'A Christmas Carol': writing about Stave 2
I can write a convincing analytical response about the Ghost of Christmas Past.
'A Christmas Carol': writing about Stave 2
I can write a convincing analytical response about the Ghost of Christmas Past.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Context should be integrated into your argument to support your ideas and opinions about the writer’s intentions.
- An essay should have a strong central argument. Use an evaluative or critical thesis to “hang” your essay on.
- Support your argument with clear topic sentences and clear closing sentences.
- Analysis of language, form and structure should be interwoven and used to support each other.
- Essays should focus on the writer’s message. The conclusion is an opportunity to summarise this.
Keywords
Context - Context is the circumstances in which a text was produced.
Impact - The impact of something is its influence on something else.
Integrate - If you integrate two things, you combine them together.
Analytical - Being analytical means examining the text in detail to learn more about it.
Common misconception
Students tend to 'bolt' irrelevant context onto the end of analytical paragraphs.
Context should be integrated into students' responses and should enhance or support their arguments.
Equipment
A copy of Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol'.
Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour
- 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).
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