Comparing the victims in ‘The Speckled Band’ and ‘The Boscombe Valley Mystery’
I can compare the victims of ‘The Speckled Band’ and ‘The Boscombe Valley Mystery’.
Comparing the victims in ‘The Speckled Band’ and ‘The Boscombe Valley Mystery’
I can compare the victims of ‘The Speckled Band’ and ‘The Boscombe Valley Mystery’.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Julia Stoner and Charles McCarthy are presented as very different victims.
- Stoner is presented more sympathetically than McCarthy.
- Contrasting connectives are important for comparative responses.
- Comparisons should always be justified by quotes and analysis.
- You should include a summary at the end of a comparative response.
Common misconception
All victim profiles are similar.
Conan Doyle manipulates his presentation of victims depending on how he wants the reader to view them.
Keywords
Compare - To compare is to estimate the similarities or differences between two things
Victim - A victim is a person harmed, injured or killed as a result of a crime.
Sympathetic - A sympathetic character is one that you feel pity or sorrow for.
Comparative connective - A comparative connective (e.g. however, but, similarly) expresses similarity or difference between two ideas.
Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of sensitive content
- Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).
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