Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will analyse the language Kincaid uses to bring Annie's changing feelings to life.

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6 Questions

Q1.
How is Christopher Columbus shown in the picture in Annie's history text book?
He is climbing a tree.
He is laughing.
He is looking at a map.
Correct answer: He is tied up.
Q2.
Which word best describes Annie's attitude towards Columbus?
Correct answer: She is critical of him.
She is uninterested by him.
She likes him.
She thinks he is a hero.
Q3.
Which character considers Columbus heroic?
Annie's mother
Correct answer: Miss Edward
Miss Nelson
The Red Girl
Q4.
Which word means 'argued about or debated'
Colonialism
Commemorate
Correct answer: Controversial
Exploitation
Q5.
Which word means 'celebrate someone or something'?
Colonialism
Correct answer: Commemorate
Controversial
Exploitation
Q6.
Which word means 'taking control over another's territory, usually for profit'?
Correct answer: Colonialism
Commemorate
Controversial
Exploitation

6 Questions

Q1.
Which word best sums up Annie's emotions in Chapter 6?
Angry
Correct answer: Despairing
Disappointed
Happy
Q2.
Which word means 'going through difficulties or unpleasant situations'?
Correct answer: Adversity
Bildungsroman
Blessings
Memoir
Q3.
When describing Annie's sadness, Kincaid uses powerful words which create pictures. We call this:
Correct answer: Imagery
Italics
Onomatopoeia
Paragraph
Q4.
Which book character does Annie compare herself to in Chapter 6?
Cinderella
Correct answer: Jane Eyre
Katniss Everdeen
Peter Pan
Q5.
What do you call the main character a book is named after?
Bildungsroman
Contrast
Correct answer: Eponymous hero
Subtitle
Q6.
What is Kincaid's view of colonialism?
She admires it.
She celebrates it.
Correct answer: She criticises it.
She ignores it.

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UnitEnglish / Annie John by Jamaica Kincaid

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