Analysing language: Analytical writing

Analysing language: Analytical writing

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will focus on developing a clear strategy to transform our selected evidence from 'The Tiredness of Rosabel' into an effective piece of analytical writing. We will do this together: working through the steps using a slow writing model. This will give you chance to secure these steps in your mind for your own independent work in the future. At the end of the lesson we'll look at a sample response for you to use as a benchmark to assess your own work.

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4 Questions

Q1.
What type of noun are: 'scone' 'egg' and 'cocoa'?
abstract
compound
Correct answer: concrete
proper
Q2.
What category of noun is 'red-haired girl'?
Common
Correct answer: Compound
Proper
Q3.
'Anger' belongs to which noun type?
Correct answer: abstract
collective
compound
concrete
Q4.
'Scattered' is an example of which word class?
adjective
adverb
noun
Correct answer: verb

5 Questions

Q1.
Name the adverb in the following sentence: 'She had run up breathlessly, cut the cords, scattered the tissue paper.'
Correct answer: breathlessly
run
scattered
Q2.
'The street was blurred and misty, but light striking on the panes turned their dullness to opal and silver...' Which word is a present participle verb?
blurred
dullness
Correct answer: striking
Q3.
When analysing language we need to ensure our explanations relate to the _____ of the passage. What is the missing word?
Correct answer: context
intention
start
Q4.
Which statement gives the best advice for responding to a language analysis question?
Always look for a similie or metaphor.
Correct answer: Keep your focus on words and effect and choose the best evidence.
Make sure you list as many language devices as you can.
Make sure you think about giving your personal response to the text.
Q5.
'There was the very hat - rather large, soft, with a great, curled feather and a black velvet rose, nothing else.' How many nouns are there in this sentence?
0
Correct answer: 3
4

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UnitEnglish / Fiction: Reading and descriptive writing

English