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Post by sharp on Apr 2, 2013 8:06:11 GMT
Mixed analysis questions Attachments:
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Post by sharp on Apr 2, 2013 8:07:13 GMT
As it says on the tin! Attachments:
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Post by sharp on Apr 2, 2013 8:08:12 GMT
The beast of sentence structure. Attachments:
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Post by sharp on Jun 27, 2013 8:35:47 GMT
LINKING SENTENCES and LINK WORDS Attachments:
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Post by sharp on Jun 27, 2013 8:36:22 GMT
DODO ANSWERS. Attachments:
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Post by sharp on Jun 27, 2013 8:38:58 GMT
Please complete the close reading questions in this and IGNORE the 'Critical Essay' section, unless you want to give yourself THE FEAR. Attachments:
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Post by sharp on Jun 27, 2013 8:39:46 GMT
Homework part deux. Again, only look at the close reading section of the paper. Don't forget that you also need TWO articles summarized. For each paragraph of an article from the Guardian, the Independent or the Times, you need to briefly summarise the contents of that article. Attachments:
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Post by sharp on Jun 27, 2013 8:49:13 GMT
In your own words… 1. ‘cold, damp and creepy’=chilly, freezing, moist, wet, eerie, scary… 2. Same answer 3. GIVE EVIDENCE means I could quote.
Quote questions ‘word’=1 word ‘phrase’= a couple words, maybe up to 5 ‘expression’= anywhere from 1 to about 6 words NEVER WRITE THE WHOLE SENTENCE.
1. ‘uncomfortable’=the house was unpleasant, dirty and possibly ‘haunted’= possessed by spirits/fraught with paranormal activity. 2. ‘strange creaking sounds’= odd/unusual/abnormal noises at night.
REVIEW 3, 4 and 5 at the next lesson. ENJOY THE SUNSHINE ☺
3. ‘slimy moss grew on the walls’ ‘damp and creepy’ ‘icy winds blew’ 4. damp/creepy/chilling/icy 5. ‘shaking in our beds, unable to sleep’
Context – for each one, define ‘xexec’ and quote the words that help you to arrive at the meaning.
1. When my friends stood me up, I was extremely xexec. XEXEC – means upset, angry or disappointed. The phrase ‘my friends stood me up’ suggests this because the person was abandoned by their friends. 2. Having found the treasure, the adventurer felt very xexec of himself. XEXEC – means pleased with yourself or proud because if you’d found ‘treasure’ you would be happy and pleased at this accomplishment. 3. Running into the door in front of a class full of pupils made me feel xexec. XEXEC-means silly or embarrassed because the teacher ran ‘into the door’ which is clumsy and embarrassing to do in front of a large group of mocking children. 4. I was so xexeced when I discovered an extra bar of chocolate in the refrigerator. XEXEC – this could mean happy as finding a treat, such as ‘an extra bar of chocolate’ is usually quite pleasant.
Linking
Linking words are generally used to : ► Make a point opposing the previous one e.g. however, nevertheless, on the other hand. ► Add on a point supporting the previous one e.g. moreover, furthermore, in addition, also equally, in the same way ► Draw a conclusion e.g. therefore, thus, as a result, consequently, in conclusion
Wacky linking-the question Another common way to link two paragraphs is to ask a question at the end of the previous one, then to answer it in the course of the next one.
Figures of Speech
Simile-a comparison using ‘like’ or ‘as’. Her hair was like the sun.
Metaphor-a comparison of two things. Saying one thing is another. Her hair is the shining sun in the midst of darkness.
Personification-giving an inanimate object human qualities. The washing machine danced across the floor.
Onomatopoeia-sounds written as words/words describing sounds. BANG! BOOM!
Alliteration-a phrase in which the words begin with a similar sound. That’s a cracking, creaking, croaking old chair!
Word choice-commenting on the specific words the writer has used. Examining the effect of a particular word. Using ‘slammed’ instead of ‘shut’ tells you that the door was closed forcefully.
FORMULA: QUOTE the figure of speech NAME the technique EXPLAIN it’s effect (in the context of the passage)
SENTENCE STRUCTURE
COMMAND-tells you to do something EXCLAMATION-suggests strong emotion MINOR-a sentence without a verb (Ouch! Pathetic…) QUESTION/RHETORICAL QUESTION-asks you something (a rhetorical question is designed NOT to elicit a response). STATEMENT-basic statement of information
LIST- (can use commas or semi-colons) it is the listing items which often have a common feature.
PARENTHESIS – additional information ( commas, dashes or brackets can set this apart).
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Post by sharp on Jun 27, 2013 9:12:10 GMT
AN EXAMPLE OF HOW TO SUMMARISE
Politicians who demand inquiries should be taken out and shot
From Stephen Lawrence to Bloody Sunday, an inquiry serves as the establishment's get out of jail free card. Simon Jenkins for The Guardian, Tuesday 25 June 2013 20.30 BST
PUBLIC INQUIRIES ARE CONSTANTLY CALLED FOR - There should be a public inquiry. Indeed there should be a judicial inquiry, a veritable "judge-led" inquiry. Into what? That does not matter. An inquiry has become the cure-all for any political argument. Whether the subject is a dud police force, a dud hospital, a dud quango or a dud war, only a judicial inquiry will atone for wrongdoing and do penance for public sins.
INQUIRIES DON'T PROVIDE CLOSURE OR AN ANSWER (LAWRENCE EXAMPLE) - An inquiry defers blame. It throws the ball into the long grass and kicks the can down the road. This week's call for yet another inquiry into the Stephen Lawrence murder – by some counts the 17th – must make it the most interrogated death in history. As with Bloody Sunday and Hillsborough, a British scandal is measured not in deaths but in juridical longevity.
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Post by sharp on Oct 25, 2013 11:07:04 GMT
An old article, but worth a read! Attachments:
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Post by sharp on Oct 25, 2013 11:13:22 GMT
For the haters. Attachments:
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Post by sharp on Oct 25, 2013 11:13:50 GMT
Who's scarier...I'm going for Facebook. Attachments:
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Post by sharp on Nov 11, 2013 15:38:01 GMT
www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/nov/06/christmas-ads-marks-and-spencer-dispiritingTHe whole article link, which has the MandS video. It's Christmas time in adland. Joy to the world If Rosie Huntington-Whiteley mashing up fairytales for M&S is anything to go by, the long runup to Christmas will be profoundly dispiriting . Holly Baxter theguardian.com, Wednesday 6 November 2013 14.00 GMT 'Tis the season to be marketed to, and the big boys of the pre-packaged mince pie world are getting their ads in early this year. This week will see the launch of TV Christmas adverts from all of the main UK retailers, including at least one that has booked out an entire three-minute commercial break for its piece de resistance. Will these three minutes comprise the promised Ant and Dec comedy routine from Morrisons, or an unbearably long effort on the Co-op's part to convince us of their strapline "Relax, Christmas is just around the corner" (clearly inspired by someone who has never spent Christmas Eve with my Auntie Susan and a bottle of Baileys)? Only time will tell. I enjoy these fluffy pieces of pre-Christmas promise as much as the next person, and have been known to tear up during Tesco's vision of a perfect family Christmas at least as much as I've loudly complained about the sexist depictions of domestic labour in the Asda ones. Yes, it's just another slew of promotional recipes as predictable as the e-numbers inside the candy canes, but it's always a welcome change after the inevitable preceding summer filled with impossibly lithe bikini shots across all available media, juxtaposed with nonsensical diet tips ("Eat vegan until after 6pm, then go wild!" was one I actually came across this year.) Despite the fact that they often come up short – the "much-anticipated" John Lewis campaign is expected to feature Lily Allen singing Keane, one of the most boring combinations suggested by any human being since someone once straight-facedly told me to "spice up" a slice of Ryvita with some low-fat organic yoghurt spread – I do continue to look forward to how the winners of capitalism will spin the seasonal festivities to us, year after year. And yet, sitting here in front of YouTube in 2013 (living life to the full, as per usual), I can't help but feel bitterly disappointed. The undisputed kings of commercial Christmas, Marks & Spencer, have let me down in a way I never imagined. They've mashed up a few fairytales, stuck Rosie Huntington-Whiteley in her knickers on a magic carpet, and made Helena Bonham Carter (as the Wizard of Oz, of course) tell her that she has nice shoes. They have a Mad Hatter's tea party where food and drink with "eat me" and "drink me" labels are joined by handbags with "love me" labels. Because she's a grown-up and not Alice in Wonderland, Rosie chooses the handbag and runs off, before flirting with Aladdin and getting given her dog back. My childhood feels crushed, violated, wrapped in cellophane, and sold back to me at an overpriced rate. Why they didn't just go the whole hog and get three wise men to proffer M&S jewellery over a nativity manger is beyond me. Last year, Asda showed a woman making the Christmas lunch before sitting down on the sofa next to her supine husband, who only raised his head to ask her what was for tea. I felt suitably annoyed, on comfortingly identifiable grounds: this was a tired old 1950s depiction of mum-as-celebrated-household-slave, and that's not what I asked Santa for for Christmas. This time round, I'm just left with a vague sense of nauseated unease. With their fairytales remade as commercial fantasies, Marks & Spencer have suddenly exposed to me everything I already knew but didn't want to face about Christmas. I am no longer just a long-lapsed Christian with a soft heart who likes giving her siblings thoughtful presents: I am an insatiable machine of consumption, grabbing pleather handbags off the dinner table. After this horrifying charade, nothing could make me feel better about my place among the holly wreaths and advent calendars. Even when confronted with the first ever UK small-screen advert from Lidl, complete with Harry Enfield's voiceover and a cover of One Direction's All These Little Things reimagined as All These Lidl Things, I couldn't forget what I'd seen. I'll admit, the idea of Harry Styles indirectly promoting goods from the German giant of discount food did gave me a smile. But then Rosie Huntington-Whiteley besmirching the memory of Lewis Carroll came hauntingly back to me, and Christmas was ruined all over again. Essentially, watching the Christmas ads is a riskier business than it has ever been before. Tread carefully from hereon in, because market research (the most festive thing of all) indicating that consumers want Christmas ads earlier means you'll be seeing them everywhere from now until 2014. And some of them have sugar-coated their fundamental message to Buy More Stuff so liberally that the whole spectacle can make you feel ill. Personally, my Christmas spirit is already obliterated – and it's only November.
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Post by sharp on Dec 16, 2013 20:23:31 GMT
Hi folks! I apologise that this is on so late, but this should be the updated list of close reading formulas. Attachments:
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Post by sharp on Jan 21, 2014 15:39:02 GMT
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