Key terms
Techniques
The Thing Around Your Neck
B is for Bullshit
Text types
100

What was this unit called?

Common Module: Reading to Write 

100
What is a simile?

comparing two things using like or as


100

Who is the author?

Adichie

100

who is the author?

Judith Lucy

100
Define imaginative 

a creative text that follows a narrative structure 

200

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200

What is a metaphor?

comparing two things by saying one thing is another

200
What is the extended metaphor of the text? 

BONUS: what did is represent? 

'The thing around your neck' 

BONUS: it represents the feelings of worry and anxiety

200

what is the form of the text?

Discursive 

200

define discursive 

a creative text that discusses ideas without forming an argument 

300
Define judicious 

To be judgemental and critical of texts

300

what are truncated sentences?

short sentences that are to the point 

300

Which perspective is the text told from?

Second person 

300

Judith Lucy uses ________ to include personal stories 

anecdotes 

300

Define persuasive 

a text that argues a specific point of view 
400

Define syntax 

the structure of words in a sentence 

400

what is an anecdote?

a personal story told within a text 

400

what is the form of the text?

imaginative

400

The text is about the narrator's ______________

lying mother 

400
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500

What is the difference between linear and non-linear

linear follows a chronological order, whereas non-linear is out of order

500

what is the difference between a metaphor and an extended metaphor?

A metaphor is a one time comparison whereas an extended metaphor is used throughout the text

500

One key theme from the text is ___________

teacher disrcetion 

500

One key theme in the text is ___________

teacher discretion 

500

List the three different text types of this unit

imaginative, creative, discursive