Year 9
Writing skills: Responding to a setting stimulus image
Year 9
Writing skills: Responding to a setting stimulus image
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- In this lesson, we will revisit the techniques we have explored for both descriptive and narrative writing by looking at a setting-based stimulus of images linked to our story of the week, 'Heart of Darkness' by Joseph Conrad. We'll work together to first of all mimic Conrad's extract and produce a descriptive opening. Then, we'll try and write three different narrative openings and reflect on which one achieves the strongest impact on a reader.
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5 Questions
Q1.
Where is the Congo River?
Asia
Oceania
South America
Q2.
What was the item the westerners wanted from the Congo?
diamonds
gold
oil
Q3.
What was the role of the Christian missionaries?
to find out about other cultures
to help with medical supplies
to teach people to read and write
Q4.
Conrad was originally born where?
Germany
Italy
Poland
Q5.
Conrad suggests that the "heart of darkness" is within us all. If so, what sort of conflict is he suggesting?
man v man
man v nature
man v society
5 Questions
Q1.
How many boxes are usually added when we do our 'Box-Planning'?
3
4
6
Q2.
When planning our initial response for a description we have been considering 6 elements. Which of the options below is not something we consider?
atmosphere
place
sensations
sights
smells
sounds
Q3.
When planning for a narrative response you do not include description. True or false?
true
Q4.
Heart of Darkness is a contemporary novel. True or false?
true
Q5.
What are the main characters in the novel called?
Marlow and Cortez
Marshall and Cortez
Marshall and Kurtz