Starter quiz
- When comparing two or more poems, you should focus on...
- only the similarities between them
- only the differences between them
- the similarities and differences between them ✓
- either the similarities or differences between them
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- What does a conjunction do?
- builds tension by to enabling an author to space out ideas
- shows the progression/order of paragraphs
- connects words, phrases, or clauses, showing relationships between ideas ✓
- indicates that an idea is an opinion and not a concrete fact
- makes a text more relatable and easy to understand
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- Put these poems in chronological order, according to when they were published.
- 1⇔'When We Two Parted'
- 2⇔'Neutral Tones'
- 3⇔'Winter Swans'
- Here are the building blocks of all analytical writing. Which of them is not required in every single paragraph?
- inferences about the text
- supporting evidence
- contextual information ✓
- justification of ideas
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- 'Winter Swans', 'Neutral Tones' and 'When We Two Parted' all use a cyclical structure.
- true
- false - only 'Winter Swans' and 'When We Two Parted' use a cyclical structure
- false - only 'Winter Swans' and 'Neutral Tones' use a cyclical structure
- false - only 'Neutral Tones' and 'When We Two Parted' use a cyclical structure ✓
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- When might you use [ ] in your analytical writing?
- to show you modified the quote slightly to fit the context of your sentence ✓
- to show that you've included a quotation from one or more poem
- to begin each new paragraph
- to add extra detail to your justification
- to show two contrasting ideas
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Exit quiz
- A topic sentence is...
- where you list all the key quotations you'll be using in your response
- where you summarise your main ideas at the end of your paragraph
- where you justify your ideas by exploring how the writer uses language
- where you introduce how your paragraph will respond to the question focus ✓
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- When writing analytical paragraphs, you should begin by comparing...
- key quotations from both poems
- key ideas from both poems ✓
- how the writers use methods in both poems
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- When selecting supporting evidence it should be __________, __________ and judiciously chosen.
- accurate ✓
- verbose
- vague
- precise ✓
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- Which of these conjunctions are comparative?
- because
- if
- however ✓
- since
- yet ✓
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- In both 'Neutral Tones' and 'When We Two Parted', the poets feel a sense of ...
- shame
- joy
- anger
- betrayal ✓
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- Choose one quotation from each poet to support this topic sentence: 'Both poems associate love with heartbreak and loss. In both, the speakers reflect on the moment of separation'.
- 'When We Two Parted': “Half broken-hearted” ✓
- 'When We Two Parted': “I rue thee”
- 'Neutral Tones': “like an ominous bird a-wing” ✓
- 'Neutral Tones': “eyes that rove”
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Key learning points
- Correlative conjunctions can be used to show the relationship between two ideas.
- Textual references must be precise, accurate and judiciously chosen.
- Responses should be led by the key ideas in both poems, supported by an analysis of the writers’ use of methods.
Common misconception
Analytical paragraphs should be led by identification of writer's methods.
An effective analytical response avoids 'feature-spotting'. Paragraphs should be led with a comparison of key ideas in each poem, followed by a detailed analysis of how the writers use methods to convey these ideas.
Keywords
Judiciously - exercising good judgement in a thoughtful and careful manner
Thesis - a central idea or argument in a written work
Correlative - two things that are mutually related or dependent on each other
Autobiographical - relating to, or based on one's own life experiences
Perceptions - individuals interpret their surroundings and others around them
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