Year 9
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- In this lesson, we will analyse Isabella Bird's language use in the final part of our extract from The Hawaiian Archipelago. We will ensure that we have selected 'rich' and connecting evidence that allows us to build our analysis before completing a slow write. We will then check our progress against our criteria and examine a model response.
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4 Questions
Q1.
Where was Isabella Bird born?
Cornwall
Devon
Scottish Highlands
Q2.
Her father gave her £100 and said she could travel wherever she wanted to. The first area she visited was___________?
Hawaii
India
Japan
Middle East
Q3.
What did Isabella Bird learn to do in Hawaii?
go surfing
ride a horse side-saddle
shoot a bow and arrow
Q4.
What is the meaning of the word 'conflagration'?
a flare up of a medical condition
the junction of two rivers
to combine two or more sets of ideas
5 Questions
Q1.
Isabella Bird was writing during which era?
Edwardian
Elizabethan
Modern
Q2.
"Isabella Bird displays a reverence towards nature's power." What does the word 'reverence' mean?
caution
disgust
fear
Q3.
What does it mean for something to be 'indelible'?
cannot be eaten
cannot be lifted
cannot be touched
Q4.
Complete the sentence. 'In aesthetics, the sublime is the quality of _________?'
fear
nature
power
Q5.
Sublime experiences invoke awe and admiration but are coupled with intensity and confusion which can lead to_______________?
pain
rejection
suffering