operated by a machine, or connected with machines or their parts

made or produced by human beings rather than occurring naturally

the use of words to create a connection to any of the five senses: sight, touch, sound, taste, smell

relating to the position, area, and size of things

Emulating Ishiguro's use of an artificial voice in 'Klara and the Sun'

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

a human girl who has been genetically enhanced

In Ishiguro's 'Klara and the Sun', Klara is...

In Ishiguro's 'Klara and the Sun', Klara describes herself as which of the following in the opening sentence?

'Operated by a machine, or connected with machines or their parts' is the definition of which word beginning with 'm'?

My eyes glistened and welled up with tears.

Which of the following descriptions feels mechanical rather than human?

'Relating to the position, area, and size of things' is the definition of...

The plush bedsheets were 1000 cotton thread count.

The bed was centred in the room in front of the wardrobe.

Which of the following descriptions focuses on spatiality?

'The use of words to create a connection to any of the five senses: sight, touch, sound, taste, smell' is the definition of {{ }} language.

If someone is smiling, then we might assume they are...

The delicate scent of lavender filled the air.

The murmurings of the stream felt instantly relaxing.

Which of the following sentences uses the sense of touch?

'Klara and the Sun' is a novel written by...

'Made or produced by human beings rather than occurring naturally' is the definition of something...

'Intelligence exhibited by machines, particularly computer systems' is the definition of {{ }} intelligence.

Introduction

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