Starter quiz
- 'A detailed proposal for doing or achieving something' is the definition of a ...
- 'plan' ✓
- 'To do or arrange something according to a particular system' means to ...
- 'organise' ✓
- The technique where words that imitate the natural sound associated with their meaning is the definition of ...
- enjambment.
- onomatopoeia. ✓
- semantic field.
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- Something that is unclear or able to be understood in multiple ways is something ______.
- 'ambiguous' ✓
- 'The fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect' is the definition of ______.
- 'juxtaposition' ✓
- Which of the following words from Dunmore's 'Next Door' implies ambiguity?
- "demolition"
- "mirror" ✓
- "silence"
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Exit quiz
- Organising your thoughts in a way that follows how a series of events happened means organising them ...
- chronologically. ✓
- thematically.
- logically.
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- Organising in a way that relates to the subjects or themes of something is called organising ______.
- 'thematically' ✓
- Which of the following is a summary of Dunmore's 'Next Door'?
- Dunmore expresses the value in community support.
- Dunmore explores how we might see our neighbours as a reflection of ourselves. ✓
- Dunmore explores the negative impact that arguments with neighbours can have.
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- The speaker's description of the neighbour's garden as a "scab" in Dunmore's 'Next Door' could imply a sense of being ...
- judgemental. ✓
- inclusive.
- jealous.
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- Ordering your thoughts ______ allows you to see the progression of your ideas through the poem.
- 'chronologically' ✓
- Ordering your thoughts ______ can help you see which subjects have the most prevalence in the poem.
- 'thematically' ✓
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Key learning points
- To organise your thoughts chronologically, you might consider what happens at the beginning, middle and end of the poem.
- By organising your thoughts chronologically, you can consider the progression of ideas through the poem.
- To organise your thoughts thematically, you might consider where the distinctions are between your ideas.
- By organising your thoughts thematically, you might consider which ideas have more evidence than others.
Common misconception
That there is one correct way of organising your thoughts for a plan.
Creating a plan is designed to help you see what your argument is - there is no definitive way of how you should organise your thoughts.
Keywords
Chronologically - a way that follows the order in which a series of events happened.
Ambiguity - means unclear or able to be understood in multiple ways.
Organise - to do or arrange something according to a particular system.
Thematically - in a way that relates to the subjects or themes of something.
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