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Reviewing a response to ideas of belonging in the AQA Worlds and Lives anthology

I can reflect on and rewrite an extended written response to ideas of belonging in the AQA Worlds and Lives anthology.

New
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Year 11
AQA

Reviewing a response to ideas of belonging in the AQA Worlds and Lives anthology

I can reflect on and rewrite an extended written response to ideas of belonging in the AQA Worlds and Lives anthology.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. An excellent introduction should start with a general statement about the text.
  2. An introduction should then have a more specific statement about the focus of the question, followed by a thesis.
  3. Topic sentences need to be clear and linked to the question.
  4. Your analytical paragraphs should contain one main idea and offer supporting detail from your analysis.
  5. Your conclusion should summarise the argument and perhaps gesture towards wider ideas.

Keywords

  • Belonging - a feeling of being happy or comfortable as part of a particular group

  • Reflecting - think deeply or carefully about

  • Clarity - the quality of being clear and easy to understand

  • Rewriting - the act of writing a text again, in order to improve it or change it

Common misconception

That once an answer is completed you don't need to return to it.

It's useful to think of your first response to a question as your first draft and then go back to it and rewrite and edit where necessary.

It would be useful to recap Seneviratne's 'A Wider View' and Khan's 'pot' before this lesson.
Teacher tip

Equipment

You will need a copy of the AQA Worlds and Lives anthology.

Content guidance

  • Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

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).

Lesson video

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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the components of a single paragraph outline with their definition.
Correct Answer:topic sentence,explains the focus of the paragraph

explains the focus of the paragraph

Correct Answer:supporting detail,analysis of language, form, and structure

analysis of language, form, and structure

Correct Answer:concluding sentence,summarises the paragraphs

summarises the paragraphs

Q2.
Which of the following is an accurate summary of Seneviratne's 'A Wider View'?
The speaker is trying to find out about her ancestor.
Correct answer: The speaker feels connected to her ancestor.
The speaker feels unfulfilled in her own life.
Q3.
Which of the following is an accurate summary of khan's 'pot'?
The poem details the creation of the pot.
Correct answer: The speaker laments the fact that the pot has been removed from its home.
The poem details the speaker returning the pot to its home and its creator.
Q4.
Which of the following words from khan's 'pot' suggests a sense of disconnection?
"bound"
"fingernails"
Correct answer: "empty"
Q5.
Which of the following words from Seneviratne's 'A Wider View' suggests a sense of connection?
"flux"
Correct answer: "we"
"sweeps"
Q6.
'The quality of being clear and easy to understand' is the definition of ...
Correct Answer: clarity

6 Questions

Q1.
'A feeling of being happy or comfortable as part of a particular group' is the definition of ...
Correct Answer: belonging, belong
Q2.
'To think deeply or carefully about' is the definition of ...
Correct Answer: reflecting, reflection
Q3.
'The act of writing a text again, in order to improve it or change it' is the definition of ..
Correct Answer: rewriting, re writing, re-writing
Q4.
What is the EBI for this introduction? 'Both Seneviratne's 'A Wider View' and khan’s 'pot' arguably suggest that connections to a specific place are vital to establishing a secure sense of belonging.'
It doesn't include an analysis of supporting detail.
Correct answer: It doesn't offer a subtle difference between the poems.
It doesn't offer a clear sense of argument.
Q5.
What does the word "anywhere" in khan's 'pot' suggest in comparison to the specific place names in Seneviratne's 'A Wider View'?
Both the pot and the speaker feel connected to their geographical locations.
Correct answer: The pot doesn't feel rooted in a specific geographic location.
The pot feels more anchored to a location than the speaker.
Q6.
khan's 'pot' can be read as a metaphor for fears around location and identity.
Correct Answer: migrant

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