Starter quiz
- What is meant by industrialisation?
- the production of goods which moves towards mass production ✓
- the production of goods which moves away from mass production
- the production of goods which are made specifically to benefit the upper classes
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- What is 'In a London Drawingroom' by George Eliot about?
- it's about the industrialisation of the city ✓
- it's about the benefits of the Industrial Revolution on nature
- it's a commentary on the lives of the middle classes
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- What is 'A Wider View' by Seni Seneviratne about?
- it considers the beauty of nature
- it considers the bonds of identity and heritage ✓
- it considers the impacts of industrialisation ✓
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- Match the quotes to the poems they appear in.
- 'In a London Drawingroom'⇔"All hurry on & look upon the ground" ✓
- 'Shall earth no more inspire thee'⇔"Shall Nature cease to bow?" ✓
- 'A Wider View'⇔"the smoke-filled sky" ✓
- What does the word 'oppressive' mean?
- encompassing or linking all that is within its scope, range
- prolonged cruel or unjust treatment ✓
- not very obvious or easy to notice but important
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- A subtle difference or distinction in expression, meaning or response is known as ______.
- 'nuance' ✓
Exit quiz
- Match the keywords with their definitions.
- subtle⇔not very obvious or easy to notice but important ✓
- overarching⇔encompassing or linking all that is within its scope, range ✓
- oppression⇔prolonged cruel or unjust treatment ✓
- Which quotation from 'In a London Drawingroom' best shows the industrialisation of the city?
- "far as the eye can stretch"
- "The sky is cloudy, yellowed by the smoke." ✓
- "For view there are the houses opposite"
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- Which quotation from 'A Wider View' best shows the lack of freedom?
- “searched for spaces” ✓
- "eyes dry with dust"
- "the conicals of light"
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- Complete the sentence: arguably, Seneviratne’s 'A Wider View' is more ______ than 'In a London Drawingroom' since it shows there is a future for the city and its people.
- 'optimistic ' ✓
- As well as industrialisation, both 'In a London Drawingroom' and 'A Wider View' consider the...
- beauty of nature
- heritage
- human connection ✓
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- Starting with the first, put the elements of a comparative introduction in the order you'd expect to to see them in a paragraph.
- 1⇔a sentence about both poems/poets exploring overarching similarity
- 2⇔a sentence about the similarities in both poems in relation to big ideas
- 3⇔a sentence about a nuanced difference between the poems
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Key learning points
- Both Eliot and Seneviratne present the negative impact of industrialisation on the environment and people.
- Arguably, Seneviratne’s poem is more optimistic since it shows there is a future for the city and its people.
- Both Eliot and Seneviratne show the impact of place on human connections.
- Eliot depicts the connections between people through a sense of disconnection and loss of individuality.
- Seneviratne depicts the bond between people through the impact ancestors have on their descendants.
Common misconception
That you should focus entirely on similarities or differences when writing a comparative response.
When writing a comparative response, you should consider the overarching similarities and then consider the subtle differences within the similarities to create a nuanced response.
Keywords
Subtle - not very obvious or easy to notice but important
Nuance - a subtle difference or distinction in expression, meaning, response
Overarching - encompassing or linking all that is within its scope, range
Oppression - prolonged cruel or unjust treatment
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