Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we we will explore an argument between Annie and her mother that will lead to a dramatic turning point.

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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.

6 Questions

Q1.
Who has a big argument in Chapter 6?
Correct answer: Annie and her mother
Annie and Miss Edward
Annie and the Red Girl
Annie's mother and Annie's father
Q2.
What can we call a moment in a text when everything changes?
Bildungsroman
Contrast
Imagery
Correct answer: Turning point
Q3.
What is Annie's mother angry about?
Annie got a bad report card
Annie met up with the Red Girl
Correct answer: Annie talked to some boys and lied about it
Annie tore her dress
Q4.
Kincaid suggests that...
Girls are more powerful than boys
Girls are weaker than boys
Correct answer: Girls have less freedom than boys
Girls have more freedom than boys
Q5.
What item does Annie ask for?
A guava
A photograph
Correct answer: A trunk
Some jewellery
Q6.
What does the trunk symbolise?
Anger
Education
Correct answer: Independence
Loneliness

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UnitEnglish / Annie John by Jamaica Kincaid

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