'Alias Grace': forming opinions on characters

English

In 'Fiction: Inner Musings', pupils develop narrative writing skills. In 'Writing Masters', pupils experiment using language and structure to write interesting and creative texts.

In 'Fiction: Books that Changed My World', pupils explore how authors use language for effect in their writing. In 'Fiction: Inner Musings', pupils develop focus on using author's language choices to make nuanced evaluations about a text.

In this unit, pupils explore and practise emulating a range of different narrative voices. They explore narrative voice in 'Alias Grace', 'The Yellow Wallpaper' and 'Klara and the sun' before crafting their own narrative voices. At the end of the unit, they write a narrative with a compelling voice.

Fiction: inner musings

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce, poverty, deprivation.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Depiction or discussion of violence or fighting, including threats of violence or the aftermath of violence.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

a word used to indicate someone's name at birth

a word used to refer to someone's nickname

a word used to indicate a false name of somebody

What other word can replace 'suggests' when making inferences?

The narrator in 'Alias Grace' could be described as relishing the attention she gets. What does this mean?

she does not to ruin the public's "romantic" perception of her

she looks in the governor's wife's scrapbook when she is not allowed

Which evidence suggests that Grace relishes the attention she gets in 'Alias Grace'?

The narrator in 'Alias Grace' states that her title of "murderess" "rustles", what does this suggest about her feelings towards her title?

a figure that is disconnected from the story

a conclusion, based on evidence and reasoning

Which word can you use which signals that an inference may follow when discussing a text?

What might we infer about a narrator who has "blood on his hands"? 

a group of people sharing the same socio-economic status

a group of people living in the same city

an opinion based on someone without knowing the truth

Content guidance

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Depiction or discussion of serious crime

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Adult supervision required

Introduction

What will you need for this lesson?

Are you ready to learn?

Equipment

Content guidance

Supervision

Worksheet