Comparing Stevenson and Steinbeck's attitudes to their travelling companions
I can understand and explain two writers’ different attitudes to their animal traveling companions.
Comparing Stevenson and Steinbeck's attitudes to their travelling companions
I can understand and explain two writers’ different attitudes to their animal traveling companions.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Robert Louis Stevenson was a Victorian writer of novels and travel books.
- John Steinbeck was a 20th century American writer of novels and travel books.
- Both Stevenson and Steinbeck wrote books about travelling with animal companions.
- When writers describe someone or something, they are also conveying information about themselves.
- We use inference to understand the more hidden information they are telling us.
Common misconception
When considering description, students often focus on the external effect.
Ask how things might look different depending on your personality or circumstances? Offer examples e.g. how a town might be described differently by someone who enjoys living there and someone who dislikes living there.
Keywords
Intuitively - in a way that is based on feelings not facts
Perceptive - good at noticing and understanding things that other people may miss
Compassionate - feeling or showing sympathy for the suffering or bad luck of others
Euphemism - a word or phrase used to avoid saying something unpleasant or offensive
Daunting - making you feel nervous about your ability to achieve something
Equipment
You will need a copy of Part 2 of Steinbeck’s ‘Travels with Charley: in search of America’. A copy of the extract from Stevenson’s ‘Travels With A Donkey...’ is in the additional materials.
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).
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
a long trip especially one taken for a specific purpose or goal
a trip that usually involves exploration, research or adventure
a brief journey, often for leisure or business
a period of time set aside for pleasure or celebration
Exit quiz
6 Questions
instinctively
polite terminology
caring
insightful