The Way, Way Back
Unwind
Essay Skills
Figurative Language
Other Language Features
100
What arcade game is Owen playing when Duncan talks to him in the diner?
Pacman.
100
Who wrote Unwind?
Neal Shusterman
100
What do you underline in an essay? The title or the author's name?
The title.
100
What is this technique: Using human qualities to describe inanimate objects/things?
Personification.
100
What is hyperbole?
Deliberate exaggeration for effect.
200
What is the name of the song everyone dances to at the leaving party for Lewis?
Recess.
200
Why is Risa being unwound?
Because she is an orphan and the state can no longer afford to care for her.
200
Why are topic sentences important?
Because they tell the marker what you will be discussing / they make your essay easier to follow so the marker understands your points better.
200
What is the difference between metaphor and simile?
Metaphor states two unlike things are the same, simile says they are like each other.
200
What is imperative?
A command.
300
How are the beginning and final scenes of the film similar, but also different?
Both have Duncan sitting in the back but at the end Duncan looks happier and he is joined by his mum.
300
What is the genre of Unwind?
Dystopia
300
What is quote-weaving?
When you make the quote a natural part of a sentence.
300
A physical object represents something abstract, like emotions, ideas or identity. What is this technique?
Symbolism.
300
Using everyday, language of conversation is what?
Colloquial language.
400
What theme from the film is most relevant to a teenage audience? You have to explain your answer with examples.
A well-explained and reasoned answer.
400
What is the author's main purpose of Unwind?
1. To make us think about valuing our lives. 2. To make us think about problems in today's world so we can do something about them. 3. To lead us to reflect on our own character or life. 4. Other: A well-explained, relevant idea.
400
A really good conclusion will do three things: 1. Review the topic. 2. Restate the points. And what else is needed to lift it to a really good conclusion?
A round off comment. / A sentence or discussion which shows how the text has affected you, made you think etc.
400
What is the difference between literal and figurative language? Provide an example as part of your answer.
Literal language describe what actually takes place, is factual. Figurative language is language which uses words or expressions which differ from the literal interpretation.
400
What are emotive words? Provide an example as part of your answer.
Words which are emotionally loaded / have strong emotional connotations / are used to create a strong emotional response in the reader.
500
How are Duncan and Owen's stories in the film similar and what theme does this raise? Provide an example to support your answer.
Both characters need to move on in some way. Duncan to become more confident; Owen to become more responsible. Both characters bring up the theme that we are constantly have to change ourselves as we grow up. (Or a well-explained, reasoned and relevant answer)
500
What is the most important theme of the novel and how is it relevant to the lives of teenagers?
A convincing and relevant answer.
500
Why can starting an essay with a rhetorical question be a good thing to do?
1. It makes your essay stand out a little bit from the "In the novel/film...." 2. It gets the marker thinking straight away and hopefully then interested in what you have to say. 3. It allows you to shape your whole essay around a developed idea.
500
What are connotations? (Answer needs to be clear and very accurate) Provide an example as part of your answer.
The emotional associations or implied meanings of words.
500
What is parody?
Imitating something for a deliberate comedic effect.
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