Starter quiz
- What is a narrator?
- someone who tells the events of a story ✓
- the protagonist of a story
- the anti-hero of a story
- a figure that is disconnected from the story
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- What is an inference?
- something that is absolutely true
- a conclusion, based on evidence and reasoning ✓
- a judgement about the value of something
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- Which word can you use which signals that an inference may follow when discussing a text?
- tells
- best
- clearly
- suggests ✓
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- What might we infer about a narrator who has "blood on his hands"?
- He is peaceful.
- He has committed a violent crime. ✓
- He is kind and innocent.
- He has been building something.
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- What is social class?
- a group of people sharing the same socio-economic status ✓
- a group of people living in the same city
- a group of people of the same age
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- What is a rumour?
- a confirmed story
- an opinion based on someone without knowing the truth
- a circulating story of uncertain truth ✓
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Exit quiz
- What is an alias?
- a word used to indicate someone's name at birth
- a word used to refer to someone's nickname
- a word used to indicate a false name of somebody ✓
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- The word 'alias' has connotations of ...
- justice.
- freedom.
- mystery. ✓
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- What other word can replace 'suggests' when making inferences?
- implies ✓
- symbolises
- necessitates
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- The narrator in 'Alias Grace' could be described as relishing the attention she gets. What does this mean?
- she hates the attention she gets
- she is humble
- she enjoys the attention she gets ✓
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- Which evidence suggests that Grace relishes the attention she gets in 'Alias Grace'?
- she does not to ruin the public's "romantic" perception of her ✓
- she looks in the governor's wife's scrapbook when she is not allowed
- she pretends to be penitent
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- The narrator in 'Alias Grace' states that her title of "murderess" "rustles", what does this suggest about her feelings towards her title?
- she finds it glamorous ✓
- she finds it suffocating
- she finds it boring
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Key learning points
- Making an inference means coming to a conclusion, based on evidence and reasoning.
- A variety of synonyms of 'suggests' should be used to express inferences.
- You can make inferences based on single words.
- Inferences should always be justified with evidence from the text.
- Making inferences can help you form opinions on characters.
Common misconception
Students may not be accustomed to forming an opinion on a narrator, typically seeing them as a neutral figure in a story.
First person narrators are often protagonists of their stories and they can retell the events in any way they want to. This allows us to be critical of a narrator.
Keywords
Alias - indicating a false identity, especially one used by a criminal
Relish - to like or enjoy something
Penitent - showing that you are sorry for doing something wrong
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