Explaining how Burnett presents the garden setting in 'The Secret Garden'
I can explain how Burnett uses language devices such as personification and similes to present the garden setting in ‘The Secret Garden’.
Explaining how Burnett presents the garden setting in 'The Secret Garden'
I can explain how Burnett uses language devices such as personification and similes to present the garden setting in ‘The Secret Garden’.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Use the first read of an unseen extract to establish key information about plot, character and setting.
- After a first read, read a text more closely, considering the meaning of specific words/phrases and their effects.
- Writers deliberately use a range of language techniques to create meaning.
- Every idea we have must be clearly supported by evidence from the text.
Common misconception
That we will all respond to a description in the same way.
The way we respond to a description and the language devices will always be unique because we all have different experiences.
Keywords
Setting - the location and time frame in which the action of a narrative takes place.
Language devices - a writing technique that writers use to express ideas, convey meaning, and highlight important themes.
Tone - the general mood or feeling of a text.
Personification - when non-human objects or things are given human characteristics.
Equipment
You will need an extract from 'The Secret Garden' which is available in the additional materials.
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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