Analysing language: Selecting evidence

Analysing language: Selecting evidence

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will apply our language analysis skills to 'The Tiredness of Rosabel' . We will start by building our confidence with subject terminology, understanding what good analysis needs to contain and then really working on the most crucial skill: selecting the best evidence. You will have opportunity to really slow down the process and we'll work through a step by step guide to being successful in this skill area.

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5 Questions

Q1.
What is the opposite of a protagonist?
Correct answer: Antagonist
Hero
Q2.
What is the word we use for a character who does not change throughout the course of a text?
Dynamic
Main
Correct answer: Static
Q3.
Which character type acts as a symbol for the average person in society?
Correct answer: Everyman
Protagonist
Typical
Q4.
What is the name for a character who is passive and weak?
Innocent
Correct answer: Victim
Villain
Q5.
What do we call it when we infer ideas about a character's personality through their interactions with others?
Direct characterisation
Correct answer: Indirect characterisation

4 Questions

Q1.
What type of noun are: 'scone' 'egg' and 'cocoa'?
abstract
compound
Correct answer: concrete
proper
Q2.
What category of noun is 'red-haired girl'?
Common
Correct answer: Compound
proper
Q3.
'Anger' belongs to which noun type?
Correct answer: abstract
collective
compound
concrete
Q4.
'Scattered' is an example of which word class?
adjective
adverb
noun
Correct answer: verb

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UnitEnglish / Fiction: Reading and descriptive writing

English