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Key learning points
- In this lesson, we will learn how to use appositives in our writing. We will then apply our knowledge of 'The Chimney Sweeper' by writing an analytical paragraph about how Blake presents injustice in 'The Chimney Sweeper'.
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10 Questions
Q1.
Which key theme does this symbolise?
Imagination
Nature
Oppression
Revolution
Q2.
Which key theme does this symbolise?
Childhood
Imagination
Nature
Revolution
Q3.
Fill in the missing word: Injustice is an _______ treatment of people where their rights are ignored
appalling
opposite
unbelievable
Q4.
Chimney sweepers begin work as a young as ...
3
5
6
Q5.
True or false: Child chimney sweeps only had to work in the morning.
True
Q6.
The poem is told from the perspective of ...
A master sweeper
Tom Dacre
Tom Dacre's dad
Q7.
'Like a lamb's back' is an example of a ...
metaphor
Q8.
'Coffins of black' is an example of a ...
simile
Q9.
True or False: Tom Dacre dies at the end of the poem.
True
Q10.
Fill in the missing word: A revolution is a forcible overthrow of a ruler or government to create _______.
hope
money
violence
10 Questions
Q1.
Fill in the missing word: An appositive is a _______ or _______ phrase that immediately follows another _______.
adjective
appositive
verb
Q2.
This sentence uses an appositive: William Blake, a Romantic poet, often wrote about revolution.
False
Q3.
Where is the appositive in this sentence: Miss Baldry, a teacher, works at Oak Academy.
Miss Baldry
There is no appositive
works at Oak Academy
Q4.
Fill in the missing word: Injustice is an _______ treatment of people where their rights are ignored.
obvious
unequal
unheard
Q5.
Fill in the missing word: Inequality is an unfair situation where money and opportunities are not shared _______ between different groups in society.
fairly
freely
realistically
Q6.
True or false: We can structure our paragraph by considering the what, how and when.
True
Q7.
What must we do when we consider the 'what' of the paragraph?
Consider the writer's purpose
Use a quote
Use an analytical verb
Q8.
What must we do when we consider the 'how' of the paragraph?
Link back to the question
Use a long quotation
Use appositives
Q9.
What key Romantic theme does this symbolise?
Childhood
Imagination
Nature
Revolution
Q10.
What key Romantic theme does this symbolise?
Childhood
Imagination
Nature
Oppression