Starter quiz
- Match the components of a single paragraph outline with their definition.
- topic sentence⇔explains the focus of the paragraph ✓
- supporting detail⇔analysis of language, form, and structure ✓
- concluding sentence⇔summarises the paragraphs ✓
- Which of the following is an accurate summary of Seneviratne's 'A Wider View'?
- The speaker is trying to find out about her ancestor.
- The speaker feels connected to her ancestor. ✓
- The speaker feels unfulfilled in her own life.
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- Which of the following is an accurate summary of khan's 'pot'?
- The poem details the creation of the pot.
- The speaker laments the fact that the pot has been removed from its home. ✓
- The poem details the speaker returning the pot to its home and its creator.
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- Which of the following words from khan's 'pot' suggests a sense of disconnection?
- "bound"
- "fingernails"
- "empty" ✓
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- Which of the following words from Seneviratne's 'A Wider View' suggests a sense of connection?
- "flux"
- "we" ✓
- "sweeps"
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- 'The quality of being clear and easy to understand' is the definition of ...
- 'clarity' ✓
Exit quiz
- 'A feeling of being happy or comfortable as part of a particular group' is the definition of ...
- 'belonging' ✓
- 'To think deeply or carefully about' is the definition of ...
- 'reflecting' ✓
- 'The act of writing a text again, in order to improve it or change it' is the definition of ..
- 'rewriting' ✓
- What is the EBI for this introduction? 'Both Seneviratne's 'A Wider View' and khan’s 'pot' arguably suggest that connections to a specific place are vital to establishing a secure sense of belonging.'
- It doesn't include an analysis of supporting detail.
- It doesn't offer a subtle difference between the poems. ✓
- It doesn't offer a clear sense of argument.
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- What does the word "anywhere" in khan's 'pot' suggest in comparison to the specific place names in Seneviratne's 'A Wider View'?
- Both the pot and the speaker feel connected to their geographical locations.
- The pot doesn't feel rooted in a specific geographic location. ✓
- The pot feels more anchored to a location than the speaker.
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- khan's 'pot' can be read as a metaphor for ______ fears around location and identity.
- 'migrant' ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- An excellent introduction should start with a general statement about the text.
- An introduction should then have a more specific statement about the focus of the question, followed by a thesis.
- Topic sentences need to be clear and linked to the question.
- Your analytical paragraphs should contain one main idea and offer supporting detail from your analysis.
- Your conclusion should summarise the argument and perhaps gesture towards wider ideas.
Common misconception
That once an answer is completed you don't need to return to it.
It's useful to think of your first response to a question as your first draft and then go back to it and rewrite and edit where necessary.
Keywords
Belonging - a feeling of being happy or comfortable as part of a particular group
Reflecting - think deeply or carefully about
Clarity - the quality of being clear and easy to understand
Rewriting - the act of writing a text again, in order to improve it or change it
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