlet.com/rebecca_daville/96xgx5f3u8bm/wish/2010795314 A Passage To Africa https://padlet.com/rebecca_daville/96xgx5f3u8bm/wish/2010795647 Summary:
A journalist who travels around Somalia during the 1990's who writes about the horrible things. Then he is unsettled by the way that one poor man smiles at him.

Themes:
Poverty, Illness,

Tone:
Start - Solemn/Sincere, End - Surprised

Structural Features:
Short + impactful paragraphs ("And then there was the face I will never forget"), Short sentence - Impactful - ("like a ghost village.", "Habiba had died.")

Language Features:
Semantic field of decay ('decaying flesh', 'festering', 'shattered', 'rotting'), Simile ("The search for the shocking is like the craving for a drug") emphasises the addictive longing for shocking news stories.

Question:
How does the writer use language and structure to convey his views on journalism in 'A Passage To Africa'?

Model Paragraph:
Alagiah presents journalism as addictive in A Passage To Africa. This is shown when he says "The search for the shocking is like the craving for a drug". He uses the simile to emphasise the addictive longing for shocking news stories and his need for attention.]]> 2022-01-25 09:52:03 UTC https://padlet.com/rebecca_daville/96xgx5f3u8bm/wish/2010795647 "Between a rock and a hard place" https://padlet.com/rebecca_daville/96xgx5f3u8bm/wish/2010797112 Summary:

In this first-hand account, Ralston describes how a boulder crushed his right hand while he was climbing and hiking in a canyon. He had not informed anyone of his hiking plans. 

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Themes: Perseverance, Loneliness

Tone: Desperation, Confessional and Sincere

Structural Features: 8 Paragraphs, Lots of short sentences to create tension. "Then, silence." 
Lots of short phrases within long sentence emphasising how fast everything happens.  . In slow motion: the rock smashes my left hand against the south wall; my eyes register the collision, and I yank my left arm back as the rock ricochets5 ; the boulder then crushes my right hand and ensnares my right arm at the wrist, palm in, thumb up, fingers extended; the rock slides another foot down the wall with my arm in tow, tearing the skin off the lateral side of my forearm. 

Language Features: Lots of Jargon to discuss is knowledge on the topic of climbing. "I traversed out to the chokestone."

Questions 4:

"How does the writer use language and structure to convey tension in 'Between a rock and a hard place'".


The writer uses a mixture of long and short sentences to create tension around the stages of the extract where Aaron initially realizes he is stuck. After the long sentence discussing the incident, he ends the paragraph with 'then silence'. This creates tension and intrigue for the reader as the abrupt pause shows the severity of the situation.



 ]]> 2022-01-25 09:52:57 UTC https://padlet.com/rebecca_daville/96xgx5f3u8bm/wish/2010797112 explorers or boys messing about https://padlet.com/rebecca_daville/96xgx5f3u8bm/wish/2010799851 summary: British explorers try to cross into Siberia via the ice bound bearing straight. Helicopter crashed and they are rescued by British coastguards. The men's adventure had cost the British and Chile tax payers tens of thousand of pounds. They survived.]]> 2022-01-25 09:54:33 UTC https://padlet.com/rebecca_daville/96xgx5f3u8bm/wish/2010799851 A memoir of the authors experiences training a young Hawk called Mabel while grieving about her fathers death. Structural features: ellipsis to show hesitation, line 61 and 64, long sentences represent being overwhelmed. Key themes: grief, fear, nature, patience. Lots of use of bird jargon shows she knows what she is doing - skilled. Alliteration - 'fizzing and fuzzing' shows excitement, alliteration of 'barred and beating' gives sense of powerfulness. 'my hawk', represents their strong connection. Line 5, list makes it seem complicated and desperation to see what is inside - liv and mimi, how does Macdonald present grief in h is for hawk? Macdonald presents grief through the developement of the bird. She describes the man as 'folding her wings, anchoring her feathered back against his chest'. This represents her grief as being restricting and preventing her from continuing with her life but later on when she finds 'her hawk' it is significant of her overcoming her grief https://padlet.com/rebecca_daville/96xgx5f3u8bm/wish/2010805445 2022-01-25 09:57:45 UTC https://padlet.com/rebecca_daville/96xgx5f3u8bm/wish/2010805445 A game of polo with a headless goat https://padlet.com/rebecca_daville/96xgx5f3u8bm/wish/2010808221 SUMMARY 
Levine describes an unusual set of races that she witnesses. Levine chose to travel on a one year trip around Asia. This resulted in her writing ‘A Game of Polo with a Headless Goat’, which was then developed into a documentary. This text is a travelogue; a non-fiction book describing a foreign country 

DEVISES AND FEATURES 
Punctuations used to structure the Poem in a particular way, to impact reader. 
Imagery conveyed through the use of multiple triads. 
Comparisons amplifies how chaotic the experience is. 

WRITERS PURPOSE
This text is a travelogue; a non-fiction book describing a foreign country. The writer is aiming to engage both people who are interested in foreign travel and people who are interested in culture and sport with this particular story. She wants to Inform readers about the traditions and culture of the exotic places she is visiting, and also to entertain readers with humorous and surprising stories which sum up the quirky and unexpected events she witnesses.

PRACTISE QUESTION 
How does the writer use language and structure to convey chaos in A Game of Polo With A Headless Goat.

P - Levine conveys Chaos through the structure of the extract. 
E - A mixture of long and short sentences make the extract seem more chaotic to the reader for example, "There were two races - the motorized spectators at the back; in front, two donkeys, still running close and amazingly."
A - The use of short sentences and consistent punctuation, makes the reader engage with the chaos.
Ruby & Noah ]]> 2022-01-25 09:59:15 UTC https://padlet.com/rebecca_daville/96xgx5f3u8bm/wish/2010808221 Young and Dyslexic https://padlet.com/rebecca_daville/96xgx5f3u8bm/wish/2010808772 The author of this extract : Benjamin Zephaniah featured as the priest in hit tv show Peaky Blinder's .
In the extract the author is telling us as readers his childhood story's of struggling with dyslexia in his school , and how teachers didn't know what dyslexia was .
' at school my ideas always contradicted my teachers '- This line shows the contrast between him and his teachers .
'No compassion , no understanding ,no humanity '-Negative rule of 3 .
'If you look at statistics , I should be in prison'-use of direct pronoun to engage the reader in his individual situation . The line also shows how he overcame stereotypes to become successful in his life  .



Question:
How does the writer use language and structure to present difficulties of dyslexia in the extract 'Young and Dyslexic' ?.


P
E
A
The writer uses emotive language to present the difficulties of dyslexia in the extract when he says 'As a child I suffered , but I learned to turn dyslexia to my advantage'. The word 'suffered' and 'child' make us feel empathy towards the author and connotations for his innocence.


]]> 2022-01-25 09:59:35 UTC https://padlet.com/rebecca_daville/96xgx5f3u8bm/wish/2010808772 the explorers daughter. https://padlet.com/rebecca_daville/96xgx5f3u8bm/wish/2010811535 start- scared through ellipses.

middle- semantic field, Herbert is factual, respects the culture. 

end- against the hunting. short sentences. sense of certainty. conflicts previous views. personification of whale.

summary: small child talks about her family tradition of hunting Narwhals. she changes her opinions on morals. 

themes: morals, conflict, different cultures.

tone: factual. 

question: How does the Writer use language and structure to present a different culture in The Explorers Daughter?

PEA: The Writer uses repeated ellipses to illustrate the difference in culture in The Explorers Daughter. This is shown in paragraph 3, "The Narwhal ... is an essential contributor to the survival of the hunters". this quote shows the contrast in different places and their need for survival. in the 5th paragraph, elipses are used again when describing the whales, 'the narwhal... are intelligent creatures'


 ]]> 2022-01-25 10:01:09 UTC https://padlet.com/rebecca_daville/96xgx5f3u8bm/wish/2010811535 The Danger of a Single Story - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie https://padlet.com/rebecca_daville/96xgx5f3u8bm/wish/2010813364 Message:
The narrator explains that if we only hear about a people, place or situation from one point of view, we risk accepting one experience as the whole truth.
Summary:
Adichie reflects on her earlier life, how she was a writer at a young age, and her life in Nigeria.
Themes:
Poverty, truth, cultural differences
Tone:
Reflective
Structural Features:
Isolated sentence, "she assumed that I did not know how to use a stove"
short sentences, ellipses
Language Features:
emotive language

How does Adichie use language and structure to convey cultural differences in The Danger of  a Single Story.

Adichie presents the theme of cultural differences through the highlighting of her isolation from other cultures.
The isolated paragraph "She assumed I did not know how to use a stove". This line shows how other parts of the world view her as unaccustomed to more modern appliances. This is made evident through the isolation of the line, further showing how they view Adichie as separate from them.

]]> 2022-01-25 10:02:16 UTC https://padlet.com/rebecca_daville/96xgx5f3u8bm/wish/2010813364 To do: Beyond the Sky and the Earth and Chinese Cinderella rebecca_daville https://padlet.com/rebecca_daville/96xgx5f3u8bm/wish/2010814445 2022-01-25 10:02:55 UTC https://padlet.com/rebecca_daville/96xgx5f3u8bm/wish/2010814445 Explorers or boys messing about https://padlet.com/rebecca_daville/96xgx5f3u8bm/wish/2010816689 Language: jargon when the interviewers talk about the events as they are experienced, and they are talking about people who are unexperienced doing dangerous things. 
Nicknames used to connect reader to the passage and makes them feel welcome.

How does the writer use language and structure to present humor in 'Explorers or boys messing about'?

Steven Morris present humor through the use of the childish tone. This is demonstrated when one of the wives made a comment on their rescue. She says "they'll probably have their bottoms kicked and will be sent home the long way". The quotation highlights that whilst the men think what they have done is heroic other people see it as childish and foolish. Moreover, the phrase "bottoms kicked" links to the tittle of the extract as it is a punishment that children get.]]> 2022-01-25 10:03:58 UTC https://padlet.com/rebecca_daville/96xgx5f3u8bm/wish/2010816689 "BEtween a rock and a hrd place https://padlet.com/rebecca_daville/96xgx5f3u8bm/wish/2010868035 Summary:

In this first-hand account, Ralston describes how a boulder crushed his right hand while he was climbing and hiking in a canyon. He had not informed anyone of his hiking plans. 

-- --

Themes: Perseverance, Loneliness

Tone: Desperation, Confessional and Sincere

Structural Features: 8 Paragraphs, Lots of short sentences to create tension. "Then, silence." 
Lots of short phrases within long sentence emphasising how fast everything happens.  . In slow motion: the rock smashes my left hand against the south wall; my eyes register the collision, and I yank my left arm back as the rock ricochets5 ; the boulder then crushes my right hand and ensnares my right arm at the wrist, palm in, thumb up, fingers extended; the rock slides another foot down the wall with my arm in tow, tearing the skin off the lateral side of my forearm. 

Language Features: Lots of Jargon to discuss is knowledge on the topic of climbing. "I traversed out to the chokestone."

Questions 4:

"How does the writer use language and structure to convey tension in 'Between a rock and a hard place'".


The writer uses a mixture of long and short sentences to create tension around the stages of the extract where Aaron initially realizes he is stuck. After the long sentence discussing the incident, he ends the paragraph with 'then silence'. This creates tension and intrigue for the reader as the abrupt pause shows the severity of the situation.



 ]]> 2022-01-25 10:33:54 UTC https://padlet.com/rebecca_daville/96xgx5f3u8bm/wish/2010868035 Chinese Cinderella https://padlet.com/rebecca_daville/96xgx5f3u8bm/wish/2013974969 Language: language such as "is it possible? Am I dreaming? me, the winner?" to emphasize disbelief and excitement in response to winning the essay competition.
Structure: Lots of rhetorical questions to show her fathers lack of confidence in her ability therefore she under estimates her self.
Themes: education, disbelief, honor

]]> 2022-01-26 16:37:23 UTC https://padlet.com/rebecca_daville/96xgx5f3u8bm/wish/2013974969 "Beyond the sky and the earth" https://padlet.com/rebecca_daville/96xgx5f3u8bm/wish/2014011710 Summary:

The story is a memoir that became an essay about Zeppa's early days teaching in Bhutan.

Themes:
Identity,
Tone:
Beauty and

Structural Features:
Short sentence "It doesn't even have traffic lights" emphasises the lack of modernism


Language Features:
Asyndeton in a list of things they sell "onions, rice, tea, milk powder, dried fish, plastic buckets" emphasises how they all sell lots of the same things and lack variety

Purpose:
To narrate her experience in Bhutan and to pay tribute to the country and its people
Structure:
The ending of the piece, "i am in full admiration for this country that has managed to look after itself so well". - supports the title of Bhutan being "above the sky and the earth" - metaphoric, she regards the country highly.





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