Examining thoughts and feelings: Between a Rock and a Hard Place - Aron Ralston

Examining thoughts and feelings: Between a Rock and a Hard Place - Aron Ralston

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will complete the reading of this climactic moment from Aron Ralston's autobiography 'Between a Rock and a Hard Place'. During the session, our focus will be on defining the writer's thoughts and feelings and tracking how the writer communicates this. We will work through the text systematically, using our reading strategies to support us in unpicking the text and drawing our final conclusions at the end.

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5 Questions

Q1.
Where is our text set?
Blue John Canyon, Nevada
Correct answer: Blue John Canyon, Utah
Blue Ridge Mountains, Virginia
Red Canyon, California
Q2.
What is the first stage in a quest narrative?
abyss
atonement
Correct answer: call to adventure
hero crosses the threshold
the goal
transformation
Q3.
Which of the following is the present participle of the verb 'sever'?
sever
severed
Correct answer: severing
severs
Q4.
Which word is not a synonym of 'durable'?
Correct answer: ephemeral
robust
stable
strong
sturdy
Q5.
"It's as though I have thrust my arm into a cauldron of magma." True or false: this type of sentence would not be found in a non-fiction text .
could be used but it would be unlikely and not appropriate
Correct answer: false
true

5 Questions

Q1.
Which word means to experience a 'revelation'?
atonement
catharsis
empathy
Correct answer: epiphany
Q2.
What is the name of a book written by a person about their own life?
account
Correct answer: autobiography
biography
diary
Q3.
Which term would you use to describe a character type not doing what readers usually associate with the role?
to convert
to relocate
Correct answer: to subvert
to translate
Q4.
Which word is not a synonym of 'despondent'?
dejected
discouraged
doleful
Correct answer: elated
forlorn
Q5.
A journey narrative always includes the hero travelling over a huge distance during the course of their quest. True or False?
Correct answer: false
true

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UnitEnglish / Non-Fiction texts and view point writing

English