Paragraphs
This is the first sentence of your paragraph. It tells the reader what they are going to read about.
Topic Sentence
Another word which means 'narrative.'
Story
In CAP (Context, Audience, Purpose), What is context?
time and situation
What is another word for form?
type
Who could be the 'voice' in a piece of writing?
It may or may not be that of the writer, it could be the distinctive voice of a character or narrator.
The topic sentence has two parts. What are they?
The main subject and the controlling idea
Name at least five parts of Freytag's narration pyramid.
Exposition, Inciting Incident, Conflict, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution/Denoument
Why is knowing your audience important as a writer?
It will help you write in the correct style with the correct register.
What is "structure" in the Unit on Form and Structure?
It refers to the way a text is organised and ordered.
What are the types of narrator? (hint- not perspective).
omniscient, limited, fallible, unusual
The function of supporting sentences are: DE, EX, GE, GF, GR (and anecdotes and others too). What do those stand for? Hint: 'DE' is our current Unit, 2.5.
Supporting sentences: describe, explain, Give examples, give facts, give reasons
Name at least three key features of an effective narrative.
compelling plot, interesting characters, dialogue, atmospheric setting, description, variety of sentence and/or paragraph structures, relevant linguistic devices such as imagery
Purpose is P.I.E., the reasons why an author writes something. What do those letters stand for?
Persuade, Inform, Entertain
How is "The Flowers", by Alice Walker structured? By time (chronologically), by importance or by space.
Chronologically- by using time
Why is direct or indirect speech important for us to understand as students who analyse texts?
Proximity: whether we are close or far away from events as the audience
A paragraph has unity when all the sentences support a single idea. Paragraphs also must have coherence, which means the supporting details are organized in a logical way. In what three ways do writers organize their paragraphs to ensure coherence?
Time
Space
Order of Importance
S.T.E.A.L. is your key to indirect characterisation, when an author 'shows' but doesn't 'tell' like in direct characterisation. What does the anacronym STEAL stand for?
Speech, Thoughts, Effect on others, Action, Looks
"and I, beloved, shall one day join you." is which part of CAP?
purpose- to explain the continuing strength of her love
What are the three key elements of language?
lexis, sentence variety and grammar, figurative language and other linguistic devices
When analysing texts you must give evidence, usually in quotations, and then an ________________ of the quote and why it supports your argument about the writer's craft.
explanation
The Concluding sentence can do these three things after restating the topic sentence: MP, GO, OS
Make a prediction
Give an opinion
Offer a suggestion
Name three key features of an effective descriptive text.
vividly convey what a person, setting or experience is like, sensory detail, use language to 'zoom in' or 'zoom out', sentence or paragraph structure and organization, well-chosen lexis, linguistic devices
-'that churchyard, with its sacred tomb was the spot' is what part of CAP?
Mary Shelley
context- time and setting: the past memories of the churchyard, where they met
What are 'connotations' of words?
The social, cultural or emotional meanings associated with a word or idea. For example: 'chains.'
What is giving your 'interpretation' when analysing a text?
It is your own idea of what you think the writer is trying to say or convey.