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Literary perspectives from the First World War

Starter quiz

  • 'Literary perspectives from the First World War' focuses, primarily, on experiences of World War One. Match these key terms relating to this war to their definitions.
    • home front
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      civilians of a country that is at war who feel its impact day to day ✓
    • front line
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      the line of battle that is closest to the enemy ✓
    • western front
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      the line of trenches in Europe where many WW1 battles took place ✓
    • trench
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      a deep ditch dug in order to protect soldiers from enemy fire ✓
  • Each of these key terms helps us develop an understanding of an unseen text. Match each key term to its definition.
    • skim reading
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      quickly reading a text and selecting its key ideas and overall tone ✓
    • close reading
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      examining a text and considering the choices the writer made ✓
    • gist
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      the main idea or essence of something, often brief and simplified ✓
  • 'Literary perspectives from the First World War' focuses, primarily, on experiences of World War One. Match some of the feelings of civilians on the British home front to their source.
    • anxiety
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      for those on the front line ✓
    • ignorance
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      about the experience of trench warfare ✓
    • hunger
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      there were food shortages ✓
    • freedom
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      with fewer men, women took up employment ✓
    • fear
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      of invasion or bombing ✓
  • A pupil is about to read a nonfiction extract (Literary perspectives from the First World War). They say, "Writers don't use methods in nonfiction texts." How would you correct them?
    • Sometimes nonfiction writers employ methods. When they do, they can be analysed.
    • You can analyse structural methods, but not language devices.
    • Writers of nonfiction texts seek to engage readers via their methods.  ✓
    • Every text - from shopping lists to novels - uses methods which can be analysed.  ✓
    • You can analyse language devices, but not structural methods.
  • A pupil wants to analyse the methods of a nonfiction extract ('Literary perspectives from the First World War'). What are methods?
    • the quotations a writer wants us to analyse
    • the structural choices a writer has made  ✓
    • the language choices a writer has made  ✓
    • the critical response to the text
    • the autobiographical details the writer has included
  • An important method of communication was the ______ during WW1. This is a short written message which often informed civilians of death of a loved one.
    • 'telegram' ✓
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