Starter quiz
- What do we mean when we say that writing is in italics?
- text that is in a different colour
- text that slopes to the right ✓
- text that is written in capitals
- text that is written in a different font
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- Match the capital cities with their country.
- Rome⇔Italy ✓
- London⇔England ✓
- Paris⇔France ✓
- Berlin⇔Germany ✓
- What is the best synonym for optimism?
- hope ✓
- confidence
- pessimism
- realism
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- What are we doing when we make inferences from a text?
- memorising key information for using later
- evaluating the quality of the writer's work
- drawing conclusions based on the text and background knowledge ✓
- critically evaluating the writer's argument
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- What does the phrase 'down and out' mean?
- extreme physical ill health
- a state of extreme poverty ✓
- extreme distress or sadness
- extreme tiredness
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- What are we doing when we zoom in on a word?
- examining the word closely for connotations and meanings ✓
- moving the word to the centre of the page
- making the word into the title of an article
- carefully considering how the word works within a sentence
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Exit quiz
- Match the words with their synonyms.
- immersive⇔absorbing ✓
- explicit⇔clear ✓
- implicit⇔hinted at ✓
- destitute⇔poverty stricken ✓
- Which of the following is the best example of optimistic language?
- "something of the spirit of the rue du Coq d'Or" ✓
- "desolate cries of street hawkers"
- "sour reek of the refuse-carts"
- "fairly rackety place"
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- Which of the following is the best definition of immersive journalism?
- war reporting especially when it includes interviews with soldiers
- crime reporting that reveals lots of background information
- journalism that is similar to fiction
- journalism where the writer lives the experience being reported ✓
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- Where was Bill Bryson born?
- 'The United States' ✓
- Which of the following are associated with implicit meanings?
- first impressions
- second thoughts ✓
- open to interpretation ✓
- clearly stated
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- Match the words with their likely connotations.
- fog⇔hidden ✓
- shuttered⇔kept out ✓
- dark⇔supernatural ✓
- silence⇔deserted ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Writers convey their meaning through explicit statements and implicit suggestion.
- The reader makes inferences in order to discover the more nuanced meanings.
- Inference involves zooming in on the connotations of chosen words.
- Font styles can also be a subtle way of communicating ideas.
Common misconception
Students think that attitudes are often strong and one dimensional.
Encourage them to think about how it is possible for a book or a film to be both frightening and enjoyable.
Keywords
Immersive - deep absorption or interest in topic or place
Explicit - clear and obvious
Implicit - suggested or hinted at
Destitute - extremely poor
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