Starter quiz
- Finish the tile to Hyeonseo Lee's book: 'The Girl with ...."
- Six Fires
- Seven Names ✓
- Seven Flames
- Three Fires
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- Which country did Hyeonseo Lee escape from?
- 'North Korea ' ✓
- Where does Hyeonseo Lee live now?
- 'South Korea' ✓
- What word beginning with 'R' refers to the repeated use of the same word or phrase for emphasis or effect?
- 'repetition ' ✓
- Which of the following is the best definition of 'structural techniques' in a text?
- the use of descriptive language to create imagery
- the dialogue between characters
- the use of symbols to convey deeper meanings
- the organisation and arrangement of ideas and events in a text ✓
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- Which of the following is the best synonym for 'variations'?
- differences ✓
- repetitions
- similarities
- copies
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Exit quiz
- Match the words on the left with their synonyms on the right.
- surveillance⇔monitoring ✓
- to escalate⇔to grow ✓
- autocratic⇔dictatorial ✓
- variations⇔differences ✓
- What Latin phrase refers to a narrative technique where a story starts in the middle of the action?
- 'in media res' ✓
- What do we call the narrative technique when a story ends with a question or a new mystery has been set up?
- 'cliffhanger' ✓
- Which of the follwoing discourse markers indicates a shift to the past?
- however
- nevertheless
- meanwhile
- previously ✓
- possibly
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- Which of the following discourse markers indicate a shift to the future?
- during
- later ✓
- alongside
- whilst
- long ago
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- Which of the following is the best definition of structural methods in a text?
- the use of literary devices to create dramatic imagery
- the organisation and arrangement of ideas or events ✓
- the use of dialogue to develop characters
- the choice of vocabulary to convey tone and mood
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Key learning points
- Using structural methods effectively can make your writing dramatic.
- Examples of effective structural methods are in medias res, repetition and cliffhangers.
- Varying how an idea is repeated can indicate escalation.
- When planning a piece of writing, it can be helpful to think about now, before and later.
- A cliffhanger leaves a reader with a question to be answered.
Common misconception
Students often think that they have to tell a story chronologically.
Encourage them to consider how many books and films start with an exciting event and then go back to explain the exposition of the story.
Keywords
In media res - a Latin expression that refers to a story that starts in the middle of the action
Cliffhanger - dramatic ending to a text which leaves the audience wondering what will happen next
Autocratic - demanding that people obey completely, without asking or caring about anyone else's opinions
Surveillance - the careful watching of a person or place, especially by the police or army
Escalation - a situation in which something becomes greater or more serious
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