Considering structural choices
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- In this lesson, we will be looking at how to examine structural features. We will establish some key techniques writers use and the subject terminology you will need to help you explain your understanding of the text. We will return to our reading of our extract from 'The Time Machine' by H G Wells and build on our reading strategy of breaking the text down into first / next / then / finally which is designed to help us move onto our structural analysis. Today, we will be working with a planning frame; we will break this down and look at how to complete this together.
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5 Questions
Q1.
The extract contains a flashback account of what happened to the Time Traveller in his invention.
false
Q2.
The extract is from the rising action of the novel. In the passage we are introduced to a complication. What is it?
he cannot get a companion to join him
he couldn't try his machine as Mrs Watchett interrupted him
the weather conditions were poor
Q3.
At first he is unsure that he has actually travelled in time at all. What proves it to him?
he has knocked over a piece of furniture on his return
he sees that it is now dark outside and it wasn't before
Mrs Watchett tells him
Q4.
How does Wells describe the sensations of time travel? Select the correct quotation.
they are exceedingly unpleasant
they are excessively disturbing
they are frighteningly unpleasant
Q5.
What action does Wells give to the sun?
darting
jumping
skipping
5 Questions
Q1.
What part of the text is this extract from?
climax
denouement
exposition
falling action
Q2.
Which one of the following is not a structural feature?
flashback
shift in focus
zoom-in
Q3.
Is this statement true or false? "When you look at the structure of a text you need to describe what happens first, next, then and finally."
true
Q4.
What does Wells do at the end of the passage when he comments on the Time Traveller's view of Earth and makes us think about man's insignificance in the face of nature?
broaden the perspective
shift in focus
zoom-in
Q5.
Complete the phrase to describe a structural technique - "combine external actions with __________ thoughts."
external
impersonal
personal