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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will return to our planning in response to the question: 'This part of the story, where Lucy is forced back into her coffin by Van Helsing and his men, shows how men are always victorious. None of our sympathy is with Lucy.' Today, we will look at how to sequence our thoughts and build an effective evaluation in a systematic way.

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5 Questions

Q1.
In evaluation questions we need to think about giving our interpretation of the WHAT and our analysis of the _______?
Correct answer: how
when
who
why
Q2.
Which word is an antonym for the word 'anchor'?
clamp
fix
Correct answer: loose
secure
Q3.
Which word is not a synonym of 'refine'?
ameliorate
Correct answer: degrade
enhance
polish
Q4.
In the courtly love tradition, the male ___________ the lady. Which word best matches?
abandons
deceives
disregards
Correct answer: worships
Q5.
'She was trapped like a bird in a cage.' What language device is being used in this sentence?
emotive language
metaphor
personification
Correct answer: simile

5 Questions

Q1.
'Within a foot or two of the door, however, she stopped as if arrested by some invisible force.' What word class is 'invisible'?
Correct answer: adjective
adverb
noun
verb
Q2.
'The beautiful colour became livid.' What does the word 'livid' mean?
Correct answer: bluish grey colour
furious
pale
red
Q3.
'The lovely blood-stained mouth grew to an open square.' What subject terminology could we use to define the use of 'lovely' and 'blood-stained' to describe Lucy's mouth?
colour imagery
emotive
metaphor
Correct answer: oxymoronic
Q4.
What does the word 'dichotomy' mean?
Correct answer: a division or contrast
where men are dominant in society
where one person is in charge
Q5.
'Lucy is interesting because she does not _______________ to the reader's expectations of a Victorian 'Angel in the House.' Which word best fits the blank?
Correct answer: conform
stereotype
subvert
transgress

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UnitEnglish / Fiction: Reading and descriptive writing

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