Starter quiz
- What is context?
- another text that is useful to compare with a text
- the range of methods used a by a writer in a particular text
- the most important quotations in a text
- information about the rhyme scheme and structure of a poem
- the background information linked to a text and its origins ✓
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- Which of these poems has the poet confirmed is semi-autobiographical?
- 'Before You Were Mine' ✓
- 'Eden Rock'
- 'Climbing My Grandfather'
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- What is a vignette?
- a black and white photograph
- using a concrete object to symbolise an abstract concept
- a brief, descriptive scene or sketch that focuses on a moment or character ✓
- a type of ballroom or dancehall, popular in the 1950s
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- Andrew Waterhouse was passionate about...
- family relationships since he used to be a social worker.
- birds because his father used to be a professional bird-watcher.
- the environment; he was an environmental campaigner and wrote walking books. ✓
- mountaineering and was the first person to climb Mount Everest.
- his relationship with his grandfather who was a WWII war hero.
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- Charles Causley has confirmed that 'Eden Rock' is a fictional place, however has also implied that it was influenced by...
- a place in the South of France that he visited on holiday.
- his grandparents' house in North Wales.
- another fictional location from a book he loved as a child.
- the Cornish landscape, where he grew up. ✓
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- When writing analysis paragraphs, it is important to lead with...
- key quotations, supported by contextual knowledge.
- contextual knowledge, supported by key quotations.
- key ideas in the text, supported by analysis of methods. ✓
- analysis of methods, supported by key ideas in the text.
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Exit quiz
- A poem that describes or responds to a piece of visual art is known as an ______ poem.
- 'ekphrastic' ✓
- What is a thesis?
- a relevant, judiciously chosen quotation
- the first sentence of an analysis paragraph where you outline your main point
- a paragraph where you link to wider contextual knowledge
- a central argument or claim supported by evidence ✓
- the final paragraph of an essay where you summarise your main arguments
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- Which of these is an example of contextual knowledge for 'Eden Rock'?
- 'Eden Rock' is written in free verse.
- In this poem, the speaker describes a memory of a childhood picnic.
- "Tweed" suggests the father is a traditional man.
- The poem can also be interpreted as a symbolic representation of the afterlife.
- It is said that Causley based 'Eden Rock' on the Cornish landscape. ✓
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- Which of the following is an example of an abstract noun?
- a maternal bond ✓
- a plate
- nostalgia ✓
- shoes
- a mouth
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- Why is it useful to use contextual knowledge in your written analysis?
- to help us plan our single paragraph outlines
- to help choose key quotations
- to explore the writer's intentions and why they made certain creative choices ✓
- to help us choose which poems to compare
- to evaluate personal interpretations of the poem(s) ✓
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- An effective thesis statement will...
- link specifically to the focus of the question ✓
- be supported by ideas linked to the entire text ✓
- use quotations
- introduce both poems and summarise their key ideas ✓
- focus only on one poem
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Key learning points
- Context is a useful lens through which to consider the writer’s intentions and evaluate our interpretations of the text.
- Contextual links should be relevant to analysis and not used as ‘bolt-on’ sentences.
- Effective analysis begins with a strong thesis statement, introducing key ideas and the relationship between both texts.
- Single paragraph outlines are useful tools to plan comparative analysis paragraphs.
Common misconception
Every analysis paragraph should link to the wider context.
Effective analysis links to context only when relevant to the discussion of key ideas/methods and avoids 'bolt-on' sentences.
Keywords
Ekphrastic - a vivid, often detailed, description of or response to a visual work of art
Context - circumstances influencing the meaning or interpretation of an event, statement, or idea
Abstract - theoretical or conceptual; existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or concrete existence
Thesis - central argument or claim supported by evidence
Possessive - expressing ownership; showing a desire to control or dominate
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