The Dark is Rising
He is the young boy who discovers he is one of the Old Ones.
Who is Will Stanton?
A word meaning old, or belonging to a very long time ago.
Ancient
This FANBOYS word joins two ideas and shows addition, as in: “Will opened the door, ___ the snow blew inside.”
What is “and”?
This connecting phrase can be used to add another point to your argument: “Furthermore,”
What is an adding phrase / adding a new point?
This is the reason why a writer creates a text, such as to persuade, inform or entertain.
What is author’s purpose?
This is the name of the evil force that tries to gain power over the world.
What is the Dark?
A word meaning mysterious, secret, or difficult to understand.
What is Enigmatic
This sentence is compound because it joins two complete ideas with a comma and a coordinating conjunction: “The Dark was rising, but Will refused to give in.”
What is a compound sentence?
This phrase introduces evidence or proof: “Research shows that…”
What is an evidence phrase?
These are words chosen to make the reader feel a strong emotion, such as fear, sympathy, anger or hope.
What is emotive language?
These magical objects must be found and joined together to help the Light.
What are the Six Signs?
A word meaning a sign, warning, or feeling that something important or dangerous is about to happen.
What is an Omen
This FANBOYS word shows contrast between two complete ideas: “Merriman warned Will, ___ Will still felt afraid.”
What is “but”?
This phrase strengthens a point already made: “This clearly demonstrates that…”
What is a reinforcing phrase?
This persuasive technique asks a question that does not need an answer because it is designed to make the reader think.
What is a rhetorical question?
This ancient figure guides Will and helps him understand his role in the battle between Light and Dark.
Who is Merriman Lyon?
A word meaning powerful, impressive, and slightly frightening.
What is formiable
This FANBOYS word shows a choice between two complete ideas: “Will could trust the signs, ___ he could ignore the warning.”
What is “or”?
This phrase makes an argument sound more powerful and important: “Most importantly,”
What is an emphasising phrase?
This technique uses facts, statistics, research or expert opinions to make an argument more believable.
What is evidence?
This theme is shown through Will’s journey as he learns that childhood innocence can exist alongside great responsibility.
What is growing up / coming of age?
A word meaning something that is always present and cannot be escaped.
What is inevitable
This compound sentence uses a FANBOYS conjunction to show cause and effect: “The Rider was close, so Will held tightly to the sign.”
What is “so”?
This phrase is best used near the end of a persuasive text to wrap up the argument: “Taking everything into account,”
What is a concluding or summarising phrase?
This is when a writer carefully uses language to influence how the reader feels, thinks or responds to an issue.
What is positioning the reader?