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Select 3 key moments/incidents from your text.
For each of them: explain the importance of the moment/incident to the whole text. You may consider its contribution to plot development, characterisation, relationships, conflict, themes, message, symbolism, impact on the reader, etc… Include quotations to support your ideas. S3 have been debating, and have combined this helpful list of topics that people often get themselves into heated arguments about. Ideal for discursive essay ideas!
Topics People have strong opinions on – S3 Debates and Discursive Writing Some questions to ask yourselves in preparation...
Use these chapter titles put together by Miss Meiklejohn's Higher class to help you navigate the novel
Part 1 1. Like father, like son? 2. Umuofia Kwenu! 3. Building his fortune 4. Where’s my dinner? 5. The New Yam Festival – the drums 6. A tightened bow 7. Cut down 8. Guilt and Distraction 9. She’s dying! 10. The Egwugwu 11. Chielo’s Cave 12. The wedding 13. Exiled! Part 2 14. Mother is Supreme 15. The man on the iron horse 16. The White Man comes 17. Nwoye’s conversion 18. The Church in the Evil Forest 19. Rebuild Part 3 20. Homecoming 21. Mr Brown – the white man 22. Invading Umuofia/murder of the Egwugwu 23. Imprisoned 24. The Messenger/The Tumult 25. The End…of Okonkwo Wondering how to describe a writer's tone? Look no further! And remember: record the meanings of any words you're unsure of in your literacy books.
Tone Vocabulary List Positive Tone/Attitude Words Amiable Consoling Friendly Playful Amused Content Happy Pleasant Appreciative Dreamy Hopeful Proud Authoritative Ecstatic Impassioned Relaxed Benevolent Elated Jovial Reverent Brave Elevated Joyful Romantic Calm Encouraging Jubilant Soothing Cheerful Energetic Light-hearted Surprised Cheery Enthusiastic Loving Sweet Compassionate Excited Optimistic Sympathetic Complimentary Exuberant Passionate Vibrant Confident Fanciful Peaceful Whimsical Negative Tone/Attitude Words Accusing Choleric Furious Quarrelsome Aggravated Coarse Harsh Shameful Agitated Cold Haughty Smooth Angry Condemnatory Hateful Snooty Apathetic Condescending Hurtful Superficial Arrogant Contradictory Indignant Surly Artificial Critical Inflammatory Testy Audacious Desperate Insulting Threatening Belligerent Disappointed Irritated Tired Bitter Disgruntled Manipulative Uninterested Boring Disgusted Obnoxious Wrathful Brash Disinterested Outraged Childish Facetious Passive Sad Humour-Irony-Sarcasm Tone/Attitude Words Amused Droll Mock-heroic Sardonic Bantering Facetious Mocking Satiric Bitter Flippant Mock-serious Scornful Caustic Giddy Patronising Sharp Comical Humorous Pompous Silly Condescending Insolent Quizzical Taunting Contemptuous Ironic Ribald Teasing Critical Irreverent Ridiculing Whimsical Cynical Joking Wry Disdainful Malicious Sarcastic Sorrow-Fear-Worry Tone/Attitude Words Aggravated Embarrassed Morose Resigned Agitated Fearful Mournful Sad Anxious Foreboding Nervous Serious Apologetic Gloomy Numb Sober Apprehensive Grave Ominous Solemn Concerned Hollow Paranoid Sombre Confused Hopeless Pessimistic Staid Dejected Horrific Pitiful Upset Depressed Horror Poignant Despairing Melancholy Regretful Disturbed Miserable Remorseful Neutral Tone/Attitude Words Admonitory Dramatic Intimate Questioning Allusive Earnest Judgmental Reflective Apathetic Expectant Learned Reminiscent Authoritative Factual Loud Resigned Baffled Fervent Lyrical Restrained Callous Formal Matter-of-fact Seductive Candid Forthright Meditative Sentimental Ceremonial Frivolous Nostalgic Serious Clinical Haughty Objective Shocking Consoling Histrionic Obsequious Sincere Contemplative Humble Patriotic Unemotional Conventional Incredulous Persuasive Urgent Detached Informative Pleading Vexed Didactic Inquisitive Pretentious Wistful Disbelieving Instructive Provocative Zealous Your discursive essay is a discussion, about a topic which interests you. It weighs up two different sides to an argument: the pros vs cons, fors vs againsts, positives vs negatives. When choosing a topic, it can be helpful to write 3 lists - of issues in the local news, national news, and world news. This will help focus your ideas, and from these lists you can choose a topic (or 2 or 3 if you're still not sure) that you feel you have more to say about. Next, you need to consider the arguments surrounding this issue. Take Scottish independence by way of example - some people feel strongly that this would be great for Scotland; others think that it is a terrible idea. What is your gut feeling on the issue? For, or against? Now use a weighing up sheet outline like the one below to see explore the issue(s) in more depth; research and write up the key arguments on each side. This should help you make a decision about what you wish to write on - choose the topic or issue you have the most to say about!
Onomatopoeia and alliteration are terms you will come across when exploring the use of sound in writing. Written language has only become accessible to the masses in the last century or so (and still isn’t, in many parts of the world) – so historically, spoken language and verse (i.e. – poetry) was the primary way of communicating ideas, creating literature, and constructing stories. So what are they? Onomatopoeia: when a word sounds like its meaning e.g. ping, pop, crinkle, crunch, clatter Alliteration: when the first letter OR sound of a word is repeated in a sentence or phrase e.g. Cameron's crinkle-cut crisps. Note that 'Cameron's circular crisps' would not work...although you still see three cs (repeated letter), at the beginning of each word, the sounds are in fact not repeated, but ck, ss, ck. ***alliteration can also be either plosive or sibilant! - Plosive sounds are bs and ps; sibilant sounds are s and sh and z. e.g the big black bear pounced on the slithering, sliding, hissing snake' What are the effects of the sounds used here?*** SPELLING TIPS:
S3 put together this fantastic onomatopoeia alphabet...pinch words for your own writing...and enjoy!
A – Aw, Ahh, argh, achoo, ahem B- bash, boing, bounce, bang , bleh, blah, blabbing, bark, belch, boom, bubble, beep, buzz C- clash, crash, crunch, click, clatter, crack, crinkle, chatter, cheep, clunk, clap, clanking D- dong, ding, drip, drop, drizzle, dangle E- exhale F- frazzle, flick, flip, fizz, fizzle, flutter G- gulp, groan, growl, gurgle, gnash, grapple H- huff, hop, hum, hip, hoot, hiss, hiccup, hit I - J- jump, jingle, jangle K- kick L- lick, lob M- mush, mangle, munch, moan, mumble, murmur, mutter N- neigh O- oh, ow, oohlala, ouch, ooze P- pop, ping, phew, plop, pitter patter, pluck, purr Q- quack R- rip, rattle, rustle, rumble S – swoosh, shuffle, snap, snarl, sizzle, splash, smack, screech, splatter, splash, snip, slurp, slither, shoosh, squawk, squelch T – tear, thud, tut, tweet, thump, tinkle, tick-tock U - ugh V - vroooom W – whoosh, wallop, whistle, whisper, whimper, whack, whir, whizz X - Y – yawn, yelp, yikes Z – zip, zing, zap, zoom ...but they were stuck on words for I and X...can you think of any?! So, you've got your Power Readers record - but what will you read?!
Some suggestions:
09.30 Achfary 10.15 Kinlochbervie Play Group 10.30 Kinlochbervie Primary School 11.35 Manse Road 12.00 Droman 12.20 Sheigra 12.45 Sheigra – cattle grid 13.10 Balchrick Post Office 14.10 OSM Layby 14.30 152 Oldshoremore 14.50 Kinlochbervie Mission 15.20 Health Centre 15.55 Mackenzie Square 16.40 Inshegra 16.55 Achriesgill 17.10 Rhiconich Hotel (if you're in Durness/Scourie or elsewhere, you can find the dates here http://highlifehighland.com/libraries/far-north-mobile-library) Higher - Close Reading Essential Pointers
U - Understanding A - Analysis E - Evaluation U - These MUST be answered in your own words. A -These MUST include a direct reference to the text. (A quote) E - These MUST include a direct reference to the text. (A quote) · Quotations should be a maximum of eight words. · Word choice quotations should be a single word. COUNT THE MARKS AVAILABLE! BULLET POINT ANSWERS IF IT HELPS! |